Planning application
16 Water Lane Richmond Surrey TW9 1TJ
Works: New dwelling
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from office to residential use, comprising three self-contained apartments together with external elevation modifications.
As published by the council, reference PA26/0472
Application record
- Reference
- PA26/0472
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 11 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 13 Apr 2026
- Ward
- South Richmond Ward [STR]
- Postcode
- TW9 1TJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Feb 2026
Received by Richmond upon Thames
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13 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Richmond upon Thames took a median of 46 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
65 documents on file for this application
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This application is with Richmond upon Thames for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Richmond upon Thames decided full applications in a median of 70 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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