Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Green, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AB Data via plota.co.uk
PA26/3506 - Full Application
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Reinstatement of Hercules with Achelous statue replica in pond fronting the Palm House Data via plota.co.uk
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14 Oct 2026
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Validated
20 Oct 2026
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Consultation
30 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Dec 2026
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No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 14 Dec 2026, from Richmond upon Thames's recent full applications.
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Cadent Pipeline SOUTHALL TO RICHMOND 30Cadent Pipeline 120m bufferRichm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW ROAD 19Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 8Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 13Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 9Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 5Richm Land Use Past Industrial - FERRY LANE 1Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 11Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 3Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 10Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW ROAD 13Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 16Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW ROAD 22Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 19Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW ROAD 20Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 14Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW ROAD 21Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 20Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 2Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 12Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW ROAD 6Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 17Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 18Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW ROAD 9Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 15Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW ROAD 8Richm Highway Status Highways Publicly MaintainedRichm Highway Status Highways Privately MaintainedRichmond CA - CA57 Old Deer ParkRichmond CA - CA2 Kew GreenRichmond CA - CA63 Royal Botanic Gardens KewRichmond CA - CA55 Kew RoadRichm Takeaway Mgmt - Take Away Restriction Zones’ 400 metre buffers around prArticle 4 directionRichm Public Open Space Poorly Provided Area poorly provided with Public Open SRichm Village Boundary Richmond and Richmond Hill VillageRichm Thruflow CatchmenRichm Susceptibe Ground Water Flood >= 75%Richm Thames Policy Area Thames Policy AreaSFRA Zone 3b -Richm Protected Vista (Ind 20mBuffer) VistaRichm Protected Vista (Ind 20mBuffer) NORTH WEST KEWRichm Protected Vista (Ind 20mBuffer) PALM HOUSE KEWRichm Protected Vista (Ind 20mBuffer) SYON HOUSERichm Protected Vista (Ind 20mBuffer) PAGODARichm Protected Vista (Ind 20mBuffer) OBSERVATORY KEWRichm Protected View Line View from St. Margaret?s Promenade to Kew PagodaRichm Protected View (Indicative Zone) View from towpath at Twickenham Bridge tRichm Other Site Of Nature Importance PART OF THE HA-HA OLD DEER PARKRichm Other Site Of Nature Importance THAMES OLD DEER PARKRichm Other Site Of Nature Importance KEW GARDENSRichm Other Site Of Nature Importance OLD DEER PARK SPORTSRichm Arch P English HeritageRichm Arch P English HeritageRichm World Heritag Royal Botanic Gardens, KewRichm Waste Site Existing and Safeguarded Kew Gardens Compost HeapRichm Protected Vista Line NW KEWRichm Protected Vista Line PALM HOUSE KEWRichm Protected Vista Line SYON HOUSERichm Protected Vista Line PAGODARichm Protected Vista Line OBSERVATORY KEWRichmond CIL HigherRichm Bank Top Planing App ToolRichm Historic Park Garden - 1 Surface water flood riskRichm Village Boundary Kew VillageRichm Public Open Space Kew Gdns Towpath KewRichm Landmark Ref 8 KEW PALACERichm Landmark Ref 10 PAGODA KEWRichm Landmark Ref 9 PALM HOUSERichm Susceptibe Ground Water Flood >= 50% <75%Richm Susceptibe Ground Water Flood >= 25% <50%Floodzone 3 - Tidal ModelsRichm Metropolitan Open Land Richmond Hill RiseRichm Area Benefiting Flood Defence EA Areas Benefiting from DefencesScheduled monumentRichm Village Character Area Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Area 1 & ConservationRichm Metropolitan Open Land Old Deer Park SportsRichm Metropolitan Open Land Kew GardensFloodzone 2 Fluvial ModelsFloodzone 2 Fluvial / Tidal ModelsFloodzone 2 Tidal ModelsFloodzone 3 - Fluvial / Tidal ModelsFloodzone 2 Fluvial / Tidal Models and Fluvial EventsFloodzone 3 - Fluvial Models
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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- 31 mCampanileGrade II
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- 141 mUnnamed
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.
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.
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.
