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NMA to application 18/3310/FUL to allow revisions to the approved landscaping scheme and changes to the approved contamination strategy.

FORMER KEW BIOTHANE PLANT, MELLISS AVENUE, Kew, RICHMOND UPON THAMES, TW9 4BZ

The decision has been made on the application.Reference: PA26/1994London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

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Application location

FORMER KEW BIOTHANE PLANT, MELLISS AVENUE, Kew, RICHMOND UPON THAMES, TW9 4BZ

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Application summary

Status
The decision has been made on the application.
Application type
Non Material Amendments
Received
8 Jun 2026
Validated
22 Jun 2026
Determination deadline
15 Jul 2026
Local authority
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

Application overview

NMA to application 18/3310/FUL to allow revisions to the approved landscaping scheme and changes to the approved contamination strategy.

Proposal details

Reference
PA26/1994
Alternative references
PP-14900007
Ward
Kew Ward [KWW]
Agent
Green
UPRN
10091159350

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Application Form - Without Personal DataApplication Form - Redacted8 Jun 2026View
LAND CONTAMINATION RISK ASSESSMENTSuperseded8 Jun 2026View
GROUND FLOOR PLANSubmitted Drawing8 Jun 2026View
FIRST FLOOR PLANSubmitted Drawing8 Jun 2026View
SECOND FLOOR PLANSubmitted Drawing8 Jun 2026View
THIRD FLOOR PLANSubmitted Drawing8 Jun 2026View
FOURTH FLOOR PLANSubmitted Drawing8 Jun 2026View
FIFTH FLOOR PLANSubmitted Drawing8 Jun 2026View
ROOF PLANSubmitted Drawing8 Jun 2026View
SITE RED LINE PLANSubmitted Drawing8 Jun 2026View
Arboricultural Implications PlanSubmitted Drawing17 Jun 2026View
Biodiversity StrategySubmitted Drawing17 Jun 2026View
Hardworks PlanSubmitted Drawing17 Jun 2026View
NMA MasterplanSubmitted Drawing17 Jun 2026View
NMA Softworks PlanSubmitted Drawing17 Jun 2026View
NMA Soiling PlanSubmitted Drawing17 Jun 2026View
Land Contamination Risk Assessment PT1Report17 Jun 2026View
Land Contamination Risk Assessment PT2Report17 Jun 2026View
Remediation & Discovery Strategy Technical noteReport17 Jun 2026View
Remediation & Discovery Strategy Technical notePT2Report17 Jun 2026View
Remediation & Discovery Strategy Technical note PT3Report17 Jun 2026View
Ecology LetterReport19 Aug 2026View
Kew Riverside Drainage Conformity StatementReport19 Aug 2026View
decisionDecision Notice21 Aug 2026View
Officer ReportReport21 Aug 2026View

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Decision & conditions

Granted Permission
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Planning conditions
  1. We have amended description of development, please confirm you agree? 'NMA to application 18/3310/FUL to allow revisions to the approved landscaping scheme and changes to the approved contamination strategy'
  2. For the avoidance of doubt the Drawing(s) No(s) and Document(s) to which this decision refers are as follows:- Site Red Line Plan PA1.03 rev 1 Ground Floor Plan P1-100 rev P4 First Floor Plan P1-101 rev P4 Second Floor Plan P1-102 rev P4 Third Floor Plan P1-103 rev P4 Fourth Floor Plan P1-104 rev P4 Fifth Floor Plan P1-105 rev P4 Roof Plan P1-106 rev P4; received 08 June 2026 Landscaping Design report; received 09 June 2026 Land Contamination Risk Assessment Remediation & Discovery Strategy Technical note Arboricultural Implications Plan Biodiversity Strategy Hardworks Plan Masterplan Softworks Plan Soiling Plan; received on 17 Jun 2026 Kew Riverside Drainage Conformity Statement Ecology Letter; received 19 August 2026
  3. None of the dwellings/buildings hereby approved shall be occupied until: A) the remediation works approved within the remediation strategy (Remediation Strategy dated October 2018, Land Contamination Risk Assessment dated December 2025, Remediation and Discovery Strategy Technical Note dated 12 June 2026) have been carried out in full and in compliance with the approved strategy. If during the remediation or development work new areas of contamination are encountered, which have not been previously identified, then the additional contamination should be fully assessed in accordance with conditions (aa) and (ab) below and an adequate remediation scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority and fully implemented thereafter. (aa) an intrusive site investigation shall be carried out comprising: sampling of soil, soil vapour, ground gas, surface water and groundwater to the satisfaction of the local planning authority. Such work to be carried out by suitably qualified and accredited geoenvironmental consultants in accordance with the current U.K. requirements for sampling and testing. (ab) written reports of i) the findings of the above site investigation and ii) a risk assessment for sensitive receptors together with a detailed remediation strategy designed to mitigate the risk posed by the identified contamination to sensitive receptors shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority B) a verification report, produced on completion of the remediation work, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. Such report to include i)details of the remediation works carried out and ii) results of verification sampling, testing and monitoring and iii)all waste management documentation showing the classification of waste, its treatment, movement and disposal in order to demonstrate compliance with the approved remediation strategy. REASON: To protect future users of the site and the environment
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