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
Single storey wrap-around extension and associated removal and alterations.
Proposal details
- Reference
- PA26/1201
- Alternative references
- PP-14832568
- Ward
- Teddington Ward [TDD]
- Agent
- Price
- UPRN
- 100022322916
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Application Form - Without Personal DataApplication Form - Redacted | 2 Apr 2026 | View |
| CIL QNRApplication Form | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Existing & Proposed Location Plans ref.: 201Revised Drawing | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| Existing & Proposed Site Plans ref.: 202Revised Drawing | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| Existing & Proposed Ground Floor Plans ref.: 203Revised Drawing | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| Existing and Proposed Side-North Elevations ref.: 205Revised Drawing | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| Existing and Proposed Side-South Elevations ref.: 206Revised Drawing | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| Existing and Proposed Rear-East Elevations ref.: 207Revised Drawing | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| Existing and Proposed Front-West Elevations ref.: 208Revised Drawing | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| Infiltration testReport | 29 Jun 2026 | View |
| supplemental information ref.: 1915 – PL 04Report | 17 Jul 2026 | View |
| Flood risk assessment ref.: 97613-PcArch-GrvTrr Issue v1.0Report | 3 Jul 2026 | View |
| Arboricultural Method Statement, Impact Assessment and Tree Protection Plan in Accordance with BS 5837:2012Report | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| decisionDecision Notice | 8 Sept 2026 | View |
| Officer ReportReport | 8 Sept 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 source
Decision & conditions
decisionPlanning conditions
- Application invalid as per Planning Officer email sent 2nd June
- The proposed extension, by reason of its excessive height, depth and layout, as well as its siting and materiality, would represent an unsympathetic, incongruous and visually obtrusive form of development that fails to appear subordinate to the host BTM to the detriment of the visual amenity of the street scene and the wider character and appearance of the conservation area. The proposal therefore fails to comply with, in particular, Policies 28, 29 and 30 of the Local Plan (2025), the House Extensions and External Alterations SPD (2015) and the Conservation Area Appraisal The Grove. Furthermore, the proposal does not meet the statutory duties of Sec.72 (1) of the Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 and does not comply with Policy HC1 of the London Plan (2021). There are no public benefits to outweigh the identified harm, so therefore the proposal fails the test of NPPF (2026).
- The application, by failing to provide a Drainage Strategy and SuDS measures, has not demonstrated that acceptable runoff rates would be achieved by the development in compliance with Section 18 of the NPPF (2026), policy SI13 of the London Plan (2021) and policy 8 of the Richmond upon Thames Local Plan (2025).
- For the avoidance of doubt the Drawing(s) No(s) and Document(s) to which this decision refers are as follows:- Infiltration test dated 29 June 2026. Flood risk assessment ref.: 97613-PcArch-GrvTrr Issue v1.0 dated 3 July 2026. Supplemental information ref.: 1915 – PL 04 dated 17 July 2026. Existing & Proposed Location Plans ref.: 201 Existing & Proposed Site Plans ref.: 202 Existing & Proposed Ground Floor Plans ref.: 203 Existing and Proposed Side-North Elevations ref.: 205 Existing and Proposed Side-South Elevations ref.: 206 Existing and Proposed Rear-East Elevations ref.: 207 Existing and Proposed Front-West Elevations ref.: 208 – received 21 July 2026. Arboricultural Method Statement, Impact Assessment and Tree Protection Plan in Accordance with BS 5837:2012 - received 21 July 2026.
- 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.
