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South Richmond Ward [STR].

South Richmond Ward [STR] sees an approval rate of 84% — 4 points above the Richmond Upon Thames average across 1,802 substantive planning decisions, with a refusal rate of 16.0%.[1]

Richmond Upon Thames1,802 applications
Postcodes (centres) shaded by approval rate · click one to open it
Showing
All years · subscriber →across all years on record — a period re-scopes the headline figures and the trend
1,802
Applications 1987–26
Decided applications
84%
Approval rate
4pp above borough avg (80%)
16.0%
Refusal rate
31st highest of 38
8.7
Avg decision time
Wks · borough avg 9.2
Data from publicly available Richmond Upon Thames planning records and committee minutes, 1987–26.
Ward overview

South Richmond Ward [STR] recorded 1,802 substantive planning decisions over 1987–26, approving 84% of them — 4 percentage points above the Richmond Upon Thames borough average of 80%. Its refusal rate of 16.0% is 31st highest of 38.

Application and refusal breakdown— subscriber data
Residential extension / alteration
New residential
Change of use
Commercial development
Recent planning decisions— subscriber data
Reference
Address
Type
Outcome
Date
Committee members for this ward
Councillor
Party
Role
Interventions
Success rate
Cllr Mark Williams
Labour
Planning committee
23
47%
Cllr Emma Torres
Labour
Ward member
6
33%
Cllr Mark Williams
Labour
Planning committee
23
47%
Cllr Emma Torres
Labour
Ward member
6
33%

Interventions: formal calls to bring an application before committee. Success rate: percentage where the committee sided with the councillor against officer recommendation.

At a glance[1]
WardSouth Richmond Ward [STR]
Applications1,802 (1987–26)
Approval rate84%
Refusal rate16.0%
Decision time8.7 wks avg
Ward members2 (both Labour)
Planning constraints[2]
Conservation areas2
Article 4 directions2
Listed buildings17
TPO trees43
Flood zoneZone 1 (low)
Sources & method
  1. [1]Ward approval and refusal rates, application counts and decision-time figures — London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames planning register and published decision notices, 1987–26. · methodology
  2. [2]Conservation areas, Article 4 directions and heritage designations — the borough’s adopted Local Plan and conservation-area appraisals.
  3. [3]Committee interventions and councillor records — public planning committee minutes and published decision notices.
  4. [4]Application-type mix and refusal grounds — case-officer reports coded against the adopted Local Plan, London Plan and NPPF.
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.