Planning decisions in Richmond
As of 6 Jul 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Richmond approved 83% of 8,867 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 82% approved (2,155 decided, ~53 days)
- Rear extension : 80% approved (1,323 decided, ~53 days)
- Loft conversion : 83% approved (961 decided, ~52 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 87% approved (913 decided, ~52 days)
- Tree work : 95% approved (699 decided, ~37 days)
- Side extension : 80% approved (429 decided, ~56 days)
- Demolition : 82% approved (348 decided, ~56 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 83% approved (263 decided, ~55 days)
- Windows & doors : 84% approved (262 decided, ~56 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 84% approved (230 decided, ~60 days)
- Porch : 80% approved (202 decided, ~56 days)
- Two-storey extension : 64% approved (174 decided, ~62 days)
- Solar / renewables : 88% approved (160 decided, ~56 days)
- Basement : 79% approved (135 decided, ~71 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 86% approved (131 decided, ~55 days)
- Change of use : 66% approved (105 decided, ~74 days)
- Balcony / roof terrace : 65% approved (99 decided, ~54 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 90% approved (91 decided, ~54 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 94% approved (78 decided, ~44 days)
- Shopfront / commercial : 83% approved (69 decided, ~69 days)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 57% approved (40 decided, ~73 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Richmond, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.