Habitat network: Wood pasture and parkland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Cadent Pipeline SOUTHALL TO RICHMOND 30Council record
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Cadent Pipeline 120m bufferCouncil record
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Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW ROAD 19Council record
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Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 8Council record
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Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 13Council record
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Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 9Council record
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Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 5Council record
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Richm Land Use Past Industrial - FERRY LANE 1Council record
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Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 11Council record
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Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 3Council record
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Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 10Council record
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Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW ROAD 13Council record
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Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 16Council record
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Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW ROAD 22Council record
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Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 19Council record
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Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW ROAD 20Council record
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Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 14Council record
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Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW ROAD 21Council record
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Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 20Council record
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Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 2Council record
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Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 12Council record
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Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW ROAD 6Council record
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Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 17Council record
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Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 18Council record
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Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW ROAD 9Council record
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Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW GREEN 15Council record
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Richm Land Use Past Industrial - KEW ROAD 8Council record
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Richm Highway Status Highways Publicly MaintainedCouncil record
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Richm Highway Status Highways Privately MaintainedCouncil record
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Richmond CA - CA57 Old Deer ParkCouncil record
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Richmond CA - CA2 Kew GreenCouncil record
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Richmond CA - CA63 Royal Botanic Gardens KewCouncil record
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Richmond CA - CA55 Kew RoadCouncil record
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Richm Takeaway Mgmt - Take Away Restriction Zones’ 400 metre buffers around prCouncil record
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Article 4 directionCouncil record
Some permitted development rights are withdrawn. The direction is on the council's register but not published as open data.
Richm Public Open Space Poorly Provided Area poorly provided with Public Open SCouncil record
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Richm Village Boundary Richmond and Richmond Hill VillageCouncil record
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Richm Thruflow CatchmenCouncil record
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Richm Susceptibe Ground Water Flood >= 75%Council record
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Richm Thames Policy Area Thames Policy AreaCouncil record
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SFRA Zone 3b -Council record
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Richm Protected Vista (Ind 20mBuffer) Vista: Victoria Gate Royal Botanic GardenCouncil record
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Richm Protected Vista (Ind 20mBuffer) NORTH WEST KEWCouncil record
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Richm Protected Vista (Ind 20mBuffer) PALM HOUSE KEWCouncil record
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Richm Protected Vista (Ind 20mBuffer) SYON HOUSECouncil record
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Richm Protected Vista (Ind 20mBuffer) PAGODACouncil record
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Richm Protected Vista (Ind 20mBuffer) OBSERVATORY KEWCouncil record
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Richm Protected View Line View from St. Margaret?s Promenade to Kew PagodaCouncil record
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Richm Protected View (Indicative Zone) View from towpath at Twickenham Bridge tCouncil record
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Richm Other Site Of Nature Importance PART OF THE HA-HA OLD DEER PARKCouncil record
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Richm Other Site Of Nature Importance THAMES OLD DEER PARKCouncil record
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Richm Other Site Of Nature Importance KEW GARDENSCouncil record
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Richm Other Site Of Nature Importance OLD DEER PARK SPORTSCouncil record
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Richm Arch P English Heritage:Council record
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Richm Arch P English Heritage: The Thames has been a focus for human activityCouncil record
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Richm World Heritag Royal Botanic Gardens, KewCouncil record
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Richm Waste Site Existing and Safeguarded Kew Gardens Compost HeapCouncil record
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Richm Protected Vista Line NW KEWCouncil record
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Richm Protected Vista Line PALM HOUSE KEWCouncil record
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Richm Protected Vista Line SYON HOUSECouncil record
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Richm Protected Vista Line PAGODACouncil record
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Richm Protected Vista Line OBSERVATORY KEWCouncil record
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Richmond CIL HigherCouncil record
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Richm Bank Top Planing App ToolCouncil record
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Richm Historic Park Garden - 1 : Royal Botanic Gardens incl Old Deer ParkCouncil record
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Surface water flood riskCouncil record
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Richm Village Boundary Kew VillageCouncil record
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Richm Public Open Space Kew Gdns Towpath KewCouncil record
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Richm Landmark Ref 8 KEW PALACECouncil record
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Richm Landmark Ref 10 PAGODA KEWCouncil record
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Richm Landmark Ref 9 PALM HOUSECouncil record
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Richm Susceptibe Ground Water Flood >= 50% <75%Council record
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Richm Susceptibe Ground Water Flood >= 25% <50%Council record
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Floodzone 3 - Tidal ModelsCouncil record
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Richm Metropolitan Open Land Richmond Hill RiseCouncil record
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Richm Area Benefiting Flood Defence EA Areas Benefiting from DefencesCouncil record
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Scheduled monumentCouncil record
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Richm Village Character Area Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Area 1 & ConservationCouncil record
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Richm Metropolitan Open Land Old Deer Park SportsCouncil record
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Richm Metropolitan Open Land Kew GardensCouncil record
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Floodzone 2 Fluvial ModelsCouncil record
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Floodzone 2 Fluvial / Tidal ModelsCouncil record
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Floodzone 2 Tidal ModelsCouncil record
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Floodzone 3 - Fluvial / Tidal ModelsCouncil record
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Floodzone 2 Fluvial / Tidal Models and Fluvial EventsCouncil record
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Floodzone 3 - Fluvial ModelsCouncil record
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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
Checked on 21 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Richmond upon Thames
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- TW9 3AB
- Received
- 14 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 20 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Kew Ward [KWW], North Richmond Ward [NRR]
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 14 Dec 2026
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Decision outlook
Day 9 of the 56-day target. Richmond upon Thames usually decides full applications by day 55.
