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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.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
576 approved · 83 refused · 16 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Jul 2025 to 1 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 4 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
12 Melliss Avenue Kew Richmond TW9 4BQ
Received 27 Aug 2026268, ST MARYS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, ST MARYS COLLEGE, Waldegrave Road, Twickenham, TW1 4SX
Received 29 Jun 2026146 Wills Crescent Whitton Hounslow TW3 2JD
Received 25 Jun 20262 Latham Close Twickenham TW1 1BP
Received 30 Jun 20261 - 48, Fieldend, Twickenham
Received 11 Jun 2026157A, Fairfax Road, Teddington, TW11 9BU
Received 14 Jul 2026Oak Lodge Richmond Park Richmond TW10 5HY
Received 14 Jan 202685, Winchendon Road, Teddington, TW11 0SU
Received 7 Sept 20268 Stonehill Close East Sheen London SW14 8RP
Received 20 Jul 2026Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Green, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AB
Received 10 Sept 202610 Russell Road Twickenham Middlesex TW2 7QT
Received 27 Jul 202611, Knowle Road, Twickenham, TW2 6QH
Received 29 Jun 2026SHACKLEGATE LANE ALLOTMENT, Shacklegate Lane, Teddington
Received 29 Jun 202612, Lewin Road, London, SW14 8DR
Received 15 Jun 20266 Harvey Drive Hampton TW12 2FB
Received 29 Jun 20266, Denehurst Gardens, Twickenham, TW2 7PY
Received 6 Jul 202628 Poulett Gardens Twickenham TW1 4QR
Received 12 Aug 202619, Marina Place, Hampton Wick, Kingston Upon Thames, KT1 4BH
Received 26 Aug 2026Superstore, Twickenham Road, Hanworth, Richmond Upon Thames, TW13 6EZ
Received 16 Sept 20264 Camac Road Twickenham
Received 7 Sept 202610, Avenue Gardens, Teddington, TW11 0BH
Received 17 Jul 2026Ormeley Lodge Ham Gate Avenue Ham Common
Received 7 Jul 20262 4, VICTORIA HOUSE, Ennerdale Road, Richmond, TW9 3PG
Received 25 Sept 2026STREET RECORD Spring Grove Hampton
Received 9 Apr 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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