3 Mill Farm Crescent Whitton Middlesex TW4 5PF Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/2527 - General Permitted Development Extension Refused

Proposal

Proposed single storey rear extension, 6m in depth, 3.62m in height, 3m in height to eaves, following demolition of existing conservatory. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
22 Jul 2026
Refused
14 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 14 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Aug 2026

Site constraints 7

Local nature reserve 53 m away: Pevensey Road
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
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: Priority Rivers
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Green belt 10 m away: London; Inside the Richmond upon Thames built-up area; Priority habitat 11 m away: Deciduous woodland; Metropolitan Open Land 66 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument 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
General Permitted Development Extension
Postcode
TW4 5PF
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Heathfield Ward [HTF]
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Sept 2026
Decision
GPD Extension Refused
Decision date
14 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Blue Architecture Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 23 days from validation, 25 days faster than Richmond upon Thames's median of 48 for extensions. Refused, as 13% 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-15089783
Statutory expiry
14 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