28, Upper Grotto Road, Twickenham, TW1 4NF Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/1520 - Section 192 Permitted Development Approved

Proposal

Installation of air conditioning heat pump split system. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 May 2026
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Approved
28 Jul 2026

Approved on 28 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Jul 2026

Site constraints 8

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 ↗
Registered park or garden 69 m away: Pope's Garden
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Local nature reserve 462 m away: Ham Lands; Conservation area 79 m away: Twickenham Riverside; National infrastructure project 627 m away: Expansion of Heathrow Airport (Third Runway), at pre-application; Inside the Richmond upon Thames built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £449,950 in November 2005. Terraced house, freehold.

11 November 2005£449,950
11 June 1999£240,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Section 192 Permitted Development
Postcode
TW1 4NF
Received
26 May 2026
Validated
26 May 2026
Ward
South Twickenham Ward [STT]
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
28 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 63 days from validation, 15 days slower than Richmond upon Thames's median of 48 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 89% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
85decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Richmond upon Thames in the last twelve months, from validation. Richmond upon Thames decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14905000
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use