Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Application overview
Erection of an outbuilding with a maximum height of 4m, along with a part first-floor dormer extension.
Proposal details
- Reference
- PA26/1079
- Alternative references
- PP-14811481
- Ward
- Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside Ward [HMP]
- Agent
- Shaikh
- UPRN
- 10002252032
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Application Form - Without Personal DataApplication Form - Redacted | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLANSubmitted Drawing | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANSubmitted Drawing | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| EXISTING BLOCK PLANSubmitted Drawing | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED BLOCK PLANSubmitted Drawing | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| COVER PAGESubmitted Drawing | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| EXISTING/PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSSubmitted Drawing | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSSubmitted Drawing | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSSubmitted Drawing | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED OUTBUILDING DRAWINGSSuperseded Drawing | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| Proposed Outbuilding drawingsSubmitted Drawing | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| CIL QNRApplication Form | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| FSSReport | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| FRAReport | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| FRA MapsReport | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| Heritage StatementReport | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| Officer ReportReport | 15 Jun 2026 | View |
| DecisionDecision Notice | 15 Jun 2026 | View |
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Application timeline
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Publicity end date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceSite notice end date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceConsultation expiry date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceStatutory expiry date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceDecision due date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceExtension date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council source
Decision & conditions
DecisionPlanning conditions
- In accordance with paragraphs 38-42 of the National Planning Policy Framework, Richmond upon Thames Borough Council takes a positive and proactive approach to the delivery of sustainable development, by: * Providing a formal pre-application service * Providing written policies and guidance, all of which is available to view on the Council's website * Where appropriate, negotiating amendments to secure a positive decision * Determining applications in a timely manner. In this instance: * The applicants did not seek formal pre-application advice, and the scheme was found to be contrary to policy and guidance, and subsequently refused. The Council is ready to enter into discussions, through the Council's formal pre-application service, to advise the applicants of relevant policy and guidance; and where possible assist in the preparation of a new planning permission. More information on the pre-application service and relevant fees can be found online at www.richmond.gov.uk/pre-application_for_developers.
- For the avoidance of doubt the Drawing(s) No(s) and Document(s) to which this decision refers are as follows: Location Plan, Existing Block Plan, Proposed Block Plan, ID-00, ID-01, ID-02, ID-03 & ID-05 received on 26 Mar 2026 and ID-04 received on 13 Apr 2026.
- By reason of its siting, height, length, scale, bulk and design the proposed front garden outbuilding would result in a visually obtrusive, unsympathetic form of development which would be out of keeping with the development pattern of the area and would fail to relate to local character and appearance. The proposal fails to preserve the character, appearance and significance of the Conservation Area contrary to LP28 and LP29 of the Local Plan (2025) and the relevant sections of the NPPF Chapter 16, as supported by the CA6 Petersham Conservation Area Statement and Study.
- The development, by reason of the absence of an Arboricultural Impact Assessment, Tree Protection Plan (TPP) and Arboricultural Method Statement has failed to demonstrate that the proposal would not detrimentally impact on the health and longevity of nearby statutory protected trees to the detriment of the visual amenity of the locality and the character and appearance of the CA6 Petersham conservation area. The proposal is contrary to the NPPF and, in particular, policies LP28 and LP42 of the Local Plan (2025).
