Planning application
12 Townshend Road Richmond TW9 1XH
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Replace two old sheds at the back of the garden with a garden room and integrated storage.
As published by the council, reference PA26/1242
Application record
- Reference
- PA26/1242
- Type
- Section 192 Permitted Development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refused Permission
- Received
- 10 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 3 Sep 2026
- Decided
- 9 Sep 2026
- Ward
- North Richmond Ward [NRR]
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TW9 1XH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Richmond upon Thames register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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PA25/3249 Granted
12 Townshend Road Richmond TW9 1XH
We have a weeping birch tree that needs pruning and thinning. We would like to reduce the height and width of the crown by one third - reduce the crown of the weeping birch tree in width by 3m and height by 1m leaving a canopy spread of 6m and height of 2m
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Apr 2026
Received by Richmond upon Thames
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3 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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9 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Refused Permission
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Richmond upon Thames refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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12 Townshend Road Richmond TW9 1XH
We have a weeping birch tree that needs pruning and thinning. We would like to reduce the height and width of the crown by one third - reduce the crown of the weeping birch tree in width by 3m and height by 1m leaving a canopy spread of 6m and height of 2m
Granted Trees 4 docs -
10 Townshend Road, Richmond, Surrey, Tw9 1xh
T11 - Magnolia tree, we plan to prune by one third - be removed is a 1 metre crown reduction in width and a 1.5 metre reduction in height, leaving a canopy spread of 3 metres and a height of 4.5 metres
Granted Trees 3 docs -
8 Townshend Road Richmond TW9 1XH
REAR GARDEN T1 Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) Reduce crown to the most recent previous reduction points, removing approx. 3-4m of new growth. Final height 16m and final overall spread 10m
Granted Trees 3 docs -
16 Townshend Road Richmond Richmond Upon Thames TW9 1XH
Two Storey Side Extension.
Granted Householder Extension 14 docsDomestic -
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2B Townshend Road Richmond Richmond Upon Thames TW9 1XH
T1 - Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) - Reduce regrowth by 30% Crown reduce by 20% Remove deadwood and snags. T2 - Holly (Ilex aquifolium) - Trim back from garden and reduce top to shape. T3 - Neighbouring Sycamore - Cut back lower limbs to boundary.
Granted Trees
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PA26/2683 Granted
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PA26/3420 Awaiting decision
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Conversion of existing loftspace into habitable rooms with dormers to rear over main house and offshot
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PA26/3160 Granted
2A Station Road Hampton Wick Middlesex KT1 4HG
Repair of the front dormer cheeks, involving the replacement of the existing hanging slates with traditional lead.
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PA26/3423 Awaiting decision
95 Selkirk Road Twickenham TW2 6PT
Construction of single storey rear extension, 4.3m in depth, 3m in height and 3m in height to eaves.
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PA26/3389 Awaiting decision
39, Shacklegate Lane, Teddington, TW11 8SF
The existing 4.55 m deep ground-floor rear extension is to be extended by 1.45 m. The existing pitched roof will also be extended, with the overall height remaining unchanged (6m overall depth, 2.41m eaves height, 3.78m overall height).