RICHMOND COLLEGE, Queens Road, Richmond, TW10 6JW Data via plota.co.uk

Approved PA25/3432 - Full Application
Council
Richmond upon Thames 4.4/10
Date received
30 Sept 2025
Date validated
30 Sept 2025
Decision date
3 Jun 2026
Postcode
TW10 6JW
Type
Full Application

Description

Installation of a canopy over existing multi-use games area. Data via plota.co.uk

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How this decision compares

Decided in 246 days from validation, 191 days slower than Richmond upon Thames's median of 55 for full applications. Approved, as 77% of full applications here are.

59%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 →

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 11

Grade II listed: Richmond College
List entry 1180906 · 28 m away · 13 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 11 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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Historic England ↗
Richmond Hill 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.
Council document ↗
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 ↗
Special area of conservation 144 m away: Richmond Park
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.
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 144 m away: Richmond 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.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 119 m away: Richmond Terrace Walk; Heritage at risk 69 m away: The Gallery at Doughty House, 142, Richmond Hill, Richmond; Inside the Richmond upon Thames built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; National infrastructure project 1604 m away: Teddington Direct River Abstraction (TDRA), at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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.

Building

Floor area10,089 m² (108,597 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 49)
UseNon-residential Institutions: Education
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Historical activity at this location

41 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Details pursuant to condition U0189281 - Approve Structural detail, of listed building co…
PA25/2196
2025 Approved
Details pursuant to condition U0183027 - Approve structural detail, of listed building co…
PA25/2203
2025 Approved
Details pursuant to condition U0189275 (Mechanical Plant), of planning permission 24/1762…
PA25/2440
2025 Approved
Details pursuant to condition U0183028 - Structural Detail to be approved, of listed buil…
PA25/2202
2025 Approved
Details pursuant to condition U0189282- Structural Detail to be approved, of listed build…
PA25/2197
2025 Approved
Details pursuant to condition U0189280 - details to be approved, of listed building conse…
PA25/2136
2025 Approved
Details pursuant to condition U0183026 - Detailed drawings to be approved, of listed buil…
PA25/2211
2025 Approved
Details pursuant to condition U0189273 (Details to be approved) parts a), b) and e) - met…
PA25/1826
2025 Approved
Internal alterations involving raising of steel downstand beams at second floor level and…
PA25/0767
2024 Withdrawn
Installation of a canopy over existing multi-use games area.
24/3158/FUL
2024 Approved
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24/T0933/TCA
2024 Approved
Demolition of existing single storey conservatory to main building and reinstatement of c…
24/1762/FUL
2024 Approved
Demolition of existing single storey conservatory to main building and reinstatement of c…
24/1763/LBC
2024 Approved
T12 - Silver Wattle T24 - Common Horse Chestnut T25 - Common Lime T100 - Sargent Cherry T…
24/T0565/TCA
2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2023 Approved
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Introduction of pedestrian gate as part of approved entrance from Queens Road. (retrospec…
23/2015/LBC
2023 Approved
Richmond Gate Hotel 152 - 158 Richmond Hill Richmond TW10 6RP
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23/2014/FUL
2021 Approved
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20/0467/DD02
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22/0727/LBC
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2021 Approved
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21/2299/LBC
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Erection of replacement brick boundary wall following partial collapse of existing wall
21/2234/LBC
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20/0466/DD04
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18/0034/LBC
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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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.