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PA26/2382 - Application to Display Adverts Refused
Signs & adverts

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
7 Jul 2026
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Consultation
17 Jul 2026
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Refused
25 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 25 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Aug 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 9

Central Richmond 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 ↗
Town centre: Richmond
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
6 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Milestone (Opposite Clarence Street), Grade II, 56 m away · 6 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 168 m away: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Inside the Richmond upon Thames built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; National infrastructure project 1753 m away: Expansion of Heathrow Airport (Third Runway), at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Richmond upon Thames
Application type
Application to Display Adverts
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
South Richmond Ward [STR]
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Refused Permission
Decision date
25 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Metropolis Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, about the council's usual 50 days. Refused, as 21% of signs and adverts here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
96decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15066189
Comments by
7 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
17 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

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Richmond upon Thames
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#182 of 296 councils
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Other 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

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