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Allowed27 January 20266001465

The Boathouse, Ranelagh Drive, Twickenham, TW1 1QZ

Planning appeal 6001465 at The Boathouse, Ranelagh Drive, Twickenham, TW1 1QZ (Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council) was allowed on 27 January 2026 by Inspector Smith A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal represents inappropriate development on Metropolitan Open Land.

demolition of existing building and outbuildings to provide three residential dwellings including associated landscaping works, provision of parking and works to the public realm

Authority
Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Smith A
Postcode
TW1 1QZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the proposal represents inappropriate development on Metropolitan Open Land
  • Whether or not the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the CA
  • The effect of the proposal upon the setting and thereby the significance of the Footbridge
  • The effect of the proposal upon the setting and thereby the significance of the Grade I listed Park and Garden and World Heritage Site known as 'Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew' (Kew Gardens)
  • Whether or not, in the context of flood risk, sequential test considerations have been adequately satisfied
  • The effect of the proposal upon the local housing stock, having particular regard to the implications for existing residential units

What decided it

The absence of substantial harm to Metropolitan Open Land openness and to the significance of nearby heritage assets, combined with a demonstrable net reduction in flood risk outweighing the limited sequential test conflict, led to overall accordance with the development plan.

the benefits of a demonstrable net reduction in flood risk outweighed the limited conflict with Policy 8 arising from the absence of a sequential test, and with no harm found to heritage assets or MOL openness the proposal accorded with the development plan as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 35Policy 28Policy 29Policy D4Policy D6Policy 8Policy 14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154Paragraph 176Paragraph 178

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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