Planning application
Laboratory Of The Goverment Chemist, Queens Road, Teddington, TW11 0LY
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Building description: Demolition is sought for the main laboratory buildings (in the northern portion of the site) and the ancillary laboratory and storage buildings (western portion of the Site). The existing red-brick main laboratory buildings vary in height from 11m to 16m with chimneys extending to over 20m in height. The main laboratory building also contains ancillary offices facing onto New Kelvin Avenue and large ground floor plant rooms that supported the laboratory function. Building 39 in the south eastern corner of Site will be retained.
As published by the council, reference PA26/2790
Application record
- Reference
- PA26/2790
- Type
- Demolition Prior Notice
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 11 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Teddington Ward [TDD]
- Postcode
- TW11 0LY
Comment by 6 November 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Richmond upon Thames through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Richmond upon Thames register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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24/T0783/TPO Granted
Laboratory Of The Goverment Chemist Queens Road Teddington TW11 0LY
G2709 - Hornbeam - Crown lift over the grass area to 2m - Crown lift by 3m to leave a canopy spread of 3m and height of 3m T2738 - Horse Chestnut - Reduce crown height by 4m and sides by 2.5m back to previous pruning points. Finished height to be 13m with a 5m radialspread T2470 Hornbeam - Remove dead top leaving a canopy spread of 3m and height of 5m G2746 Cypress, Laurel, Elder - Cut back all foliage/branches 0.5m past the line of sight between cameras up to a height of 5m leaving a canopy spread of 3m and height of 5m. G2753.1 - Cypress, Laurel - Cut back all foliage 0.5m past the line of sight between cameras up to a height of 5m leaving a canopy spread of 3m and height of 5m. G2757.1 - Cypress, Laurel - Cut back all foliage 0.5m past the line of sight between cameras up to a height of 5m leaving a canopy spread of 3m and height of 5m. G2759.1 - Cypress, Laurel, Ash, Elaeagnus, Pittosporum - Cut back all foliage 0.5m past the line of sight between cameras up to a height of 5m leaving a canopy spread of 3m and height of 5m. G2765 - Ash - Remove Elaeagnus from the crowns of 2 Ash by the fence Crown reduction of 4m in width and 4m reduction in height. G2770 - Leyland Cypress - Trim top and sides as part of general maintenance Reduce top by 1m and sides by 1m Leaving height as 5m and width as 3m
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Aug 2026
Received by Richmond upon Thames
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9 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 October 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
8 documents on file for this application
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About less common application types
This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Laboratory Of The Goverment Chemist Queens Road Teddington TW11 0LY
G2709 - Hornbeam - Crown lift over the grass area to 2m - Crown lift by 3m to leave a canopy spread of 3m and height of 3m T2738 - Horse Chestnut - Reduce crown height by 4m and sides by 2.5m back to previous pruning points. Finished height to be 13m with a 5m radialspread T2470 Hornbeam - Remove dead top leaving a canopy spread of 3m and height of 5m G2746 Cypress, Laurel, Elder - Cut back all foliage/branches 0.5m past the line of sight between cameras up to a height of 5m leaving a canopy spread of 3m and height of 5m. G2753.1 - Cypress, Laurel - Cut back all foliage 0.5m past the line of sight between cameras up to a height of 5m leaving a canopy spread of 3m and height of 5m. G2757.1 - Cypress, Laurel - Cut back all foliage 0.5m past the line of sight between cameras up to a height of 5m leaving a canopy spread of 3m and height of 5m. G2759.1 - Cypress, Laurel, Ash, Elaeagnus, Pittosporum - Cut back all foliage 0.5m past the line of sight between cameras up to a height of 5m leaving a canopy spread of 3m and height of 5m. G2765 - Ash - Remove Elaeagnus from the crowns of 2 Ash by the fence Crown reduction of 4m in width and 4m reduction in height. G2770 - Leyland Cypress - Trim top and sides as part of general maintenance Reduce top by 1m and sides by 1m Leaving height as 5m and width as 3m
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