Building Regulations Drawings in Richmond upon Thames

Which Richmond upon Thames postcodes does this building regulations package service cover?

Each Richmond upon Thames postcode district we work in is listed below with the housing that characterises it and the body that validates a building control submission there. Any money shown is the statutory England planning application fee for 2026 - it is not the cost of a building regulations package.

How does a building regulations package differ street by street across Richmond upon Thames?

Pitch, wall construction and how deep the plot runs vary street by street across Richmond upon Thames, and every one of those variables moves what a building regulations package has to detail at that particular address.

• Teddington (TW11) — a building regulations package in Teddington starts from edwardian villas, victorian terraces, and Teddington reads as Edwardian villas, Victorian terraces. Victorian solid brickwork here drives the Part L strategy and the Part C damp detailing in TW11. Richmond Council assesses Teddington building regulations drawings against its own Teddington character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Teddington references Teddington Lock.
• Hampton (TW12) — building regulations package work in Hampton means georgian villas, edwardian terraces, 1930s semi-detached. Hampton is Georgian and Edwardian villages. Georgian solid walls here cannot take standard cavity detailing throughout TW12. Richmond Council decides the Hampton application, and Hampton Court Palace anchors the Hampton location plan.
• Whitton (TW2) — building regulations package work in Whitton means 1930s semi-detached. Whitton is 1930s semi-detached. 1930s cavity walls here take standard full-fill or partial-fill detailing throughout TW2. Richmond Council decides the Whitton application, and Whitton station anchors the Whitton location plan.
• Ham (TW10) — a building regulations package in Ham starts from georgian villas, post-war estates, and Ham reads as Georgian common, post-war estate. Georgian solid walls here cannot take standard cavity detailing in TW10. Richmond Council assesses Ham building regulations drawings against its own Ham character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Ham references Ham Common.
• Mortlake (SW14) — a building regulations package in Mortlake starts from victorian and edwardian terraces, and Mortlake reads as Victorian and Edwardian terraces. Victorian solid brickwork here drives the Part L strategy and the Part C damp detailing in SW14. Richmond Council assesses Mortlake building regulations drawings against its own Mortlake character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Mortlake references Mortlake station.
• Richmond (TW9, TW10) — a building regulations package in Richmond starts from georgian terraces, victorian villas, and Richmond reads as Georgian centre, riverside conservation. Georgian solid walls here cannot take standard cavity detailing in TW9. Richmond Council assesses Richmond building regulations drawings against its own Richmond character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Richmond references Richmond Green.
• Twickenham (TW1, TW2) — Georgian and Victorian riverside town defines Twickenham, where georgian fragments, victorian terraces, edwardian villas set what a building regulations package can do. Georgian solid walls here cannot take standard cavity detailing across TW1. Any Twickenham building regulations package is validated by Richmond Council, with Twickenham Stadium the usual Twickenham reference point on the site plan.

Does Richmond upon Thames planning policy restrict a building regulations package?

Conservation areas and building control are separate questions. Seventy-two areas are designated in the borough - Richmond Green, Ham Common and Barnes Village among the better known. Designation does not change the building regulations - a loft conversion in a conservation area needs the same fire, structure and insulation approval as one outside it. What designation changes is the planning route: permitted development rights are cut back, so work that would otherwise have gone through prior approval needs a full householder application instead. The householder application fee in England is £548. The fee for a larger householder prior approval is £249.

Richmond upon Thames permitted development status: there is no borough-wide direction from Richmond Council, so a building regulations package at a SW13 address is normally still permitted development. We certify that with a £274 Lawful Development Certificate rather than leaving a Richmond upon Thames sale to argue it later.

The building fabric around Richmond upon Thames: Georgian in Richmond Green and Twickenham; Edwardian villas in Barnes and East Sheen; 1930s semi-detached in Whitton; riverside cottages along the Thames. Highest conservation area coverage in London; Royal Parks and Thames corridor add heritage layers; design quality heavily scrutinised. A building regulations package in Richmond upon Thames is scoped against that stock first, because it decides whether the scheme runs as permitted development, a £274 Lawful Development Certificate, or a full £548 application to Richmond Council.

Who decides a building regulations package on the edge of Richmond upon Thames?

• Hounslow — the Hounslow boundary runs against Richmond upon Thames, so a building regulations package a street from Richmond upon Thames is decided by Hounslow Council instead. Hounslow runs 30 conservation areas across W3 and its neighbours, which is why building regulations drawings priced for Richmond upon Thames are re-checked against Hounslow policy whenever the Richmond upon Thames address sits on that edge.
• Kingston upon Thames — the Kingston upon Thames boundary runs against Richmond upon Thames, so a building regulations package a street from Richmond upon Thames is decided by Kingston Council instead. Kingston upon Thames runs 22 conservation areas across KT1 and its neighbours, which is why building regulations drawings priced for Richmond upon Thames are re-checked against Kingston upon Thames policy whenever the Richmond upon Thames address sits on that edge.
• Wandsworth — adjoining Richmond upon Thames, with 45 conservation areas centred on SW8. A building regulations package on the far side of the Richmond upon Thames line is determined by Wandsworth Council, so the Richmond upon Thames quote for building regulations drawings is checked against Wandsworth guidance before it is issued.
• Hammersmith and Fulham — the Hammersmith and Fulham boundary runs against Richmond upon Thames, so a building regulations package a street from Richmond upon Thames is decided by Hammersmith & Fulham Council instead. Hammersmith and Fulham runs 45 conservation areas across W6 and its neighbours, which is why building regulations drawings priced for Richmond upon Thames are re-checked against Hammersmith and Fulham policy whenever the Richmond upon Thames address sits on that edge.

Sources for this Richmond upon Thames building regulations package page: borough policies maps and conservation-area registers (2025–26), Royal Mail postcode district boundaries, the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (England) Regulations, the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended, and the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.