Teddington Swimming Pool, Vicarage Road, Teddington, TW11 8EZ Data via plota.co.uk

PA26/3033 - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Full planning permission for: replacement of gas-fired boilers with air source heat pumps to provide heating and hot water; installation of a rooftop air source heat pump acoustic compound; installation of solar PV panels; recovering of existing flat roof sections (excluding pool hall roof); and internal first floor modifications to provide access into the rooftop air source heat pump acoustic compound via a new door. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 14 Oct 2026 and 23 Oct 2026, from Richmond upon Thames's recent utility and infrastructure works.

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Town centre: Teddington
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Also on the record
Conservation area 36 m away: High Street Teddington; 3 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Richmond upon Thames built-up area; Designated open space 12 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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
Full Application
Postcode
TW11 8EZ
Received
2 Sept 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Ward
Teddington Ward [TDD]
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Drees & Sommer UK Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 10 of the 56-day target. Richmond upon Thames usually decides utility and infrastructure works by day 48.

Day 1046 days to the 56-day target
81%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
65decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15189742
Statutory expiry
24 Sept 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