Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Green, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AB Data via plota.co.uk

Approved PA25/3688 - Full Application
Council
Richmond upon Thames 4.4/10
Date received
15 Oct 2025
Date validated
15 Oct 2025
Decision date
20 Jan 2026
Postcode
TW9 3AB
Type
Full Application

Description

Demolition and replacement of existing Brentford Gate ticket kiosks Data via plota.co.uk

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How this decision compares

Decided in 97 days from validation, 42 days slower than Richmond upon Thames's median of 55 for full applications. Approved, as 77% of full applications here are.

62%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
356decided in the last year

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Site constraints 11

Grade II listed: Victoria Gate
List entry 1251783 · 29 m away · 6 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Metropolitan Open Land
Green belt level protection inside London.
The London Plan gives Metropolitan Open Land the same protection as green belt: inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
World heritage site: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Richmond AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Habitat network: Wood pasture and parkland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Flood defence 33 m away (embankment, designed for a 1 in 1000 year flood); Inside the Richmond upon Thames built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat 29 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Historical activity at this location

28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
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PA25/3051
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2025 Approved
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PA25/2466
2025 Approved
Temporary installation of 30 no. sculptures and associated works across the Royal Botanic…
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2025 Approved
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PA25/2223
2025 Approved
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2024 Approved
Details pursuant to condition U0176665 - Details of redecoration, of listed building cons…
24/0108/DD01
2024 Approved
Details in pursuant of conditions U0176270 - (Hard and Soft Landscaping) U0176272 - (Ecol…
23/3086/DD02
2024 Approved
Installation of photovoltaic panels on the roof of the tractor shed at the Stable Yard.
24/3114/FUL
2025 Withdrawn
Construction of a treehouse within the gardens.
25/0178/FUL
2024 Approved
Details pursuant to condition U0166199 - Submitted Arboricultural details, and U0166200…
23/1491/DD02
2024 Approved
Details pursuant to condition U0176268 - Construction Ecological Management Plan, and U01…
23/3086/DD01
2024 Approved
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23/0410/DD02
2024 Withdrawn
Installation of 2 no. peacock statues on the lawn to the front of Temperate House
24/2172/FUL
2024 Approved
Details pursuant to conditions U0176320 - Arboricultural details; U0176322 - Bat Surveys…
23/0410/DD01
2024 Approved
Details pursuant to condition U0166203 Construction Ecological Management Plan of plannin…
23/1491/DD01
2024 Approved
Details pursuant to conditions U0143856 Ecology U0143855 Transport Survey and U0143859 Tr…
22/2585/DD03
2024 Approved
Installation of secondary glazing window system on the first floor of the Kitchen buildin…
24/1344/LBC
2024 Approved
Temporary installation of the Summer 2024 exhibition.
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Richmond upon Thames
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#182 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Richmond upon Thames ranks #130 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Richmond upon Thames is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 82% approved vs 90% nationally
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Richmond upon Thames decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
81%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #257 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #268 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #130 of 296
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #104 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
181 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
47%
Change of use approved
17 decided
1,888
Total decisions
358 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings