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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Application overview
Variation of condition U28954 Permanently fixed louvres of application 07/3594/FUL
Proposal details
- Reference
- PA26/2297
- Alternative references
- PP-15041118
- Ward
- Barnes Ward [BRN]
- Agent
- Felgate
- UPRN
- MAN000000000833371
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Application Form - Without Personal DataApplication Form - Redacted | 30 Jun 2026 | View |
| Loures Section, Front View, 3D Detail and Fixing PhotographSubmitted Drawing | 30 Jun 2026 | View |
| Officer ReportReport | 20 Aug 2026 | View |
| decisionDecision Notice | 20 Aug 2026 | View |
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decisionPlanning conditions
- Discharged as per the submitted plans GROUND FLOOR LANDSCAPING 2944 D 30; SITE PLAN SHOWING ROOF PLAN & SITE LOCATION PLAN 2944 D 010 E; BASEMENT & GROUND FLOOR PLAN 2944 D 011 H; FIRST & SECOND FLOOR PLAN 2944 D 012 E; ELEVATIONS PG.1 2944 D 013 K; WALL SECTIONS SHEET 1 2944 D 40A; WALL SECTIONS SHEET 2 2944 D 41A, ref. 07/3594/DD04 dated 16th November 2011.
- Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (or any Order revoking or re-enacting that Order) no external alterations or extensions shall be carried out to the building(s) hereby approved. REASON: To safeguard the amenities of the occupiers of adjoining properties and the area generally.
- The development hereby approved shall achieve BREEAM Rating Excellent in accordance with the requirements of the BREEAM Guide (or such national measure of sustainability for design that replaces that scheme). No part of the developement shall be occupied until a Post Construction Review Certificate has been issued for it certifying that the Rating Level stated above has been achieved and has been submitted to the Local Planning Authority for approval. REASON: In the interests of promoting sustainable forms of developments and to meet the terms of the application.
- No work or associated activities including deliveries /loading /unloading /servicing /or parking or manoeuvring of vehicles by staff and/or visitors shall be carried out on the office premises on any Sunday or Bank Holiday nor before 8am or after 6pm on Monday - Friday nor before 8am or after 1pm on Saturdays. REASON: To safeguard the amenities of nearby occupiers and the area generally.
- A vertical louvred screen shall be retained adjoining the southern edge of the east facing second floor dormer, as indicated on drawings 2944 D 012F and 013F. REASON: To protect the privacy of occupiers at No. 52 and 54 Lonsdale Road.
- The louvres shall be fixed permanently and so maintained in accordance with the detail specified on drawing 2944 D 023 Rev A as recieved the 30th June 2026 as positioned on the drawings 2044 D 102D D 013F, D 014D, D 015D, D 016E, D 020C and D 022 approved by 07/3594/FUL. REASON: In the interests of protecting the privacy of neighbouring residential occupiers.
- The finished floor level for any residential part of the development shall be set at or above 5.65mAOD, whilst the externally measured heights of the building’s roofs shall not exceed the heights specified on drawings 2944 D 013F, and 2944 D 014D, D 015D, D 016 E, D 020 C. REASON: To ensure that future residential occupiers are not susceptible to unacceptable risk from flooding, whilst preventing unacceptable visual intrusion for neighbouring residential occupiers.
- The cycle parking spaces shall be implemented fully in accordance with the details on drawing 2944 D 011G hereby approved, prior to occupancy of their associated accommodation. REASON: To accord with the Council’s transport strategy for reducing car use.
- The parking space hereby approved shall be constructed and so maintained in accordance with the drawing 2944 D 011G hereby approved prior to occupancy of the house. REASON: To ensure the construction and layout accords with the Council’s standards for road and pedestrian safety, and in the interests of maintaining the free flow of traffic and the local amenity.
- In the event of there being future extension(s) of floorspace into the atrium or internal void indicated on the drawing 2944 D012D, details of enhanced screening, obscure glazing or other measures to prevent overlooking, in lieu of the approved adjacent louvre screens, shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority for approval, and implemented prior to occupancy of the additional floorspace, and thereafter maintained permanently. REASON: In the interests of nearby residential occupiers’ privacy.
- Discharged as per the submitted CODE FOR SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS: BREEAM CERTIFICATE, ref. 07/3594/DD05 dated the 20th November 2012.
- No works or development shall take place until a scheme for the protection of the retained trees (section 7, BS5837, the Tree Protection Plan) has been agreed in writing with Local Planning Authority. The scheme shall include: a. a plan to a scale and level of accuracy appropriate to the proposal that shows the position, crown spread and Root Protection Area (para. 5.2.2 of BS5837) of every retained tree on site and on neighbouring properties in relation to the approved plans and particulars. The positions of all trees to be removed shall be indicated on this plan. b. The details of each retained tree as required at para. 4.2.6 of BS 5837 in a separate schedule; c. A schedule of tree works for all the retained trees in paragraphs a) and b) above, specifying pruning and other remedial or preventative work, whether for physiological, hazard abatement, aesthetic or operational reasons. All tree works shall be carried out in accordance with BS3998, 1989, Recommendations for tree work. d. The details and positions (shown on the plan at paragraph (a) above) of the Ground Protection Zones (section 9.3 of BS5837). e. The details and positions (shown on the plan at paragraph (a) above of the Tree Protection Barriers (section 9.2 of BS5837) , identified separately where required for the different phases of construction work e.g. demolition, constru8xtion, hard landscaping. The Tree Protection Barriers must be erected prior to each construction phase commencing and remain in place, and undamaged for the duration of that phase. No works shall take place on the next phase until the Tree Protection Barriers are re-positioned for that phase. REASON: To ensure that the retained trees are not damaged or otherwise adversely affected by building operations and soil compaction in the interests of the local amenity.
- The heat pumps indicated on the approved plans, shall be housed in acoustic enclosures, details of which shall be approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. REASON: In the interests of neighbour amenity.
- The Environment agency strongly encourages the use of sustainable drainage systems for new discharges of surface water run-off, providing there are adequate measures to protect groundwater and the site is not in an inner Source Protection Zone (SPZ 1) where groundwater is abstracted for human consumption. In all cases, arrangements for effective management and maintenance of the systems should be put into place. Any such drainage system will\need to comply with PPS 25 in order to manage risks from flooding. The developer is advised to adopt sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS) which should always conform to the Groundwater Regulations 1998 to prevent the introduction to groundwater of hydrocarbons and other contaminants in surface water run off. Any infiltration system employed, including soakaways, should be constructed as shallow as practicable, in natural ground where possible, and in no circumstances where the ground ids odorous or visually contaminated. In all cases, surface water drainage designs should take into account the local and hydrogeological conditions.
- The discharge of clean roof water to ground is acceptable. However, all roof water down pipes should be connected to the drainage system directly , or by means of back inlet gullies which should be sealed against pollutants entering the system from surface water run-off, disposal or other forms of discharge. .
- Where infiltration techniques are impractical, such as soil of low permeability, surface water may be discharged to the local surface water sewer with appropriate pollution control measures. The Environment Agency will usually object to deep soakaways, boreholes for surface water disposal and will only accept them where there would be no viable sustainable drainage alternative or where there would be an unacceptable risk to groundwater.
- This planning permission has a Section 106 Agreement which must be read in conjunction with it. a) to contribute to the provision of an on street car club bay, and to secure membership of the car club for all future occupiers of the approved units; b) to impose a restriction limiting the issuing of business parking permits to 5; c) to contribute £2500 for a change in the traffic management order to extend the hours of the nearby loading bay; d) to secure a contribution of £15,199.80p towards local education facilities.
- Discharged as per the submitted Ground Investigation Report, Phase 1: Desk Study Report, Phase 2: Ground Investigation Report as prepared by Land Science, ref. 07/3594/DD02 dated the 23rd July 2020.
- Discharged as per the submitted Ground Floor Lanscaping Plan 2944 D 30, ref. 07/3594/DD02 dated the 23rd July 2020.
- Discharged as per the submitted BIN STORE DETAILS 2944 D 42D, ref. 07/3594/DD04 dated 16th November 2011.
- The roof of the building shall not be used for any purpose other than as a means of escape in emergency or for maintenance of the building. REASON: To safeguard the amenities of the adjoining premises and the area generally.
- No air conditioning apparatus, equipment or ducting shall be erected, placed or fixed to any part of the roof or external faces of the building, otherwise than as agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. REASON: To safeguard the amenities of neighbouring properties and the area in general.
- Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any Order revoking or re-enacting that Order), no wall, fence, hedge or other obstruction to visibility within any part of the areas defined hereunder which is under the control of applicant shall at any time exceed a height of 0.6m above ground level, as agreed by the Local Planning Authority: one area on each side of the proposed access, defined by: i. The highway boundary. ii. The edge of the proposed vehicular access. iii. A line joining a point 2.4m from the intersection of the highway boundary, with a point 2.1m from that intersection measured along the edge of the proposed access. REASON: To provide a suitable standard of visibility to and from the highway so that the use of the access does not prejudice the safety of pedestrians in the vicinity of the access.
- The external surfaces of the building(s) (including fenestration) and, where applicable, all areas of hard surfacing shall not be constructed other than in materials details/samples of which shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. REASON: To ensure that the proposed development does not prejudice the appearance of the locality.
