Unit 6 1st And Mezzanine Floors, Phoenix Wharf, Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, TW1 3DY Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/3515 - Section 191Cert Existing Lawful Use/Dev Registered

Proposal

Use of Upper Deck, Unit 6, Phoenix Wharf as a self-contained residential unit (Class C3).Upper Deck Unit 6 has two floors (first and mezzanine) and this unit been in continuous use as a self-contained residential flat (Class C3) since 13 October 2022, a period now exceeding four years. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Oct 2026
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Validated
22 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 11 Dec 2026, from Richmond upon Thames's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 30

Richm Land Use Past Industrial - EEL PIE ISLAND 4Richmond CA - CA8 Twickenham RiversideRichm Takeaway Mgmt - Take Away Restriction Zones’ 400 metre buffers around prArticle 4 directionRichm Susceptibe Ground Water Flood < 25%Richm Town Centre 400m Buffer TwickenhamRichm Village Boundary Twickenham VillageRichmond CIL HigherRichm Thames Policy Area Thames Policy AreaSFRA Zone 3b -Richm Arch P English HeritageRichm Bank Top Planing App ToolRichm Metropolitan Open Land Richmond RiversideRichm Other Site Of Nature Importance THAMES TWICKFloodzone 2 Fluvial / Tidal ModelsFloodzone 3 - Fluvial / Tidal Models
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 ↗
Twickenham Riverside 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 ↗
Local nature reserve 93 m away: Ham Lands
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.
Registered park or garden 102 m away: York House
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Richm Land Use Past Industrial - EEL PIE ISLAND 4Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richmond CA - CA8 Twickenham RiversideCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richm Takeaway Mgmt - Take Away Restriction Zones’ 400 metre buffers around prCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Article 4 directionCouncil record
Some permitted development rights are withdrawn. The direction is on the council's register but not published as open data.
Council site ↗
Richm Susceptibe Ground Water Flood < 25%Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richm Town Centre 400m Buffer TwickenhamCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richm Village Boundary Twickenham VillageCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richmond CIL HigherCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richm Thames Policy Area Thames Policy AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
SFRA Zone 3b -Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richm Arch P English Heritage: The Thames has been a focus for human activityCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richm Bank Top Planing App ToolCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richm Metropolitan Open Land Richmond RiversideCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Richm Other Site Of Nature Importance THAMES TWICKCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Floodzone 2 Fluvial / Tidal ModelsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Floodzone 3 - Fluvial / Tidal ModelsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; National infrastructure project 207 m away: Teddington Direct River Abstraction (TDRA), at pre-application; Flood defence 33 m away (engineered high ground, designed for a 1 in 25 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 15 m away: Deciduous woodland; Metropolitan Open Land 38 m away; Town centre 100 m away: Twickenham.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 23 October 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.

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Important details

Application type
Section 191Cert Existing Lawful Use/Dev
Postcode
TW1 3DY
Received
14 Oct 2026
Validated
22 Oct 2026
Ward
Twickenham Riverside Ward [TRW]
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Valerie Scott Planning

Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. Richmond upon Thames usually decides changes of use by day 50.

Day 650 days to the 56-day target
79%decided within 8 weeks
64%approved
51decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15284017
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

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