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Kew Green, Kew, TW9 3AB

PA25/2466All OtherApproved

Approved on 2 February 2026

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Works to facilitate the conservation and decarbonisation of the Palm House and Waterlily House to include construction of an ancillary storage building behind the Waterlily House; re-landscaping of the site including reinstatement of the historic oval path around the Palm House, new access ramps and new external steps to the west entrance of the Palm House; installation of a ground level platform lift leading to the Palm House basement; external fabric upgrades to include glass replacement; installation of plant comprising the construction of a new substation and air source heat pumps in the Shaft Yard and associated infrastructure; alterations to part of the boundary wall to facilitate access to the new substation; and other associated works.

Submitted
16 July 2025
  1. Received16 Jul
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided2 Feb

Decided in 201 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application at Kew Green, Kew, TW9 3AB. Richmond has handled 345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 201 days, 22 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 11 other applications at this address. We hold 1,465 applications in total for the TW9 postcode area.

99% of all other 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
All Other

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    14 Oct

    Reinstatement of Hercules with Achelous statue replica in pond fronting the Palm House

    PendingFull ApplicationPA26/3506
  2. 2026
    8 Oct

    Non-material amendment to planning permission PA25/3688

    PendingNon-material amendmentPA26/3421
  3. 2026
    15 Sep

    Non material amendment to planning referencePA25/2466

    PendingNon-material amendmentPA26/3205
  4. 2026
    10 Sep

    Details pursuant to Condition 7 schedule of work to Waterlilly House (full) and

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA26/3152
  5. 2026
    10 Sep

    Details pursuant to Condition 3 (partial) - materials of planning reference PA25

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA26/3155
  6. 2026
    4 Sep

    Details pursuant to Condition 8 proposed electrical equiptment elevation of plan

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsPA26/3093

Source: Richmond

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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