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Richmond Upon Thames.

Richmond Upon Thames is a London borough with an approval rate of 80% across 12,763 substantive planning decisions spanning 34 wards. Most decisions here are made under delegation rather than at committee.[1]

Outer London34 wards276 appeals99% delegatedSave
Richmond Upon Thames · ward map
Approval rate — by ward
Lower ~68%
Higher ~90%
ShowingAll years · subscriber →across all years on record — a period re-scopes the headline figures and the trend
At a glance · tap a metric to drill into this boroughAll investigations →
What wins here — Richmond Upon Thames's policy playbook[3]

What Richmond Upon Thames actually approves — its whole decision record, by application type — and the grounds its committee refuses on. Click through for the refusal grounds and the policies cited in the minutes.

Householder
Full / major
Prior approval
Conditions
Data from publicly available Richmond Upon Thames planning records and committee minutes 2020-01 – 2026-05.
Case officers
Officer
Active
Applications
Approval rate
Mostly decides
Active
1,136
76%
Householder
Active
833
81%
Householder
Active
803
79%
Householder
to 2025-01
665
89%
Householder
Active
579
84%
Full / major planning
to 2025-02
423
78%
Householder
Active
400
76%
Full / major planning
to 2022-08
388
83%
Householder
Active
385
90%
Householder
Active
298
69%
Full / major planning
Active
290
72%
Householder
Active
273
76%
Householder
Active
1,136
76%
Householder
Active
833
81%
Householder
Active
803
79%
Householder
Show all 12 rows
to 2025-01
665
89%
Householder
Active
579
84%
Full / major planning
to 2025-02
423
78%
Householder
Active
400
76%
Full / major planning
to 2022-08
388
83%
Householder
Active
385
90%
Householder
Active
298
69%
Full / major planning
Active
290
72%
Householder
Active
273
76%
Householder

Approval rates per officer, 2020–2026. Based on decided applications only. All Richmond Upon Thames officers →

Planning committee members
Councillor
Ward
Party
Active
Cttee votes
Leaning
Hampton Wick and South Teddington
Liberal Democrat
to 2022-04
35
subscribers
Ham, Petersham and Richmond Riverside
Liberal Democrat
to 2025-03
30
subscribers
Twickenham Riverside
Liberal Democrat
Active
21
subscribers
West Twickenham
Liberal Democrat
Active
20
subscribers
Fulwell and Hampton Hill
Liberal Democrat
Active
19
subscribers
Twickenham Riverside
Liberal Democrat
Active
19
subscribers
Mortlake and Barnes Common
Green
to 2024-05
19
subscribers
Hampton Wick and South Teddington
Liberal Democrat
to 2024-06
18
subscribers
Hampton Wick and South Teddington
Liberal Democrat
to 2022-04
35
subscribers
Ham, Petersham and Richmond Riverside
Liberal Democrat
to 2025-03
30
subscribers
Twickenham Riverside
Liberal Democrat
Active
21
subscribers
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West Twickenham
Liberal Democrat
Active
20
subscribers
Fulwell and Hampton Hill
Liberal Democrat
Active
19
subscribers
Twickenham Riverside
Liberal Democrat
Active
19
subscribers
Mortlake and Barnes Common
Green
to 2024-05
19
subscribers
Hampton Wick and South Teddington
Liberal Democrat
to 2024-06
18
subscribers

Councillors on Richmond Upon Thames's planning committee, by their recorded committee votes. “Leaning” = whether they tend to vote to approve or refuse. Full voting records →

Wards — ranked
Ward
Applications
Approval rate
Refusal rate

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Consultant performance
Consultant
Applications
Approval rate
1. Resi
105
87%
2. Michael Jones Architects
101
81%
3. Cameron Jones Planning Ltd
96
69%
4. Grainne O'Keeffe Architects Ltd
92
92%
5. 50 Degrees North Ltd
86
85%
6. Fluent ADS Ltd
86
83%
7. Simon Merrony Architects
82
88%
8. Studio 136 Architects Ltd
79
77%
1. Resi
105
87%
2. Michael Jones Architects
101
81%
3. Cameron Jones Planning Ltd
96
69%
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4. Grainne O'Keeffe Architects Ltd
92
92%
5. 50 Degrees North Ltd
86
85%
6. Fluent ADS Ltd
86
83%
7. Simon Merrony Architects
82
88%
8. Studio 136 Architects Ltd
79
77%

Rankings based on applications submitted and decided. Performance from public planning records.

At a glance[2]
BoroughRichmond Upon Thames
London approval avg81%
London overturn avg26%
Total appeals276
Appeals allowed71 (25.7%)
Conditions / approval
Local plan

The adopted Richmond Upon Thames Local Plan (targets, CIL, plan period) is a separate source still being loaded. What the record already shows: which applications win here, and the grounds refusals cite. Richmond Upon Thames's decision-notice parsing is limited coverage — condition-load and refusal-citation figures aren't shown until confidence improves.

What wins →

Sources & method
  1. [1]Approval rates, decision times, delegation and ward breakdowns — London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames planning register and published decision notices, 2020–2026. · methodology
  2. [2]London benchmarks, appeal overturn rates, appeals allowed and costs awarded — Planning Inspectorate (PINS) published appeal decisions. · PINS appeals casework
  3. [3]“What wins here” — Richmond Upon Thames’s substantive decision record grouped by application type; committee refusal grounds and cited policies coded from published committee minutes.
  4. [4]Condition load — Richmond Upon Thames's decision-notice parsing is limited coverage, so no figure is shown.
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.