Day 947 days to the 56-day target
62%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
356decided in the last year
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Richmond upon Thames in the last twelve months, from validation. Richmond upon Thames decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15228970
- Comments by
- 20 Nov 2026
- Site or press notice
- 30 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 10 Nov 2026
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
Refurbishment of Descanso House and Melon Yard to include restoration of original feature…
2025
Approved
Refurbishment of Descanso House and Melon Yard to include restoration of original feature…
2025
Approved
Conservation and decarbonisation of the Palm House and Waterlily House to include: • Demo…
2025
Approved
Works to facilitate the conservation and decarbonisation of the Palm House and Waterlily…
2025
Approved
Replacement of existing Brentford Gate ticket kiosks
2025
Approved
Temporary installation of 30 no. sculptures and associated works across the Royal Botanic…
2025
Approved
Demolition of exisitng buildings, removal of existing gas and oil-powered heating system…
2025
Approved
Demolition of existing buildings, removal of existing gas boilers and Combined Heat and P…
2024
Approved
Details pursuant to condition U0176665 - Details of redecoration, of listed building cons…
2024
Approved
Details in pursuant of conditions U0176270 - (Hard and Soft Landscaping) U0176272 - (Ecol…
2024
Approved
Installation of photovoltaic panels on the roof of the tractor shed at the Stable Yard.
2025
Withdrawn
Construction of a treehouse within the gardens.
2024
Approved
Details pursuant to condition U0166199 - Submitted Arboricultural details, and U0166200…
2024
Approved
Details pursuant to condition U0176268 - Construction Ecological Management Plan, and U01…
2024
Approved
Details in pursuant of conditions U0176315 (Potentially Contaminated Sites) (Parts 1(a) a…
2024
Withdrawn
Installation of 2 no. peacock statues on the lawn to the front of Temperate House
2024
Approved
Details pursuant to conditions U0176320 - Arboricultural details; U0176322 - Bat Surveys…
2024
Approved
Details pursuant to condition U0166203 Construction Ecological Management Plan of plannin…
2024
Approved
Details pursuant to conditions U0143856 Ecology U0143855 Transport Survey and U0143859 Tr…
2024
Approved
Installation of secondary glazing window system on the first floor of the Kitchen buildin…
2016
Approved
Details pursuant to condition U67599 - Decorative Sculpture Method Statement of planning…
2016
Refused
Installation of 8 no. antennas and 16 no. Remote Radio Units. This proposal also includes…
2016
Refused
Installation of 8 no. antennas and 16 no. Remote Radio Units. This proposal also includes…
2016
Approved
Erection of a modular unit donated through Kew foundation to be used as part of the incre…
2016
Approved
Temporary installation of the award winning sculptural centre piece of the UK Pavilion Mi…
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
The Herbarium Library Kew Green Kew Richmond TW9 3AE
Details pursuant to conditions U0143856 - Ecology, U0143855 - Transport Survey U0143859…
2025
Approved
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Green Kew TW9 3AB
Details pursuant to conditions U0176313 (Construction Management Plan/ CLP), U0176314 (Ai…
2025
Approved
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Green Kew TW9 3AB
Installation of new water tanks at the Lower Nursery and associated works.
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.
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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
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