Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Green Kew Richmond TW9 3AB
Approved on 26 October 2023
Council decision: Granted PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Conservation and repairs to the Ruined Arch, Kew Gardens
- Received
- 9 August 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Kew Ward [KWW]
- ReceivedReceived9 Aug
- ValidatedValidated9 Aug
- Consult.Consultation8 Sep
- TargetTarget Date4 Oct
- DecidedDecided26 Oct
Decided in 78 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a heritage application at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Green Kew Richmond TW9 3AB. Richmond has handled 272 applications of this type. This one was decided in 78 days, 4 weeks longer than Richmond's typical decision time. The site is in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 190 applications across Kew Ward [KWW]. We hold 1,465 applications in total for the TW9 postcode area.
85% of heritage applications at London Borough of Richmond upon Thames were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- TW9 3AB
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Kew Village
- District
- DC South Team
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 August 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 8 September 2023
- Consultation end
- 8 September 2023
- Target decision date
- 4 October 2023
- Application expires
- 8 September 2023
- Permission expires
- 26 October 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Henry Brown Somerset House South Wing London WC2R 1LA
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- First advertised
- 18 August 2023
- Site notice start
- 18 August 2023
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12354595
- UPRN
- 100023410516
- Documents
- 51
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (19)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Planning history at this site
20 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202614 Oct
Reinstatement of Hercules with Achelous statue replica in pond fronting the Palm House
PendingFull ApplicationPA26/3506 - 20268 Oct
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA25/3688
PendingNon-material amendmentPA26/3421 - 202615 Sep
Non material amendment to planning referencePA25/2466
PendingNon-material amendmentPA26/3205 - 202610 Sep
Details pursuant to Condition 7 schedule of work to Waterlilly House (full) and
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA26/3152 - 202610 Sep
Details pursuant to Condition 3 (partial) - materials of planning reference PA25
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA26/3155 - 20264 Sep
Details pursuant to Condition 8 proposed electrical equiptment elevation of plan
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA26/3093 - 20264 Sep
Details pursuant to Condition 4 - internal details to plannning reference PA25/3
PendingDischarge of conditionsPA26/3099 - 20264 Sep
Details pursuant to Condition 3 - repair works of planning reference PA25/3051
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA26/3096 - 202622 Jul
Details pursuant to Conditions 5 Structural details - melon yard and 12 hard/soft landscaping of planning…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA26/2563 - 202623 Jun
Details pursuant to conditions U0143856 - Ecology and U0143859 - trail route of planning reference 22/2585/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA26/2196 - 20262 Apr
Display of 2no. pride progress flags on existing flagpoles.
ApprovedAdvertisement consentPA26/1195 - 20261 Apr
Details pursuant to Conditions U0176321 (Further arboricultural details), Condi
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA26/1170 - 202619 Mar
Details pursuant to condition C12 Pre-start meeting, of planning permission PA25/2740
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA26/0969 - 202613 Feb
Details pursuant to conditions C1 - arboricultural details, C4 - construction ecological management plan and…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA26/0502 - 202610 Feb
Details pursuant to conditions 'C5 - Construction Management Plan' and 'C13 - Construction Ecological Plan'…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA26/0456 - 202519 Nov
Details pursuant to conditions U0175025 Bat mitigation; U0175023 Bat survey of planning approval 23/3403/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA25/4169 - 202515 Oct
Replacement of existing Brentford Gate ticket kiosks
ApprovedFull ApplicationPA25/3688 - 20253 Oct
Temporary installation of 30 no. sculptures and associated works across the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew…
ApprovedFull planning permissionPA25/3500 - 20254 Sep
Refurbishment of Descanso House and Melon Yard to include restoration of original features, repair works…
ApprovedAll OtherPA25/3051 - 20254 Sep
Refurbishment of Descanso House and Melon Yard to include restoration of original features, repair works…
ApprovedAll OtherPA25/3049
Source: Richmond
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