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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Green, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AB

Granted Richmond upon Thames PA25/3051 Listed Building Consent

Works: Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Refurbishment of Descanso House and Melon Yard to include restoration of original features, repair works, removal of non-original internal partitions, creation of new openings, access improvements, services upgrade and internal reconfiguration. Demolition of the unlisted Annexe and removal of the redundant external plant room at Melon Yard. Restoration and landscaping of the internal courtyard, and other associated works.

As published by the council, reference PA25/3051

Application record

Reference
PA25/3051
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted Permission
Received
4 Sep 2025
Validated
4 Sep 2025
Decided
25 Feb 2026
Ward
Kew Ward [KWW], North Richmond Ward [NRR]
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TW9 3AB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Richmond upon Thames register

This site has had 24 applications since 2019: 19 approved, 0 refused.

  • PA26/3096 Awaiting decision

    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Green, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AB

    Details pursuant to Condition 3 - repair works of planning reference PA25/3051

    Submitted 4 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • PA26/3099 Awaiting decision

    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Green, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AB

    Details pursuant to Condition 4 - internal details to plannning reference PA25/3051

    Submitted 4 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • PA26/3093 Awaiting decision

    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Green, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AB

    Details pursuant to Condition 8 proposed electrical equiptment elevation of planning reference PA25/3051

    Submitted 4 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • PA26/2563 Granted

    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Green, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AB

    Details pursuant to Conditions 5 Structural details - melon yard and 12 hard/soft landscaping of planning reference PA25/3051

    Decided 1 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • PA26/2196 Granted

    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Green, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AB

    Details pursuant to conditions 'U0143856 - Ecology' (Not Discharged), 'U0143855 - Transport Survey' and 'U0143859 - Trail Route' of planning reference 22/2585/FUL.

    Decided 15 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • PA26/1195 Granted

    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Green, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AB

    Display of 2no. pride progress flags on existing flagpoles.

    Decided 1 May 2026 Advertising
  • PA26/1170 Granted

    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Green, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AB

    Details pursuant to Conditions U0176321 (Further arboricultural details), Condition U0176326 (Hard and soft landscaping works), Condition U0176336 (Photovoltaic (PV) cells), Condition U0176337 (External lighting), Condition U0176324 (Ecological Enhancements), Condition U0176327 (Urban Greening Factor), Condition U0176329 (Tree planting scheme) - Partial discharge , Condition U0176331 (Cycle storage), Condition U0176334 (Flood Warning and Evacuation Plan (FWEP)), condition U0176330 (Travel Plan) of planning reference 23/0410/FUL

    Decided 3 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • PA26/0969 Granted

    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Green, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AB

    Details pursuant to condition C12 Pre-start meeting, of planning permission PA25/2740.

    Decided 9 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • PA26/0502 Granted

    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Green, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AB

    Details pursuant to conditions C1 - arboricultural details, C4 - construction ecological management plan and C8 ecological enhancements of planning reference PA25/2740

    Decided 16 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • PA26/0456 Granted

    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Green, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AB

    Details pursuant to conditions 'C5 - Construction Management Plan' and 'C13 - Construction Ecological Plan' of planning reference PA25/2466.

    Decided 6 Mar 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Sep 2025

    Received by Richmond upon Thames

  2. 25 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Granted Permission

  3. 13 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

4 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • PA26/3096 Awaiting decision

    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Green, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AB

    Details pursuant to Condition 3 - repair works of planning reference PA25/3051

    Submitted 4 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • PA26/3099 Awaiting decision

    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Green, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AB

    Details pursuant to Condition 4 - internal details to plannning reference PA25/3051

    Submitted 4 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • PA26/3093 Awaiting decision

    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Green, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AB

    Details pursuant to Condition 8 proposed electrical equiptment elevation of planning reference PA25/3051

    Submitted 4 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • PA26/2563 Granted

    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Green, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AB

    Details pursuant to Conditions 5 Structural details - melon yard and 12 hard/soft landscaping of planning reference PA25/3051

    Decided 1 Sep 2026 Conditions

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

106 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Richmond upon Thames granted permission on 25 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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