Planning Permission in Hampton | Fixed-Fee Plans

No Article 4 Direction covers Richmond upon Thames, which keeps the Hampton permitted-development route open on unlisted houses. You cannot design for Hampton without accounting for the fact that it is Georgian and Edwardian villages. Where a Hampton property sits inside Richmond Green or Kew Green — two of Richmond upon Thames's 72 designations — permitted development narrows and a full Richmond Council submission is usually quicker. It is confirmed against London Borough of Richmond upon Thames mapping for the Hampton plot.

Before drawing anything for Hampton, we check Article 4 directions against the TW12 boundary. A Hampton survey establishes the georgian villas dimensions that decide the scheme — original rear wall, floor levels, and ridge height against Hampton Court Palace. The borough policy layer over every TW12 address is set out on Richmond upon Thames planning. The Hampton survey then carries into house extension drawings in Hampton if the project runs on to construction.

One to two weeks at London Borough of Richmond upon Thames before a Hampton case reaches an officer. A surveyor visits the Hampton address first; the drawings follow the measurements, never the other way round.

Statutory periods: 8 weeks from validation for a householder application, 13 weeks for a major scheme, 6 weeks for prior approval with a 21 days neighbour consultation, and 5 weeks for a full plans building control submission. A party structure notice requires one month notice and two months where excavation is involved.

Once Richmond Council registers the Hampton case, the officer site visit usually follows within a fortnight. Nothing leaves for a Hampton address until it matches the local validation checklist.

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames weighs material objections only — a Hampton neighbour disliking the design is not one. We measure the TW12 property room by room, including ceiling heights and floor falls.

The party wall step is not optional on shared Hampton walls, and serving late is what stalls sites. Once consent is granted, architectural drawings follows for the TW12 property.

Hampton is characterised by georgian villas, edwardian terraces, 1930s semi-detached, concentrated across TW12 in the Hampton / Hampton Hill area. On Hampton streets the georgian villas sets the structural sequence — what can be opened up, where the load goes, how deep you can build. On the ground in Hampton, applications on Georgian stock here almost always need a heritage statement alongside the drawings. On a Hampton terrace it governs the rear opening width. Because the Hampton streetscape near Hampton Court Palace is consistent, departures in ridge height read immediately in an officer report.

No borough-specific basement policy applies in Richmond upon Thames, so subterranean work at a Hampton address is judged on amenity, drainage and structural grounds. We do not re-measure a TW12 property for each stage of the job.

What the Hampton drawing pack contains

Everything a Hampton submission needs is in the list below.

• site location plan for the Hampton property
• block plan
• existing and proposed floor plans
• existing and proposed elevations
• Design & Access Statement

Local landmarks that shape a Hampton application

• Hampton Hill — front-to-back level changes that drive the Hampton Hill section drawings.
• Bushy Park — roof profiles that set the ridge datum Richmond Council measures a Bushy Park dormer against.
• Carlisle Park — shared flank walls, so Carlisle Park party structure notices go out before work starts.
• Hampton Court Palace — height and massing nearby are argued against this frontage.
• Hampton School — it anchors the Hampton streetscape argument in an officer report.
• Lady Eleanor Holles School — nearby georgian villas takes its scale from this frontage.
• Richmond Bridge — schemes in view of it attract closer officer scrutiny.
• Hampton Cemetery — a Hampton roof extension is judged against the datum it sets.

Getting to a Hampton survey

Surveyors travel to TW12 addresses from the studio; the nearest stations are London Waterloo station, Hampton, Fulwell, Hampton Court. Appointments are booked in Hampton on weekdays and Saturdays, and the measured survey of a standard georgian villas takes two to three hours.

Where Hampton sits

on Ordnance Survey grid reference TQ135705, with the River Thames shaping drainage and flood-risk questions on lower-lying TW12 plots. That is the reference the Hampton site plan is drawn over. Source.

Practical detail for a Hampton submission: transport for Hampton runs through London Waterloo station and Hampton and Fulwell and Hampton Court; post town for the area is HAMPTON; dialling code 020. Site plans are drawn to the address as Richmond Council holds it.

Hampton postcode coverage

Hampton work spans TW12 (Hampton / Hampton Hill), which Hampton holds on its own — the designations change with the district line.

Streets and stations in Hampton

Work in Hampton clusters around Hampton Hill, Bushy Park and Carlisle Park. most Hampton sites are within walking distance of London Waterloo station or Hampton or Fulwell.

Areas we cover around Hampton

Besides Hampton: Teddington (TW11), Whitton (TW2), Ham (TW10), Mortlake (SW14), Chiswick (W4), Brentford (TW8), plus Kingston upon Thames across the border.

What changes a Hampton fee is the property: georgian villas construction, shared walls on TW12, and whether heritage input is needed.

Statutory application fees are set by regulation, not by the council: £548 householder, £610 for a new dwelling, £274 for a lawful development certificate, £249 for prior approval.

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames collects the statutory fee when the Hampton application is submitted. London planning approval-rate dataset · Richmond upon Thames planning · our London planning permission service · planning permission in Teddington.

MCIAT chartered technologists handle every TW12 submission we make. Not every Hampton scheme is clear-cut. Where Richmond Green or the Hampton Court Palace setting is in play, Richmond Council pre-application advice comes before the TW12 submission.

Drawings are produced by chartered members of the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (MCIAT), the professional body for technical design and building-regulations competence. First-time approval across our London caseload is 98%. Statutory fees shown are those in force in England in 2026 under the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) Regulations. Confirm your local authority at gov.uk and submission requirements on the Planning Portal. Studio: 71–75 Shelton Street, London WC2H 9JQ.

One visit to the TW12 property is all we need to quote properly. This Hampton page was reviewed in August 2026.