30, Cumberland Road, Kew Data via plota.co.uk

Approved PA25/1951 - Full Application
Council
Richmond upon Thames 4.4/10
Date received
18 Aug 2025
Date validated
18 Aug 2025
Decision date
21 Oct 2025
Type
Full Application

Description

Erection of single storey classroom Data via plota.co.uk

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How this decision compares

Decided in 64 days from validation, 9 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 →

Site constraints 8

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 ↗
Kew Gardens 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
World heritage site 243 m away: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Inside the Richmond upon Thames built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 26 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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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
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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