Ward · London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames
Barnes Ward - Historic [BAR].
Barnes Ward - Historic [BAR] sees an approval rate of 80% across 301 substantive planning decisions, with a refusal rate of 20.0%.[1]
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Barnes Ward - Historic [BAR] · Richmond Upon Thames
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301
Applications 2020–22
Decided applications
80%
Approval rate
0pp above borough avg (80%)
20.0%
Refusal rate
16th highest of 34
8.7
Avg decision time
Wks · borough avg 9.2
Data from publicly available Richmond Upon Thames planning records and committee minutes, 2020–22.
Ward overview
Barnes Ward - Historic [BAR] recorded 301 substantive planning decisions over 2020–22, approving 80% of them — 0 percentage points above the Richmond Upon Thames borough average of 80%. Its refusal rate of 20.0% is 16th highest of 34.
Application and refusal breakdown— subscriber data
Residential extension / alteration
New residential
Change of use
Commercial development
Recent planning decisions— subscriber data
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.
Who decides here
At a glance[1]
WardBarnes Ward - Historic [BAR]
CouncilRichmond Upon Thames
Applications301 (2020–22)
Approval rate80%
Refusal rate20.0%
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]Ward approval and refusal rates, application counts and decision-time figures — London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames planning register and published decision notices, 2020–22. · methodology
- [2]Conservation areas, Article 4 directions and heritage designations — the borough’s adopted Local Plan and conservation-area appraisals.
- [3]Committee interventions and councillor records — public planning committee minutes and published decision notices.
- [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.