Planning application
FORMER KEW BIOTHANE PLANT, MELLISS AVENUE, Kew, RICHMOND UPON THAMES, TW9 4BZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
NMA to application 18/3310/FUL to allow revisions to the approved landscaping scheme and changes to the approved contamination strategy.
As published by the council, reference PA26/1994
Application record
- Reference
- PA26/1994
- Type
- Non Material Amendments
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 8 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Kew Ward [KWW]
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision Team Leader
- Postcode
- TW9 4BZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Richmond upon Thames register
This site has had 10 applications since 2025: 9 approved, 0 refused.
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PA26/2289 Awaiting decision
FORMER KEW BIOTHANE PLANT, MELLISS AVENUE, Kew, RICHMOND UPON THAMES, TW9 4BZ
Details pursuant to condition U0079769 (delivery, servicing and waste strategy) of planning permission 18/3310/FUL.
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PA26/1643 Granted
FORMER KEW BIOTHANE PLANT, MELLISS AVENUE, Kew, RICHMOND UPON THAMES, TW9 4BZ
Travel Plan pursuant to Section 10 of Schedule 1 of the S106 agreement dated 14 September 2020, of planning permission 18/3310/FUL.
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PA26/1537 Granted
FORMER KEW BIOTHANE PLANT, MELLISS AVENUE, Kew, RICHMOND UPON THAMES, TW9 4BZ
Details pursuant to condition U0079746 - Cycle and Scooter Parking of planning permission 18/3310/FUL.
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PA26/1539 Granted
FORMER KEW BIOTHANE PLANT, MELLISS AVENUE, Kew, RICHMOND UPON THAMES, TW9 4BZ
Details pursuant to condition U0079744 - Parking Allocation (Car Parking Management) of planning permission 18/3310/FUL.
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PA26/1391 Granted
FORMER KEW BIOTHANE PLANT, MELLISS AVENUE, Kew, RICHMOND UPON THAMES, TW9 4BZ
Details pursuant to condition 'U0079738 - BREEAM for Non-Housing' PART 1 ONLY of planning permission 18/3310/FUL.
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PA26/1128 Granted
FORMER KEW BIOTHANE PLANT, MELLISS AVENUE, Kew, RICHMOND UPON THAMES, TW9 4BZ
Details pursuant to conditions 'U0079766 - Sound Insulation' and 'U0079768 - Noise Assessment' of planning reference 18/3310/FUL.
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PA25/4537 Granted
FORMER KEW BIOTHANE PLANT, MELLISS AVENUE, Kew, RICHMOND UPON THAMES, TW9 4BZ
Details pursuant to condition U0079734 - details to scale of planning approval 18/3310/FUL
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PA25/4539 Granted
FORMER KEW BIOTHANE PLANT, MELLISS AVENUE, Kew, RICHMOND UPON THAMES, TW9 4BZ
Details pursuant to condition U0079735 Details - Materials to be approved of planning approval 18/3310/FUL
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PA25/3856 Granted
FORMER KEW BIOTHANE PLANT, MELLISS AVENUE, Kew, RICHMOND UPON THAMES, TW9 4BZ
Notice of substantial implementation on 9th October 2025 under Schedule 1, Paragraph 14.3 of the Section 106 agreement associated with planning permission 18/3310/FUL.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jun 2026
Received by Richmond upon Thames
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17 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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21 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Granted Permission
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
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Richmond upon Thames granted permission on 21 August 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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