Planning Permission & Building Regulations in Richmond, TW9
Planning applications, lawful development certificates, listed building consent, building control and party wall matters for properties in Richmond, prepared and managed by our own team.
Covered under one contract
- Planning applications and lawful development certificates
- Listed building and conservation area consent
- Building regulations, full plans or building notice
- Structural calculations
- Party wall notices
- Licence to alter for flats
Planning Permission & Building Regulations in Richmond.
Whether a project in Richmond needs planning permission, and how difficult that permission is to obtain, depends on the property: whether it is in a conservation area, whether it is listed, whether it is a flat with a freeholder, and whether the council has removed permitted development rights on the street. We check all of this at the first visit and tell you the route before any drawings are made.
We then prepare and submit whatever is needed to the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames: a householder application, a lawful development certificate for permitted development, listed building consent with a heritage statement, or prior approval for a larger extension. Building regulations are handled through an approved inspector or the council's building control, and party wall notices are served where a neighbour's structure is affected.
Because our architects prepare the drawings and our team builds from them, there is no handover between designer, agent and builder. One team is responsible for getting the approval and for building what was approved.
- Area
- Richmond, TW9 · TW10
- Council
- London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
- Housing
- Georgian houses around the Green and on the Hill, Victorian villas and terraces, Edwardian family houses, riverside apartments
- Transport
- Richmond (District, Overground, rail), Kew Gardens
- Householder application
- 8 weeks from validation
- Listed building consent
- 8 weeks, longer with Historic England
- Lawful development certificate
- 8 weeks
- Party wall notice
- 1 or 2 months before works
- Building control
- Inspections to completion certificate
Richmond: the houses and the planning rules.
Richmond has Georgian houses around the Green and up the Hill, Victorian villas along the roads to the Park, and Edwardian streets between the station and Kew. The view from Richmond Hill is protected by Act of Parliament, and the conservation areas are among the most carefully managed in outer London.
Refurbishments here range from listed Georgian townhouses to Edwardian family houses that want a kitchen extension and a loft. The council's design guidance is detailed and its conservation officers are engaged, so the drawings and heritage statement are prepared to match.
The Richmond Town, Richmond Hill, Richmond Green and Kew Green conservation areas cover the centre and the riverside, and many houses are listed.
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Richmond decides applications and publishes detailed house extension guidance; Article 4 directions apply in several conservation areas.
Listed buildings
Around the Green and on the Hill most houses are listed; internal changes need listed building consent.
The view
The protected view from Richmond Hill and the Thames Policy Area affect roof extensions and riverside sites.
Approvals for planning permission and building regulations in Richmond.
We confirm the approvals route at the site visit, prepare the drawings to the council's validation standard and manage each application through to decision, including building control inspections and party wall notices.
Richmond decides applications and publishes detailed house extension guidance; Article 4 directions apply in several conservation areas.
What planning permission and building regulations in Richmond includes.
- Planning applications and lawful development certificates
- Listed building and conservation area consent
- Building regulations, full plans or building notice
- Structural calculations
- Party wall notices
- Licence to alter for flats
From site visit to handover.
- 01
Site visit & consultation
We visit, listen and measure. Brief, budget and constraints understood before any advice is given.
- 02
Design & itemised quote
Our architects and engineers draw the scheme, and from that we provide a transparent, itemised quotation for your approval.
- 03
Planning & approvals
Planning applications, building control and party wall matters handled for you.
- 04
Build, managed weekly
Our own trades, sequenced by a site manager. Progress reported every week.
- 05
Handover & aftercare
Joint snagging walk-through, documentation, and a guarantee on our workmanship.
Planning Permission & Building Regulations in Richmond: your questions.
Who decides planning applications in Richmond?
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Householder applications are normally decided within eight weeks of validation; listed building consent runs to the same timescale unless Historic England is consulted.
Do I need planning permission in Richmond?
It depends on the property and the proposal. Permitted development covers many rear extensions and lofts, but not in flats, listed buildings or where Article 4 directions apply. We confirm the route at the first visit.
Which parts of Richmond do you cover?
All of Richmond and TW9 · TW10, including Richmond Hill, The Green, Kew Road, Sheen Road, Queens Road, Marlborough Road, and the neighbouring districts. We are based in London and our teams work across central, north, north-west, west and south-west London.
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