50 Fairfax Road Teddington TW11 9BZ Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/2451 - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Single storey side and rear extensions. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
15 Jul 2026
Approved
8 Sept 2026

Approved on 8 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

T0015 - T92 - Lawson Cypress
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: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 203 m away: Bushy Park and Home Park SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
T0015 - T92 - Lawson CypressCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 206 m away: Bushy Park; Inside the Richmond upon Thames built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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

Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
TW11 9BZ
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Ward
Hampton Wick & South Teddington Ward [HPK]
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Simon Merrony Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 7 days slower than Richmond upon Thames's median of 48 for extensions. Approved, as 87% of extensions here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
1,012decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15075667
Statutory expiry
6 Aug 2026
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