25 Samuel Gray Gardens, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5UY

Application for a Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission ref: 24/02624/CREG3 (Provision of a new leisure centre comprising main pool and learner pool, fitness studios, gym, sports halls, health suite, changing facilities, cafe, soft play, enhancements to the existing play area, landscaping and public realm, cycle parking, blue badge car parking, access and associated works. Listed building consent for partial removal of Kingston Museum boundary railings and wall and changes to the Kingston Museum garden.). Amendments comprising minor landscape and public realm refinements; revisions to access, parking, cycle parking and tree planting; detailed updates to the building elevations, facade components, plant and services; and minor internal layout improvements.

T1 - Tree of Heaven tree ///gallons.plates.icons Located within the car park of the Downs Syndrome Association, within Langdon Park. Lift by approximately 3 metres, due to the car park area located below this tree. Kindly note that urgent dangerous works have already been approved for : Reduce and reshape of the dying canopy back to the live growth points, by approximately 3-4 metres, with the most natural shape possible and lift by approximately 3 metres. The tree is located in a high-risk area and has already shed a substantial limb, which caused damage to a parked vehicle. There is also evidence of deadwood within the crown, along with signs of crown dieback. Removing the dead stems alone could leave the tree structurally unbalanced and compromise its overall form. A considered crown reduction would help mitigate this risk by restoring a more symmetrical, balanced canopy while retaining the tree’s overall structure. I would therefore recommend a crown reduction as the most appropriate course of action to address the identified concerns and improve the tree’s structural balance.

Application for a Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission ref: 19/01788/FUL (Change of Use from News Agents (Use Class A1) to Cafe (Use Class A3) with associated internal alterations). Amendment relates to the extraction fan equipment specification, with no proposed alterations to the approved external duct configuration or discharge position.