- Approval of a Biodiversity Gain Plan will not be required before development commences Biodiversity Net Gain The effect of paragraph 13 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is that planning permission granted for development of land in England is deemed to have been granted subject to the condition ('biodiversity gain condition') that development may not begin unless: (a) a Biodiversity Gain Plan has been submitted to the planning authority, and (b) the planning authority has approved the plan. The planning authority, for the purposes of determining whether to approve a Biodiversity Gain Plan, if one is required in respect of this permission would be the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. There are statutory exemptions and transitional arrangements which mean that the biodiversity gain condition does not always apply. These are listed below. Based on the information available this permission is considered to be one which will not require the approval of a biodiversity gain plan before development is begun because one or more of the statutory exemptions or transitional arrangements in the list below is/are considered to apply. Statutory exemptions and transitional arrangements in respect of the biodiversity gain condition. 1. The application for planning permission was made before 12 February 2024. 2. The planning permission relates to development to which section 73A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (planning permission for development already carried out) applies. 3. The planning permission was granted on an application made under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and (i) the original planning permission to which the section 73 planning permission relates* was granted before 12 February 2024; or (ii) the application for the original planning permission* to which the section 73 planning permission relates was made before 12 February 2024. 4. The permission which has been granted is for development which is exempt being: 4.1 Development which is not 'major development' (within the meaning of article 2(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015) where: (i) the application for planning permission was made before 2 April 2024; (ii) planning permission is granted which has effect before 2 April 2024; or (iii) planning permission is granted on an application made under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 where the original permission to which the section 73 permission relates* was exempt by virtue of (i) or (ii). 4.2 Development below the de minimis threshold, meaning development which: (i) does not impact an onsite priority habitat (a habitat specified in a list published under section 41 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006); and (ii) impacts less than 25 square metres of onsite habitat that has biodiversity value greater than zero and less than 5 metres in length of onsite linear habitat (as defined in the statutory metric). 4.3 Development which is subject of a householder application within the meaning of article 2(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015. A 'householder application' means an application for planning permission for development for an existing dwellinghouse, or development within the curtilage of such a dwellinghouse for any purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse which is not an application for change of use or an application to change the number of dwellings in a building. 4.4 Development of a biodiversity gain site, meaning development which is undertaken solely or mainly for the purpose of fulfilling, in whole or in part, the Biodiversity Gain Planning condition which applies in relation to another development, (no account is to be taken of any facility for the public to access or to use the site for educational or recreational purposes, if that access or use is permitted without the payment of a fee). 4.5 Self and Custom Build Development, meaning development which: (i) consists of no more than 9 dwellings; (ii) is carried out on a site which has an area no larger than 0.5 hectares; and (iii) consists exclusively of dwellings which are self-build or custom housebuilding (as defined in section 1(A1) of the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015). 4.6 Development forming part of, or ancillary to, the high speed railway transport network (High Speed 2) comprising connections between all or any of the places or parts of the transport network specified in section 1(2) of the High Speed Rail (Preparation) Act 2013. * 'original planning permission means the permission to which the section 73 planning permission relates' means a planning permission which is the first in a sequence of two or more planning permissions, where the second and any subsequent planning permissions are section 73 planning permissions. Irreplaceable habitat If the onsite habitat includes irreplaceable habitat (within the meaning of the Biodiversity Gain Requirements (Irreplaceable Habitat) Regulations 2024) there are additional requirements for the content and approval of Biodiversity Gain Plans. The Biodiversity Gain Plan must include, in addition to information about steps taken or to be taken to minimise any adverse effect of the development on the habitat, information on arrangements for compensation for any impact the development has on the biodiversity of the irreplaceable habitat. The planning authority can only approve a Biodiversity Gain Plan if satisfied that the adverse effect of the development on the biodiversity of the irreplaceable habitat is minimised and appropriate arrangements have been made for the purpose of compensating for any impact which do not include the use of biodiversity credits. The effect of section 73D of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 If planning permission is granted on an application made under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (application to develop land without compliance with conditions previously attached) and a Biodiversity Gain Plan was approved in relation to the previous planning permission ('the earlier Biodiversity Gain Plan') there are circumstances when the earlier Biodiversity Gain Plan is regarded as approved for the purpose of discharging the biodiversity gain condition subject to which the section 73 planning permission is granted. Those circumstances are that the conditions subject to which the section 73 permission is granted: (i) do not affect the post-development value of the onsite habitat as specified in the earlier Biodiversity Gain Plan, and (ii) in the case of planning permission for a development where all or any part of the onsite habitat is irreplaceable habitat the conditions do not change the effect of the development on the biodiversity of that onsite habitat (including any arrangements made to compensate for any such effect) as specified in the earlier Biodiversity Gain Plan.
- In accordance with DM3 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 application was acceptable as submitted, and approved without dela
