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PA26/2881 - Consultation Other Decided
Schools, care & communityDemolitionNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Demolition of existing building and redevelopment of the site comprising the erection of a 14-storey (plus basement) building to provide purpose built student accommodation, comprising of 291 student bedrooms; associated communal facilities, roof terrace, cycle parking, refuse storage and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 14 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 70.

Documents

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Site constraints 11

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Hammersmith Odeon 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.
National infrastructure project: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is inside the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Archaeological priority area: Possible original Saxon settlement of Hammersmith around Creek mouth
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: Hammersmith and Fulham 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 ↗
9 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Tomb of Samuel Jones Approx 5 M South of St Pauls Church, Grade II, about 58 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II*, 6 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
Show all 9 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk about 56 m away: Tomb of Samuel Jones, Queen Caroline Street, St Paul's Churchyard; Inside the Hammersmith and Fulham built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre about 5 m away: Hammersmith Town Centre; Designated open space about 32 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

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Important details

Council
Richmond upon Thames
Application type
Consultation Other
Postcode
W6 9EA
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
Out of Borough
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 70, past the statutory target. 86% of demolitions in Richmond upon Thames are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 18 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 7014 days past the 56-day target
68%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
113decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
9 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
The Surgery, 1 Hammersmith Bridge Road, London, W6 9DU
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2025
St Vincent's 49 Queen Caroline Street London W6 9QH
T25 & T26 Cherry x 2 - adjacent to Q. Caroline St - Cut back by up to 2m to clear CCTV fo…
2025/03075/TREE
2024
Bus Shelter Outside St Paul's Church Hammersmith Bridge Road London W6 9DP
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2024/03149/ADV
2024 Approved
Hammersmith Apollo Queen Caroline Street, London, W6 9QH
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2024 Approved
Hammersmith Apollo Queen Caroline Street, London, W6 9QH
External alterations to include: replacement of existing pedestrian entrance gate with a…
2024/01031/LBC
2024
St Vincent's 49 Queen Caroline Street London W6 9QH
T2: Ash - Fell and grind. T18: Bay - Fell and grind.
2024/01736/TREE
2024 Approved
Beatrice House Queen Caroline Street, London, W6 9EB
Installation of a powder-coated steel pedestrian security gate with an 'Intratone' access…
2024/00833/FR3
2024
St Vincent's 49 Queen Caroline Street London W6 9QH
T17: Twin Stem Ash - rear garden - Crown reduce by 4m as encroaching on adjacent properti…
2024/00144/TREE
2023
Garden, Temple Lodge, 51 Queen Caroline Street, London
(T1) Large Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) - front garden - reduce entire crown to previous redu…
2023/03037/TREE
2023 Approved
Hammersmith Apollo Queen Caroline Street, London, W6 9QH
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2022/03074/TPO
2022
Ground Floor South St Vincent's 49 Queen Caroline Street London W6 9QH
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2021
Temple Lodge, 51 Queen Caroline Street, London, W6 9QL
(T5) rear grounds - Judas (Cercis siliquastrum) - dead - section dismantle to retain 3m a…
2021/03415/TREE
2020
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2020
College Court Queen Caroline Street London W6 9DY
Installation of external gas pipe apparatus.
2020/00464/FUL
2020
Temple Lodge 51 Queen Caroline Street London W6 9QL
Laurus nobilis T1 - Prune 25% to achieve lolly pop shape; Taxus baccatta T2 - Prune 10% t…
2020/00255/TREE
2019 Approved
Footway Between St Paul's Church And 1 Sussex Place London W6 9EA
Installation of 3no. electrical charging points for vehicles and 1no. feeder pillar; form…
2019/02947/FUL
2019 Approved
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Felling of an Oak Tree subject to Tree Preservation Order TPO/39/16/71 (T2).
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2019
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2018 Withdrawn
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Felling of an Oak Tree subject to Tree Preservation Order TPO/39/16/71 (T2).
2018/02620/TPO
2018 Approved
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2017 Approved
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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
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings