RICHMOND AND RICHMOND HILL

Draft Supplementary Planning Document I October 2015

Contents

1. Introduction 4 2. Planning Policy and Wider Context 6 3. Spatial Context 9 4. Vision for Richmond 14 5. Objectives 14 6. Character Area Assessments 15 ■■ Conservation Area 1: Foot Road 16 ■■ Character Area 2: The Pagoda Triangle 18 ■■ Character Area 3: North of Road 20 ■■ Character Area 4: South of Mortlake Road 22 ■■ Conservation Area 5: Sheendale Road 24 ■■ Character Area 6: Old Gas Works 26 ■■ Character Area 7: Between Upper and Lower Richmond Road 28 ■■ Character Area 8: Kings Farm Avenue and surrounds 32 ■■ Character Area 9: Queen’s Road Estate 36 ■■ Character Area 10: Queen’s Road (west side) 38 ■■ Conservation Area 11: St Matthias 40 ■■ Conservation Area 12 Richmond Hill 44 ■■ Conservation Area 13: Richmond Riverside 48 ■■ Conservation Area 14: 52 ■■ Conservation Area 15: Central Richmond 56 ■■ Conservation Area 16: Sheen Road 60 ■■ Character Area 17: Gardens 62 ■■ Conservation Area 18: Old Deer Park 64 7. Features and Materials 68 8. Guidance for Development Sites 76 9. Shop Front Guidance 78 10. Forecourt Parking 86

Appendix 1: Relevant Policies and Guidance 88 1. Introduction

The purpose of this Village Planning Guidance Supplementary Planning The Borough of Richmond Document (SPD) is primarily to establish upon Thames has been divided into a vision and planning policy aims for, a series of smaller village areas. and assist in defining, maintaining and Each village is distinctive in terms of enhancing the character of, Richmond, the community, facilities and local character – as are many sub areas and to provide guidance in this regard. The within the villages. SPD forms part of the wider Village Plan. The villages of the London Borough By identifying key features of the village, Richmond upon Thames are the SPD clarifies the most important attractive with many listed buildings aspects and features that contribute to and conservation areas, the local local character to guide those seeking character of each being unique, to make changes to their properties or recognisable and important to the to develop new properties in the area, as community and to the aesthetic of well as being a material consideration in the borough as a whole. determining planning applications.

The core of this SPD is a series of character area assessments for the component areas of Richmond. These character areas have been identified through the similarity of key features that are deemed to define their individual local character. The assessments establish dominant features and materials as well as an overall description of the street pattern and housing types.

4 The boundary for the SPD is based on: Wider Context (Village Plans) ■■ a review of how each area’s design Village Plans have been developed for each characteristics can best be grouped; of Richmond’s 14 villages. Each Village Plan ■■ taking account of physical and describes a vision for the village area and administrative boundaries, including identifies what the Council will do and conservation area boundaries to avoid what local people can do to achieve the these being split between village areas; vision together. It sets out the key issues and and priorities and provides background ■■ how local communities viewed their local information on the village area. The Village areas when asked through the Council’s Plans are maintained on the Council’s 2010 ‘All-In-One’ survey and subsequent website and are updated as works are consultations. progressed. They cover a wide range of topics, including matters not within the This SPD has been produced by the Council remit of the SPD. working closely with the community. This has ensured that local residents, businesses This Village Planning Guidance SPD forms and stakeholders have been genuinely part of the Village Plan by providing a involved in defining the important features formal planning policy document which – as well as the opportunities and threats – can be used to guide new development that define their local area. that has responded to resident’s desire to The community was initially involved have greater control and influence over through: planning and development decisions in their local area. The involvement of the local ■■ ‘Drop in sessions’ held at Richmond community in the production of the SPD Adult Community College on the 6th has been essential in ensuring it is a genuine June 2015 and St Matthias Church on the reflection of residents’ priorities. 13th June 2015 ■■ Resident walkabouts held in the morning and afternoon on both the 7th June 2015 and 14th June 2015 ■■ Online questionnaire consultation (running from 15th May to 29th June 2015)

5 2. Planning Policy and Wider Context

2.1 Planning Policy Framework Development Plan Documents. The Some larger sites in Richmond have boroughs must define the boundaries been identified through consultations National Planning Policy by taking into account proximity to the undertaken by the Council. Where The National Planning Policy Framework Thames, contiguous areas with clear appropriate sites in Richmond have been (NPPF) set out the Government’s visual links between areas and buildings assessed in Chapter 8 of this document planning policies for and how and the river and specific geographical to establish design objectives should they these are expected to be applied. The features, areas and buildings which relate come forward for development. NPPF is a key part of the Government’s or link to the Thames. The Up-to-date information on the Council’s reforms to make the planning system section through Richmond is designated Local Plan can be viewed at http:// less complex and more accessible. The in the Thames Policy Area in the London www.richmond. gov.uk/home/services/ NPPF provides the context for local Plan. planning/planning_ policy/local_plan.htm. planning authorities and decision takers, Local Planning Policy both when drawing up plans and making 2.2 Key Planning Policies decisions about planning applications. The London Borough of Richmond upon It must be taken into account in the Thames current statutory planning policy SPDs cannot create new policies but preparation of local and neighbourhood framework is set out in adopted Plans expand on policies set out in higher plans, and is a material consideration in including the Core Strategy, adopted plans, notably the Core Strategy (CS) planning decisions. in April 2009, and the Development and the Development Management Management Plan, adopted in November Plan (DMP). This SPD relates to a Regional Planning Policy 2011. There is an online proposals considerable number of higher policies, notably: At a regional level, the London Plan FALP map and a range of guidance provided (adopted in 2015) is the overall strategic through Supplementary Planning DMP Policy DM DC 1 Design Quality plan for London setting out an integrated Documents (SPDs) and Supplementary economic, environmental, transport and Planning Guidance (SPG) for the area. New development must be of a high social framework for the development of This SPD will form part of the planning architectural and urban design quality London over the next 20-25 years. This policy framework upon adoption and based on sustainable design principles. document has been adopted to ensure should be read in conjunction with the Development must be inclusive, respect that a longer-term view of London’s Council’s suite of planning policy and local character including the nature of development is taken when producing guidance as applicable. There is also a a particular road, and connect with, and local plans, making planning decisions range of evidence base studies that the contribute positively, to its surroundings and investing in infrastructure. Policy Council has undertaken which help to based on a thorough understanding of 7.29 in the London Plan refers to the guide policy making. the site and its context. Thames Policy Area stating that relevant The Council is currently moving forward In assessing the design quality of a boroughs, including Richmond, must on allocating larger development sites as proposal the Council will have regard to designate a Thames Policy Area in their part of its Local Plan-making processes. the following:

6 ■■ compatibility with local character and orientation, and sustainable DMP Policy DM HD 1 Conservation Areas – environment both in terms of the loss of including relationship to existing construction. designation, protection and enhancement individual front gardens and in damaging townscape the unity and character of groups of CS Policy CP8: Town and Local Centres Buildings or parts of buildings, street houses and the streetscape in general. ■■ frontages, scale, height, massing, furniture, trees and other features which Retail and town centre uses will be proportions and form make a positive contribution to the Policy DM OS 11 Thames Policy Area ■■ sustainable development and adaptability, supported providing that it is appropriate character, appearance or significance of the subject to aesthetic considerations to the role in the hierarchy of the centres, area should be retained. The special character of the Thames Policy and respects the character, environment and Area (TPA), as identified on the Proposals ■■ layout and access historical interest of the area. DMP Policy DM HD 2 Conservation of Listed Map, will be protected and enhanced ■■ space between buildings and relationship Buildings and Scheduled Ancient Monuments by ensuring development establishes a CS Policy CP11 River Thames Corridor to the public realm relationship with the river and takes full Preservation of Listed Buildings of special ■■ detailing and materials advantage of its location. The natural and built environment and architectural or historic interest and the unique historic landscape of the River Whilst all adopted policies are applicable, Ancient Monuments and seek to ensure Policy DM DC 7 Shop fronts and shop signs those of particular relevance are: Thames corridor within the Borough will be that they are kept in a good state of repair. protected and enhanced. The Council will resist the removal of shop CS Policy CP7: Maintaining and Improving the DMP Policy DM HD 3 Buildings of Townscape fronts of architectural or historic interest. Local Environment CS Policy CP13 Opportunities for All Merit The Council will expect proposals for The Council will work with all relevant new shop fronts or alterations to existing All new development should recognise Preservation and enhancement of Buildings shop fronts to demonstrate a high quality distinctive local character and contribute to agencies to reduce disadvantage, particularly of Townscape Merit. The Council will use in the most deprived areas of the Borough of design, which complements the original creating places of a high architectural and its powers where possible to protect their design, proportions, materials and detailing urban design quality that are well used and and for disadvantaged individuals, and significance, character and setting. ensure that a range of opportunities of the shop front, surrounding streetscene valued. Proposals will have to illustrate that and the building of which it forms part. they: are provided that can be accessed by all DMP Policy DM TP 9 Forecourt Parking residents. The parking of vehicles in existing front A wider list of relevant policies can be (i) are based on an analysis and found in Appendix 1. understanding of the Borough’s DMP Policy DM OS 4 Historic Parks, Gardens gardens will be discouraged, especially development patterns, features and and Landscapes where: views, public transport accessibility Parks and gardens as well as landscapes ■■ this would result in the removal of and maintaining appropriate levels of of special historic interest included in the architectural features such as walls, gates amenity; Register compiled by English Heritage and and paving, or of existing trees and other (ii) connect positively with their other historic parks, gardens and landscapes vegetation; surroundings to create safe and inclusive will be protected and enhanced. ■■ where such parking would detract places through the use of good design from the streetscape or setting of the principles including layout, form, property; or scale, materials, natural surveillance ■■ it has an impact on the surrounding

7 2.3 Planning Policy Aims ■■ Protect and enhance existing open ■■ Ensure that street trees are retained and areas, encouraging appropriate local that forecourt parking does not destroy This SPD reinforces the existing planning events and sports facilities and secure historic fences, gates and railings. policy aims which have been established for improvements to the Old Deer Park. Richmond Village which seek to achieve the ■■ Implement environmental improvement following: ■■ Enhance and improve the public realm schemes such as at the Old Deer Park at Richmond Riverside and Richmond Car Park, and Richmond Gate. ■ Improve the range of shops, services and ■ Promenade. leisure activities in central Richmond ■■ Ensure that new shop fronts, and shops in local centres at Friars Stile ■■ Protect and preserve the views from advertisements and street furniture Road, Sheen Road, Lower Richmond Richmond Hill and , visually contribute to the street scene Road, Kew Road and Lower Mortlake maintaining the skyline and ridgeline, and reinforce the historic character. Road, particularly independent shops to and ensuring St Matthias remains the ■ Ensure the redevelopment of the Friars enhance character and choice. dominant feature. ■ Lane car park site and land to the rear ■■ Create a high quality public realm to ■■ Protect and preserve trees throughout of King Street enhance the Conservation make central Richmond and the local Richmond with special attention to Area. centres more attractive and to support those in the town’s open spaces and ■ In the longer term seek the the commercial function. along the River Thames. ■ redevelopment of Richmond Station to ■■ Ensure that any expansion and ■■ Ensure local character, historic buildings, provide improved interchange facilities management of entertainment and architectural features and archeology and provide for new uses above the leisure facilities is sensitive to the are retained and enhanced and that tracks. amenity of people who live in the centre there is not inappropriate replacement and the wider functioning of the area. of historic features such as windows and doors; allow reversion of offices in ■ Improve cultural and community uses ■ historic buildings around The Green to in the centre including bringing the residential use. reference and lending libraries together and enhancing Richmond Museum. ■■ Ensure new development is appropriate in terms of height, scale and massing ■ Ensure there is sufficient short term car ■ and use of architectural features and parking to enable Richmond to remain traditional materials and includes economically buoyant. sufficient car parking.

8 3. Spatial Context

This section covers transport, green spaces, Facilities in Richmond Connectivity and accessibility Green Infrastructure shops and services which are an essential ■ Shopping and retail options in central ■ Two mainline railway services at Richmond benefits from a number of part of the village’s character. These are ■ ■ Richmond and along Sheen Road, Friars Richmond Station (which also includes significant green spaces and recreation detailed below and, together with its Stile Road Lower Mortlake Road and underground and overground services) opportunities including: historic assets, are mapped on the following Kew Road. and Station. pages. ■■ Old Deer Park, Terrace Gardens and ■■ The area supports a variety of sports ■■ Major road infrastructure runs through Richmond Green, which hosts the annual facilities including 3 rugby clubs, the area, the A316 running down Richmond May Fair, are key spaces. Richmond Cricket Club, Richmond Lawn towards Bridge and the ■ Richmond Park, Common Tennis Club, an athletics ground and ■ A307 running down from . and Petersham Common are located Royal Mid Golf Club. ■■ Bus stops along the A305, A307 and adjacent to the Village Plan area. ■■ A wide variety of leisure options are A316 provide high levels of access to ■ Located to the east of North Sheen available including the Richmond and ■ a range of locations both within and station is a significant allotment garden Orange Tree Theatres, 3 cinemas and the outside of the borough. behind Holy Trinity Church of England Richmond Riverside walk. ■■ A number of walking and cycling routes. Primary School. ■■ The area includes 4 primary schools, 1 ■ and Trumpeters House are secondary school, several independent ■ set in an area of Metropolitan Open schools, 2 colleges and Richmond Land running along the edge of the River University. Thames. ■■ 9 churches are located in the area ■ A number of attractive green spaces can including St Matthias’, Holy Trinity, St ■ be found along the banks of the Thames. Mary Magdalene and St Thomas Aquinas churches. ■■ Allotments off Queen’s Road and Old Palace Lane. ■■ 5 GP’s and 6 dental surgeries (NHS).

9 Connectivity and Accessibility in Richmond

10 Facilities in Richmond

11 Green Infrastructure in Richmond

12 Historic Assets in Richmond

Legend Village Boundary

Conservation Area

Building Of Townscape Merit Listed Buildings © Crown copyright and database rights 2014 Ordnance Survey 100019441

Note that Archaeological Priority Areas are recorded in the Development Management Plan.

Please note that these designations are correct at the time of adoption of the SPD. For the most up to date information please see the Council’s website. 13 4. Vision for Richmond 5. Objectives

The vision for Richmond is to retain and enhance its The Richmond and Richmond Hill Village Planning unique character and create a cultural centre in and Guidance SPD has been developed to meet the following around the Old Town Hall and Riverside. objectives, which correspond to those in the Council’s Design Quality SPD. Richmond’s character derives from the Park, the and Identify local character – to identify Design Review – to provide a framework the location on the River Thames, its numerous public houses and restaurants. local character and historic assets for for the Council to use in reviewing the historic built environment and landscape. There are also local shopping centres at enhancement or protection. effectiveness of planning and other public Historically it was a residence of the Sheen Road, Friars Stile Road, Kew Road realm decisions. English monarchy, and a popular riverside and Lower Mortlake Road. Promote high standards of design - resort and place of entertainment. It was through high quality illustrative material and Local Policy Context - to identify those only in 1847 when the railway arrived The aim is that Richmond will continue to simple guidance and advice to local residents statutory policies (Core Strategy and that Richmond became within commuting be a thriving major centre with convenience and businesses. Development Management Plan) which are distance of central London and substantial and specialist shops, employment, leisure essential to addressing local issues. Development Management – to housing development took place. and tourism, cultural and social facilities. The local centres will provide for the day set design guidelines for householders, The Richmond village area includes the main to day needs of residents with an increase developers and the Council (in relation commercial centre and historic Green, the in specialist shops to attract visitors. The to public realm) to encourage high quality open spaces along the riverside including growth of the evening economy will be development and, if possible, avoid the need the Quinlan Terry Riverside development, carefully managed to ensure the amenity of to refuse development proposals. Richmond Promenade and the Old Deer residents is maintained and the possibility of Park and the residential areas on Richmond gaining Purple Flag status will be explored. Implementation of schemes – to Hill, the area to the east along the Lower The character outside the centre although provide advice for householders and Richmond Road and Upper Richmond Road. largely residential has a number of offices businesses that will help them achieve and other facilities, which will be retained. repairs and modernisation which respects Central Richmond is the major shopping local character and where possible restore centre in the borough comprising a range of The many historic buildings in the area and original details which have been lost during good multiple and smaller specialised shops attractive streets, open areas and riverside earlier modifications. within a high quality environment. It also has will continue to be protected, enhanced and a wide range of leisure and entertainment enjoyed by local people and visitors. facilities such as the theatres, Pools on

14 6. Character Area Assessments

The identification of local character is one of the primary objectives of the SPD. The character area assessments sub-divide the village into a smaller set of sub areas, some of which are further sub-divided. Each area has been defined by grouping properties where a large proportion have similar characteristics, features and materials. These have been identified and recorded. 3 18 17 A number of the areas included within this 2 6 Section are adopted Conservation Areas. Character Area 1: North West Barnes 1 7 More information regarding Conservation Conservation Area 1: Kew Foot Road 5 Areas can be viewed at http://www.richmond. 4 gov.uk/home/services/planning/conservation_ Character Area 2: The Pagoda Triangle Character Area 3: North of Mortlake 8 areas.htm Road 15 Character Area 4: South of Mortlake 16 Some areas are the subject of what is known Road as an Article 4 direction. These remove Conservation Area 5: Sheendale 14 certain Permitted Development Rights from Road Character Area 6: Old Gas Works properties. This means that if you want to Character Area 7: Between Upper and 13 10 extend or alter your home in a way that Lower Richmond Road Character Area 8: Kings Farm Avenue and would normally be allowed under permitted 11 development you will need to apply for surrounds planning permission to do so. The fact that Character Area 9: Queen’s Road Estate Character Area 10: Queen’s Road (west 9 permitted development rights have been side) removed does not automatically mean that Conservation Area 11: St Matthias planning permission will not be granted, Conservation Area 12 Richmond Hill but careful consideration will be given as Conservation Area 13: Richmond 12 Riverside to the effect that the proposal will have on Conservation Area 14: Richmond Green the character and appearance of the local Conservation Area 15: Central Richmond area. Information on Article 4 Directions can Conservation Area 16: Sheen Road be viewed at http://www.richmond.gov.uk/ Character Area 17: Old Deer Park Gardens home/services/planning/conservation_areas/ Conservation Area 18: Old Deer Park article_4_directions.htm

Character Area Plan © Crown copyright and database rights 2014 Ordnance Survey 100019441

15 Conservation Area 1: Kew Foot Road

This section provides a summary of the main characteristics of the Conservation Area. More detailed information can be viewed using the link provided below.

Character Summary Evelyn Terrace is a continuation of Kew Foot Road and semi-detached townhouses and tiny Victorian facing Old Deer Park, lined by terraces of mixed artisans’ cottages, Kew Foot Roads eighteenth Kew Foot Road Conservation Area (36) lies just to stock brick, flat-fronted two-storey houses. Jocelyn century Royal Hospital, Art Deco frontage of Cafe the north of Richmond centre, contained by Old Road consists of larger semi-detached Victorian Matthiae. Deer Park to the west, Twickenham Road to the bay-windowed mixed stock brick semi-detached south and Kew Road to the east. It adjoins Central houses with gauged red headers. The various Threats from development Richmond (17), Old Deer Park (57) and Kew Road houses in the road are a mix of two-, three- and (55) Conservation Areas. ■■ Loss of traditional architectural features and four-storey buildings. materials. The area is densely populated with a mix of houses Kew Foot Road Rosedale Road consists of two-storey dwellings, ■■ Loss of front boundary treatments and front including those that have been sub-divided and which open directly on to the street. They are gardens. rows of small terraced houses between the grander flat fronted, of mixed stock brick with timber sash ■■ Lack of coordination and poor quality of street buildings. Kew Foot Road is a historic route windows with some maintaining architectural furniture and pavements. between Richmond and the old ferry crossing at features and others suffering as a result in changes Kew, running alongside the Medieval Old Deer Park ■■ Traffic domination. of form and tenure. Shaftesbury Road includes of Sheen Palace. ■■ Loss of original or quality shop fronts. attractive early-Victorian two-storey mixed stock There is an interesting mix in the style and scale brick buildings, linked as a terrace in pairs by single Opportunities storey side porches. of houses in this area. The east side of this road ■■ Preservation, enhancement and reinstatement is lined by varied groups of brick built terraced Michel’s Row includes a row of terraced cottages of architectural quality and unity. houses and cottages of mostly two- and some designated as Buildings of Townscape Merit. They three-storeys with small front gardens and a mix ■■ Improvement of highways conditions and cycling are an important landmark, visible from the main of boundaries. Generally simpler smaller and and pedestrian convenience, and rationalisation road, from which they are offset at an angle, with more tightly packed two-storey terraced cottages of existing signage and street furniture. shrubbery and lawns to the front enhancing their characterise the south, with larger more decorated ■■ Retain and improve the quality of shop fronts Evelyn Terrace setting. and increasingly semi-detached or detached houses and advertisement. towards the north. Lower Mortlake Road includes some interesting Conservation Area Statement: http://www. Tudorbethan style houses, No’s. 5 and 7 and Kew Road is the centre of activity within the richmond.gov.uk/home/services/planning/ cottages No’s. 9,11 and 13 are designated as Conservation Area. Here this busy road is enclosed conservation_areas/conservation_area_statements. Buildings of Townscape Merit. by predominantly brick built three-storey terraced htm buildings lining the back edge of the footway. Street Dominant materials and features trees and wide pavements and the lively mix of shops and cafes create a somewhat continental Characteristic materials and features include: atmosphere. To the south there is a more tightly Historic roads, routes and alleyways complimented packed group of small scale two-storey terraced by a well-defined urban grain, Victorian housing houses along Lower Mortlake Road and Blue with a variety size and style on Kew Foot Road, Anchor Alley. mixture of grand Georgian terraces, large detached

Michel’s Row

16 Conservation Area 1: Kew Foot Road

17 Character Area 2: The Pagoda Triangle

Character Summary Dominant materials and features This character area is a triangle of streets: Characteristic materials and features include: Red Beaumont Avenue, Selwyn Avenue and Pagoda brick with stucco dressings and applied timbering, Avenue. The latter connects Lower Mortlake Road open timberwork balconies and porches, dwarf to Kew Road. The area has a consistent character front gardens walls, timber sashes and doors, clay derived from its decorative terrace houses tiles, slates, chimneys, bay windows, planted front which are two-storeys with subtle variations in gardens. architectural style across the area. Threats from development The area was formerly the site of a small country ■■ Off-road parking in front gardens which results house called Pagoda House, which was demolished in poorly defined boundaries and detracts from to allow for the residential development of the area the leafy character. in the 1890s. ■■ Overpainting of brick facades. This detracts from The terraces are predominantly of red brick with the visual character of the area and can also stucco dressings. The houses also generally have trap moisture within the wall. projecting rectangular bays topped by gables, sometimes incorporating applied timbering. Most Opportunities have decorative terracotta panels under the first- ■■ Upgrading the public realm – more appropriate floor windows, nearly all of which have been paving and street furniture would enhance the overpainted in white; whilst this is not original, this character of the historic streets. Parts of Pagoda creates a consistent appearance. Avenue (north end) have been improved with The houses at the north end of Pagoda Avenue York stone paving, which could be expanded are larger and they relate in scale to those on Kew across the whole area. Road. All three streets benefit from irregularly spaced street trees, with a high proportion of silver birch. Pagoda Avenue The houses have front gardens with dwarf walls and gate piers. Some front gardens have been converted to parking spaces, which detracts from the leafy character of the area.

Selwyn Avenue Beaumont Terrace

18 Character Area 2: The Pagoda Triangle

19 Character Area 3: North of Lower Mortlake Road

Character Summary The commercial buildings on Lower Mortlake Finucane Court Road maintain the modest heights of the area at This area is bounded by Lower Mortlake Road This sub-area comprises the housing estate two-storeys. They include a large c. 1930s factory to the south and by the Kew Road (55) and Kew Finucane Court, named after Second World War building now in office use, which retains its steel Gardens Conservation Areas (63) to the north. flying ace ‘Paddy’ Finucane (1920-42), who grew up Crittall-type windows. nearby in Castlegate. The four blocks of flats have Castlegate and St Paul’s Road In the centre of the area is Windham Nursery a lush parkland setting with minimal car-parking The character of the area is varied. Castlegate and School, occupying mid-twentieth century Neo- and incorporating mature trees that survive from St Paul’s Road comprise a formal yet picturesque Georgian buildings with modern additions. It is the site’s use as a recreation ground (see 1896 composition of early twentieth century terrace set in playing fields that provide an open aspect Ordnance Survey). Each block is in stock brick, with housing, with street trees of silver birch. The to much of Windham Road, which is otherwise symmetrical façades facing south that incorporate steeply pitched clay tiled roofs are interrupted by characterised by mid-twentieth century semi- small curved balconies; the access galleries are on gables at intervals. Houses are eclectically treated detached houses. These are in brown brick with the plainer north side. A low dwarf wall encloses with materials and features inspired by the Tudor the site, allowing appreciation of the greenery from vernacular forms including gables and prominent Castlegate Revival (applied timbering) and Arts and Crafts chimneys on clay tiled roofs. The same materials beyond the estate. movements (overhanging eaves with wrought iron are carried through into Braddon Road, with more brackets, roughcast render walls incorporating simply detailed terrace houses. Dominant materials and features decorative brickwork). Characteristic materials and features include: Stock In the north of the area is Topiary Square, a close brick, timber cladding, steel railings. Gently curving Stanmore Gardens has a varied of twentieth century housing arranged in three character derived from its interwar and later terraces and incorporating car-parking around an Threats detached and semi-detached houses, some plainly island of trees. The houses have rendered ground ■■ Alterations to front gardens for parking which finished in red brick and others with bay windows floors with red brick above and features loosely results in poorly defined boundaries and and hung tiles. Despite the spacious width of based on traditional housing including pedimented detracts from the leafy character. the street, some features detract, particularly the doorcases and railings to first-floor windows. tarmac pavements and the conversion of some ■■ Replacement of historic windows and doors front gardens to provide car parking. Other front Gainsborough Road (west side) has stuccoed with those of modern materials (uPVC) or gardens retain their leafy character. terraces with arched doorways in a plain, well- designs that do not follow the original glazing proportioned style inspired by Hampstead Garden pattern and opening style. Raleigh Road Raleigh Road retains modest but attractive Victorian Suburb. However, many of the windows have been terrace houses. These are in either red brick or replaced, detracting from the coherence of the Opportunities render, with stucco dressings. However some terraces. ■■ Upgrading the public realm - more appropriate of the brick houses have been overpainted. The paving and street furniture would enhance the character is derived from the repetition of canted Dominant materials and features character of the historic streets. Stanmore bay windows and arched doorways. There has been Characteristic materials and features include: Red Gardens, in particular, has large expanses of some replacement of sash windows with thicker brick, render, roughcast render walls with inset tarmac paving which could be replaced by a uPVC windows. Front gardens have dwarf walls decorative brick, timber sash windows, chimneys, higher quality material. with piers. roof slates, clay tiles, low/dwarf walls and street trees.

Stanmore Gardens

20 Character Area 3: North of Lower Mortlake Road

21 Character Area 4: South of Lower Mortlake Road

Character Summary original windows have been replaced with thick Threats from development uPVC windows. This character area is bounded on the north by the ■■ Overpainting of brick facades. This detracts from busy A316 (Lower Mortlake Road) and on the south Fronting Lower Mortlake Road is a series of office the visual character of the area and can also by the Waterloo to Richmond railway line and is buildings and a hotel. These buildings, some dating trap moisture within the wall. to an extent isolated as a result. It is a mixed area, from c. 2000, are larger in scale than the housing of ■■ Replacement of historic windows and doors including modest Victorian and Edwardian terraces, the area, yet they employ some traditional materials with those of modern materials (uPVC) or alongside larger-scale twentieth century housing and including brick and timber cladding. At the corner designs that do not follow the original glazing industrial and commercial buildings. with Victorian Villas is an attractive 1930s pub, The pattern and opening style. Crown, built in the Neo-Georgian style and made Salisbury and Duncan Roads have a similar and picturesque by a steeply pitched tiled roof. It is Opportunities consistent character derived from their terraces, typical of the work of the Truman Brewery architect built c. 1900, with canted bays creating a visual ■■ Upgrading the public realm – more appropriate A. E. Sewell. rhythm. They are in red brick with stucco paving and street furniture would enhance the character of the historic streets. The street mouldings, including simple yet elegant arched To the east of Sheendale Road (see Sheendale West Sheen Vale hoods over the doorways. However, on Duncan trees on St George’s Road impede on the width Road Conservation Area), the nineteenth century of the footway, which could be redesigned. Road many of the brick façades have been housing has been replaced, with the exception of overpainted. Trees could be introduced near the boundaries Trinity Cottages, Trinity Road and St George’s Road. with the railway for visual and acoustic These terraces of two-storey former workers’ Cedar Terrace is a one-sided street of former screening. cottages are in stock brick, though some have been workers’ cottages, now facing the garden fences overpainted. They have paired doorways and sash opposite. The late-nineteenth century terrace is in windows. On St George’s Terrace, there is some stock brick with red brick dressings to the paired variety in the design of front garden walls, including arched doorways, which lend a distinctive rhythm. some with timber fences, which may have been The modest simplicity of the houses is echoed by the original treatment. These modest terraces are the low parapet walls to the front gardens (four ringed by a variety of office buildings and industrial courses of brickwork), which may originally have sheds along Bardolph Road and Victorian Villas. supported timber fences, though many have been The post-War estate comprising Longs Court and raised up and had piers added. The Towers (eleven-storeys) includes brick in the Duncan Road The south part of Cedar Terrace and Tersha Street cladding materials but their planning disrupts the consist of twentieth century houses and flats, otherwise legible street grid. irregularly planned around courtyards incorporating car parking. Materials and features are based on Dominant materials and features traditional housing, including the use of stock brick Characteristic materials and features include: Stock with red brick dressings, sash windows and hoods brick with red brick dressings, or entirely red brick, over doors. low front garden walls, timber sashes and doors, clay tiles, slates, chimneys, bay windows, planted West Sheen Vale is a cul-de-sac of mid twentieth front gardens and stucco decoration. century housing. It is a formal composition of detached two-storey apartment buildings in brown brick with vernacular features such as hipped tiled roofs and prominent clay chimneys. However, the

Trinity Road

22 Character Area 4: South of Lower Mortlake Road

23 Conservation Area 5: Sheendale Road

This section provides a summary of the main characteristics of the Conservation Area. More detailed information can be viewed using the link provided below.

Character Summary Opportunities Sheendale Road Conservation Area (50) lies east of ■■ Preservation, enhancement and reinstatement Richmond Centre, between Lower Mortlake Road of architectural quality and unity. to the north and the railway line to the south. ■■ Retain and enhance front boundary treatments and discourage increase in the amount of hard The Conservation Area is a small and distinctive surfacing in front gardens. development of attractive and largely unspoilt semi- detached miniature villas. This group of houses line ■■ Coordination of colour and design and Sheendale Road and include a contemporary group improvement in quality of street furniture and of similar villas on Crown Terrace, since isolated pavements. from the main group by later twentieth century Conservation Area Statement: http://www. developments. There is a clear vista south along richmond.gov.uk/home/services/planning/ the road enclosed by a building line set behind well conservation_areas/conservation_area_statements. planted front gardens and low front boundary walls. htm Dominant materials and features ■■ Mid-nineteenth century semi-detached cottages linked by single storey porches. ■■ Tightly packed paired villas with consistent scale and character, two storey dwellings with simple yellow stock brick or rendered facades.

Threats from development Sheendale Road ■■ Loss of traditional architectural features and materials. ■■ Loss of front boundary treatments and front gardens. ■■ Lack of coordination and poor quality of street furniture and pavements.

Crown Terrace Sheendale Road

24 Conservation Area 5: Sheendale Road

25 Character Area 6: Old Gas Works

Character Summary Threats from development

This character area occupies the angle of two busy ■■ Lack of definition and coherence in street through routes: Lower Richmond Road and Manor frontages due to loss of terraces and Road. There is no coherent frontage to either road proliferation of small industrial yards and car and the whole area has an irregular, adhoc character parks. due to its industrial past. Opportunities The north western part of the area was once ■■ As former industrial/commercial sites come covered by a gas works but today this is confined forward for redevelopment, there is an to the land nearest the roundabout and is low and opportunity to re-plan and upgrade the public subtle, except for the tall mesh fencing along the realm. main roads. Much of the area is occupied by a large ■■ More appropriate paving, street furniture and supermarket of modest height and its associated street trees would enhance the character. Many petrol station and large car park. The large shops of the pavements are presently in tarmac which on the west side of Manor Road are similarly laid could be replaced with a higher quality material. out but have pitched clay tile roofs. Some trees are present in and around the car parks but the character is defined by large expanses of hard landscaping.

The central part of the area has a network of short roads: Orchard, Garden and Market. One two-storey Victorian house (former public house) survives on the corner of Orchard and Lower Richmond Roads, but the overall character is varied due to a mix of light industrial sheds, offices and modern apartment blocks. Cladding is in steel, timber and render. There are some planted beds Orchard Road but few street trees. Also on Garden Road, there is a fire station and its exercise yard.

East of Market Road are further light industrial sheds in brick with metal sheeting and small areas of car parking. On Lower Richmond Road is a small mid twentieth century shopping parade in red brick, with the fire station nearby.

Dominant materials and features

Characteristic materials and features include: Red brick, stock brick, metal cladding, metal windows, planted beds.

Lower Richmond Road Lower Richmond Road

26 Character Area 6: Old Gas Works

27 Character Area 7: Between Lower and Upper Richmond Road

Character Summary that has been preserved in some of the uPVC replacements. The planted front gardens are This character area is bounded by Lower Richmond defined by dwarf walls, some on Somerton Avenue Road on the north and Upper Richmond Road on retaining their original herringbone brickwork. the south. It straddles the railway line which has Bicester Road has very few street trees. resulted in the layout of long streets, parallel to the railway. It also means that parts of the area are Dominant materials and features quiet with little through traffic. Characteristic materials and features include: Stock c.1900 and Interwar Terraces brick with decorative red brick dressings, red brick with pebbledashed upper floors, bay windows, The west part of Manor Grove is a long, straight gables, timber casement windows, planted front street of uniform two-storey terrace housing, built gardens with dwarf walls, street trees, slate roofs, c. 1900. The houses are in stock brick with red clay tiled roofs brick dressings used decoratively to create flush string courses and panels. The repetition of these Clifford Avenue and Lower Richmond limited motifs, along with many street trees and planted front gardens, creates a consistent visual Road character. This is threatened in places by enlarged This sub-area, in the angle of two busy through or altered porches and by the replacement of sash roads – Clifford Avenue and Lower Richmond Road windows. As the street curves northward, there – has a mixed character. There is a two-storey are terraces of a different character. These are in interwar shopping parade with oriel windows (now red brick with pebbledashed upper floors and have with uPVC windows) but otherwise the buildings projecting gabled bays at intervals. are larger offices of a more modern aesthetic. They incorporate rear courtyards for vehicle access and Lambert Avenue has a picturesque, gently curving are clad in brick or metal with large areas of glazing. layout and was built in 1921 by Barnes Urban There are street trees and the pavement on Lower District Council. The short terraces have hipped Richmond Road is bisected by a cycle lane. roofs and are mainly in red brick with pebbledashed upper floors. This visual coherence is threatened Dominant materials and features Bicester Road by a wide variety of replacement windows and Characteristic materials and features include: Brick some enlargement of porches. There is a central or metal cladding, large areas of glazing, street trees. roundabout with trees set in tarmac and a separate semi-circular parking area close to some of the East End of Lambert Avenue houses. This sub-area at the east end of Lambert Avenue Bicester Road, Somerton Avenue and Lower comprises a mid-twentieth century housing estate, Richmond Road have interwar terraces with planned around three large buildings and including canted bays. The materials are pebbledash (usually large areas of car parking and smaller areas of overpainted) with some having red brick on the greenery with hedges. The buildings are three- ground floor. The timber casement windows storeys high with pitched roofs, in red brick with have multi-paned opening upper sashes, a pattern some white-painted weatherboarding. Projecting

Lambert Avenue Manor Grove

28 Character Area 7:

29 Character Area 7: Between Lower and Upper Richmond Road

from the façades are groups of enclosed drying Dominant materials and features areas, made visually striking by white-painted timber Characteristic materials and features include: Red slats set between brick piers. The pavements are of brick, pebbledash, render, polygonal bays, gables, poor quality. hung tiles, timber casement windows with arched transoms, timber porches, clay tiled roofs. Dominant materials and features Characteristic materials and features include: Red Threats from development brick and white-painted weatherboarding or slats, ■■ The character of the area suffers from a trees and hedges. proliferation of replacement uPVC or metal windows and from altered/enlarged porches, Interwar Semi-Detached Housing which detract from the unity of the streetscape. This sub-area has a consistent character arising In this sub-area many of the attractive timber from its regular grid of streets. The buildings openwork porches have been lost. are almost entirely interwar semi-detached houses, sharing an overall similarity yet with some Opportunities differentiation between the streets. ■■ Upgrading the public realm – higher quality Houses on Denehurst Gardens, Clydesdale Gardens paving and street furniture would enhance the and the west half of Tangier Road have canted or character of the streets. There are opportunities polygonal bays sporting hung tiles and gables. They for further street trees on Bicester Road are in painted pebbledash or render, with some and for further greenery on Lambert Avenue, red brick on the ground floors. Where the original particularly at its roundabout. casement windows survive, these have a distinctive shape with arched transoms. The houses also have Queen Anne-style timber openwork porches, many of which have been lost to alterations.

Houses on Burdenshott Avenue are a little plainer and in red brick with square bays decorated Denehurst Gardens with quoins; there are similar houses on Lower Richmond Road West, some of which retain their casement windows with leaded lights. Houses on Tangier Road (central part) are rendered with square bays and hung tiles; the similar houses on Rothesay Avenue also have gables. To the east there are short terraces of houses with pairs of broad gables, either in render or red brick

Rothesay Avenue Tangier Road

30 31 Character Area 8: Kings Farm Avenue and Surrounds

Character Summary King’s Farm Avenue and Carrington Road

This character area occupies the angle of two busy King’s Farm Avenue and Carrington Road comprise through routes: Manor Road and Sheen Road. It is a planned housing estate of short terraces, stepping predominantly residential but includes the Manor in and out either side of King’s Farm Avenue. The Road Allotments and Holy Trinity School. The formal, symmetrical layout is barely noticeable on housing is mixed, including terraces and blocks of the ground because of variations in the architectural apartments. forms (presumably the result of a long construction period, c. 1920s to c. 1950s). There is a consistent Victorian and Edwardian Housing scale of two-storeys, broken only by the three-storey Manor Road is a busy traffic route but retains its miniature tower block at the end of the Avenue. The late Victorian and Edwardian housing. The east side houses are either in render, brown brick or stock of the road has a consistent rhythm of repeating brick, the earlier ones with canted bays and hung semi-detached houses built in the late nineteenth tiles. They have a variety of replacement windows. century. These are in stock brick with red brick Front gardens are defined by hedges with small dressings, canted bays and paired arched doorways. timber gates, though some have been rebuilt with The west side is more varied but consists mainly of brick walls. At the junctions there are wide grass Edwardian terraces with canted bays. They are in verges, also with hedges. At the end of Carrington red brick or roughcast render with decorative gables Avenue is Holy Trinity School, a series of low incorporating applied half-timbering and bargeboards. buildings with pitched roofs set in green playing fields Those toward the north also have oriel windows and that are largely hidden from public view. timber porches. The front gardens of Manor Road have low brick walls and are planted, except where Adjacent to the railway and accessed through gates they have been altered to create car parking. There off Manor Road are the Manor Road Allotments, are no street trees (and little room for them due to established c. 1840s and reduced in size through later narrow pavements). There is a similar mix of housing development. They now comprise about 7.5 acres on Greena Road, which has a quieter character and and represent an important reminder of the rural some well preserved features such as tiled pathways past. Typical of many allotment areas, it is largely in front gardens. hidden from view and has the distinctive patchwork Sheen Court Road from Upper Richmond Road grid of greenery, with small sheds and trees along the Sheen Road is a busy traffic route but is wide and boundary lines. noticeably green due to the mature trees surviving in the front gardens of large houses. These are East of the allotments is Sheen Court, comprised generally detached or semi-detached late Victorian of six large four-storey apartment blocks straddling houses, often in stock brick with red brick dressings a driveway. The buildings are in red brick, simply and with prominent chimneys or gables. Some have detailed but well built and retaining some of the been replaced by twentieth century housing blocks, original steel casement windows. The complex is which use similar materials in a modern idiom and entered from Upper Richmond Road West through are likewise set back behind lush front gardens, a handsome and well preserved boundary wall with bounded by low brick walls with taller piers. Art Deco archways which retain fine iron gates and lamps.

Sheen Road Townshend Terrace

32 Character Area 8: Kings Farm Avenue and surrounds

33 Character Area 8: Kings Farm Avenue and Surrounds

Dominant materials and features uPVC windows which detract from the refined simplicity of the elevations. Gardens on the west Characteristic materials and features include: Stock side incorporate features from Stawell House, brick with red brick dressings, red brick, roughcast previously on the site. These include a lake, mature render, gabled bays, hung tiles, timber sash windows, trees (including the ‘Tulip Tree’ of record-breaking timber or steel casement windows, oriels, timber circumference) and a stone alcove (1762) from porches, low brick walls or hedges to planted front Old London Bridge which is not listed (though gardens, tiled pathways other examples in Guy’s Hospital and Victoria Townshend Terrace Park are listed as Grade II). The fringes of the site incorporate two original 1930s single-storey In this sub-area, at the east end of Townshend garages. The western boundary wall is in stock brick Terrace, the original houses have been replaced by and may relate to Stawell House. mid twentieth century housing blocks, which do not follow a regular street line. They are in a stepped Dominant materials and features configuration and set amongst lawns, hedges and Red brick, white-painted concrete balconies, steep mature trees. The buildings are of two- or three- clay-tiled roofs, casement windows (originally steel storeys, with flat roofs, and are simply finished in casements with thinner glazing bars), red-brick or brown or grey brick. The original metal casement stock-brick boundary walls, mature trees windows have mostly been replaced by uPVC casements. Threats from development

Dominant materials and features ■■ Replacement of historic windows and doors with those of modern materials (uPVC) or Characteristic materials and features include: Brown designs that do not follow the original glazing or grey brick, flat roofs, lawns, hedges and mature pattern and opening style. trees, casement windows. ■■ The replacement of front garden boundary walls Courtlands Estate with other designs or materials reduces the ordered uniformity of the streets. This sub-area comprises the Courtlands Estate, Courltands Estate built 1937-38. Occupying an 11-acre site, it is among Opportunities the larger twentieth-century housing estates in the Borough. It is set back from Queen’s Road ■■ Upgrading the public realm – higher quality behind lawns and a well-preserved red-brick dwarf paving and street furniture would enhance the wall with stone coping, incorporating lamps at character of the streets. the entrances. The large, detached, four-storey buildings are grouped around an oval driveway. They are in red brick with steep clay-tiled roofs. The blocks most readily visible from Queen’s Road are monumentally treated with white-painted concrete balconies flanking projecting partially-glazed stair towers. Many of the original Crittall-style steel windows have been replaced with thicker framed

Townshend Terrace Manor Road

34 35 Character Area 9: Queen’s Road Estate

Character Summary striking U-shaped hostel in brown brick with a modern, deliberately picturesque character. It This area is bordered by the busy Queen’s Road displays an irregular roofline and irregularly placed to the west and Richmond Park to the east and is windows including projecting oriels of differing therefore an area of contrasts. Much of the area heights (it is comparable to part of the Queen’s is taken up by the low-rise Queen’s Road Estate, Road Estate, south of Cambrian Road, which is which retains many mature trees, around which the contained within the Richmond Hill Conservation housing has been arranged. Area and which is grade II listed). The apex of the The area south of Greville Road comprises the later site is a triangle of green space with mature trees phases of the Queen’s Road Estate (1980s-1990s). that, in terms of its character relates strongly to It has an informal character, with loosely planned Pesthouse Common. terraces and clusters of housing, irregularly grouped around spacious culs-de-sac. The buildings are Dominant materials and features set back behind planted beds, interspersed with Characteristic materials and features include: Brown small car parks. There is a common language of brick with dressings of red or dark brown brick, light-brown brick, with dressings of red or dark brick staircases, glazed porches, arched or square- brown brick and simple vernacular forms including headed doorways, pitched slate roofs, small car pitched roofs of slate. On Park Hill there are parks, brick pathways, metal windows (replacing brick staircases and glazed porches. Between original timber windows), planted beds, mature Park Hill and Greville Road there are brick trees. pathways (this part of the estate was designed by acclaimed architects Darbourne and Darke but is Threats from development not in a Conservation Area, whereas their work ■■ In parts of the Queen’s Road Estate, the open south of Cambrian Road is). The original timber character of the layout has been altered by windows have been replaced by metal windows, garden walls and fencing being extended many of them painted brown to complement the upwards, e.g. in Pyrland Road. architecture. In places, the open character of the layout has been altered by the addition of high fencing. Greville Road North of Greville Road the character changes due to larger buildings, still kept to a modest height of one- to three-storeys. These include a care home fronting Greville Road, in red brick and stucco, and, further north, St Elizabeth’s Roman Catholic School. This is also in red brick and has distinctive hexagonal classrooms with shallow pitched roofs. Toward the north of the area, the housing around Broadhurst Close is again modern but has elements responding to a more traditional character, consisting of short terraces in brown brick, with arched doorways and pitched roofs. There is a Park Hill Pyrland Road

36 Character Area 9: Queen’s Road Estate

37 Character Area 10: Queen’s Road (west side)

Character Summary Dominant Materials and Features Queen’s Court This is a gently hilly area on the west side of Characteristic materials and features include: Red This sub-area, adjacent to the busy Queen’s Road, Queen’s Road comprised of relatively wide and leafy brick, render, hung tiles, gables, applied timbering, includes larger twentieth century buildings. Queen’s streets, typically with large Edwardian or interwar dentilled bargeboards, timber sashes with multi- Court is an unusually large 1930s apartment block, semi-detached houses but also including some later paned upper lights, metal casement windows built on a horseshoe plan facing Queen’s Road, with twentieth century housing estates. incorporating leaded lights, clay tiled roofs, planted generous lawns screened by trees. It is in red brick, front gardens with brick walls with piers, street with modern styling including curved corners and Denbigh Gardens and Interwar Period trees. concrete trim (now painted white) to windows and Houses balconies. The original metal casement windows Peldon Court survive in the stair towers but have otherwise Denbigh Gardens was laid out c. 1900 with large been replaced with windows of thicker frames semi-detached houses occupying the west side, This sub-area, near the busy Sheen Road, is and detailing which detract from their character. continuing round on the north side of Spring Grove characterised by larger twentieth century buildings. The well preserved boundary wall curves in at the Road and with similar examples on Marchmont Peldon Court is a late 1950s housing estate set in entrances, incorporating circular piers with lamps. Marchmont Road Road and Queen’s Road. There is variation in these a winding cul-de-sac with lawns, some mature trees Adjacent to Queen’s Rise is a late twentieth century based on a limited palette of materials and motifs. and a car park at the rear. The buildings include gated enclosure of four-storey apartments. These These include high quality red brickwork, with areas two slab blocks of nine-storeys, which is unusually are in brown brick with render, incorporate hipped of roughcast render (still authentically painted in a high for the area. They have symmetrical elevations roofs and simplified classical features including stone-based colour in most examples), broad gables in stock brick, with pink brick and red panels arched windows. Queen’s Rise is a quiet cul-de- with applied timbering and dentilled bargeboards. emphasising the stair towers. The metal casement sac with several detached houses of the Interwar Where the original windows survive these are high windows have been replaced uPVC windows with period, in render with hung tiles and clay tile roofs. quality timber sashes with multi-paned upper lights, thicker frames and detailing which detract from or timber casements for smaller attic windows. The their character. Dominant materials and features other houses are typically interwar period detached or semi-detached houses, found also on Marchmont To the east is Marshgate Primary School, a series Characteristic materials and features include: Red Road, Queen’s Road and in the nearby cul-de-sacs of low red-brick buildings with very little street brick, brown brick, render, white-painted concrete of Queen’s Crescent and Chester Avenue. They presence. Entered off Queen’s Road is Floyer Close, trim to windows, curved corners, metal casement are typically in red or brown brick with areas of a cul-de-sac of late twentieth century terraces. windows, hung tiles and clay tile roofs. render and hung tiles and with fine metal casement These are in red brick or stock brick with render Queen’s Crescent windows incorporating leaded lights, though some and some traditionally inspired features including Threats from development pitched roofs and keystones over windows. It is have been replaced with windows of thicker framed ■■ Replacement of historic windows and doors a gated precinct incorporating car parking and is and detailing which detract from the character. with those of modern materials (uPVC) or screened from Queen’s Road by a tall red brick wall. Chester Avenue has a striking 1930s apartment designs (thicker sections) that detract from the block with Art Deco windows, most of which have character of the buildings and wider area. been replaced. Front gardens are generally planted Dominant materials and features ■■ Roof dormers and rooflights on front roof and defined by brick walls with piers, though some Characteristic materials and features include: Stock slopes which interrupt the regularity of the have been removed for car parking. There are brick, pink brick, red brick, render, metal balconies. terraces. street trees, including recently planted silver birch. ■■ The replacement of front garden boundary walls with other designs or materials, e.g. for car parking, which reduces the ordered uniformity and green character of the streets.

Queen’s Road

38 Character Area 10: Queens Road (west side)

39 Conservation Area 11: St Matthias

This section provides a summary of the main characteristics of the Conservation Area. More detailed information can be viewed using the link provided below.

Character Summary The Vineyards and Dynevor Road which include a number of high quality examples of buildings from St Matthias Conservation Area lies on the plateau that era. and northern scarp of Richmond Hill. It lies to the south of Sheen Road, and bounded to the east by Dominant materials and features Queen’s Road. It adjoins Richmond Hill (5) to the west and Sheen Road (31) Conservation Areas to Characteristic materials and features include: the north. Church of St. Matthias, variety of mid and late Victorian buildings, cantered bay windows, open The area was largely fields with a few large basements, dwellings set back, retained front eighteenth century dwellings until the mid- gardens and a variety of boundary treatments. nineteenth century. The arrival of the London and South Western Railway led to substantial Park Road, Marlborough Road development in the form of new streets and high Running down the back slope of the hill towards class villas. This included a mix of mid and late Richmond Park, Park Road, Marlborough Road Victorian building styles, helping to maintain the and Queen’s Road support a variety of scales of high quality townscape. The building styles are development, with Queens Road and the lower noticeably different, ranging, for example, from end of Marlborough Road bounded by red brick the three-storey grandeur of the villas to the Victorian detached dwellings, alongside two- interesting brick detailing and symmetry of terrace storey domestic scale dwellings at the north end cottages. Dwellings are mostly set back from the of Park Road. Park Road itself is a well-defined road and many have retained their front gardens open streetscape, with setback frontages lined which form an important feature throughout the with mature trees and semi-detached three- Conservation Area. storey properties. Spaces between semi-detached Church Road properties along Marlborough Road and Park Road Church Road, Mount Ararat and Kings form an important part of the street pattern and Road rhythm. Church Road, Mount Ararat Road and King’s Road were developed between the 1860s and 1880s; Dominant materials and features these major roads run between Richmond Park and Characteristic materials and features include: climb towards the Church of St Matthias, which is Edwardian and Victorian buildings, white a key landmark in the area.. The road is comprised cornerstone detailing, gable ended three-storey mainly of large semi-detached or detached three townhouses, open basements, dwellings set back, storey dwellings. The majority of properties are painted and exposed boundary walls and high in excellent condition, maintaining much of their quality townscape. original Victorian features. These main routes support a number of secondary streets such as

Friars Stile Road King’s Road

40 Conservation Area 11: St Matthias

41 Alberts and Houlbon Road the grand vistas from Richmond Hill to the south Opportunities west. The small shopping parade is centred between Alberts and Houblon Road were developed in the Rosemont Road and Marlborough Road junctions ■■ Improvement and protection of river and 1870s and are characterised by high density two- and the area contains several interesting shopfronts. landscape setting. storey terraced housing with slate roofs, located The rear gardens of Cardigan and Montague on narrow streets with no street planting. Alberts ■■ Preservation and enhancement of the Road make a contribution to the street scene and Road supports a number of tributary roads and architectural style. provide greenery. has a number of historic street lights which have ■■ Retain and enhance front boundary treatments been reintroduced. Both roads include terraces and discourage increase in the amount of hard Dominant materials and features with a variety of different detailing, including surfacing in front gardens. painted and exposed brick, a variety of window Characteristic materials and features include: ■■ Coordination of colour and design and detailing along with many different approaches to ornate Edwardian and Victorian townhouses, improvement in quality of street furniture and boundary treatments. Introduction of green walls dutch gables, gable ended parade of shops, turrets, pavements. (Lorne Road) adds to the area’s unique detailing rendered balustrades, set back properties with ■■ Improvement of highways conditions and cycling and intimate feel. These roads and their tributaries retained front gardens, dwarf walls with iron railings and pedestrian convenience, and rationalisation have a number of exemplary examples of period and hedging. of existing signage and street furniture. development, although the incremental introduction Threats from development ■■ Retain and improve the quality of shop fronts of inappropriate features including satellite dishes, and advertisement. uPVC windows and unsympathetic replacement ■■ The spoiling of views, skylines and landmarks, doors has the potential to impact of the character particularly the river and surrounding landscape. Conservation Area Statement: http://www. of the area. ■■ Over development. richmond.gov.uk/home/services/planning/ conservation_areas/conservation_area_statements. There is also a path running between these two ■■ Loss of rear garden space. htm roads, Albany Passage. This is important for local ■■ Loss of traditional architectural features. residents and an interesting feature. ■■ Loss of front boundary treatments and front gardens. Dominant materials and features ■■ Reduced quality of public realm, including design Characteristic materials and features include: tight and materials. two-storey terraces, exposed and painted brick, ■■ Domination of traffic. detailing above entrances, short front gardens ■■ Loss of original or quality shop fronts. painted railing, sash windows, retained chimney stacks. ■■ Infill leading to altered or lost original street patterns. Friar Styles Road ■■ Satellite dishes in prominent locations. Friar Stile Road has a mix of residential and commercial uses. The road has retained its village atmosphere and intimacy, which is in contrast to

42 43 Conservation Area 12: Richmond Hill (Richmond side)

This section provides a summary of the main characteristics of the Conservation Area. More detailed information can be viewed using the link provided below.

Character Summary Richmond Hill is characterised by the exceptional quality of its eighteenth century architecture, and Richmond Hill Conservation Area spans the river its distinctive groups of fine later Regency and to include the open landscape on both banks of Victorian housing, historically overlooking the river the Thames south of Richmond centre, and rises landscape from the hillside above with traditional up to include the townscape along Richmond Hill, narrow colourful shop fronts that characterise Hill overlooking the river as far as Richmond Gate, Rise. The townscape is unified by the general use which leads into Richmond Park. The Conservation of face brickwork in a limited palette of colours. Area is almost entirely surrounded by other The repetition of similar architectural features, Conservation Areas towards Richmond, Petersham windows and materials, and their scale and and Twickenham. proportions, further draws the character of these The Conservation Area is a distinctive and well buildings together. defined area containing a variety of building types The Vineyard is the most intensely developed part and mix of uses such as residential, commercial, of the Conservation Area, being close to the centre educational, institutional and public open space. of Richmond. The area formed the next phase The Conservation Area can be divided into a of development on from the mediaeval core of number of distinct character areas, although Richmond. The eighteenth and nineteenth century the whole Conservation Area is unified by its townscape still follows the ancient field pattern relationship to Richmond Hill and its views and of this area. The building scale is generally two connections. to three storeys in a mix of styles, retaining many The riverside and accompanying landscape provide traditional materials and windows. a distinct rural setting to the eighteenth and Phase I of the Queens Road Estate, a unique nineteenth century townscape of Richmond Hill. collection of grade II listed buildings, was developed Richmond Hill O’Higgins Square, adjacent to Richmond Bridge, is between 1971 and 1983 and encompasses Hobart named after Chilean General Bernado O’Higgins and Reynolds Place. The area is defined by inventive and a bronze bust of him is located there. He and dynamic housing design that uses a repeated was one of the foremost leaders in the Chilean palette of forms and units. The phase is consciously struggle for independence and head of Chile’s first laid out, with a tight network of varied and well permanent national government, who lived and thought out blocks, carefully placed covered studied in Richmond in his late teens. The natural walkways and intimate spaces all set in a well- curve of the river offers exceptional views to and integrated landscape setting. Much of the housing from Richmond Hill and central Richmond. The in the area remains unaltered and preserved in Twickenham Bank is an open landscape of large keeping with its listing. However, elements of the gardens, trees and spaces, reinforcing the rural landscaping have been poorly maintained and are character of the wider area and offering a transition showing signs of deterioration. between Richmond and . Richmond Hill Richmond Hill

44 Conservation Area 12: Richmond Hill

45 Dominant materials and features This character summary only accounts for the Conservation Area located in Richmond. For the Characteristic materials and features include: character summary of the Twickenham Bank see Eighteenth century buildings Downe House, Conservation Area 9 in the East Twickenham Village Ancaster House, Wick House and on the Planning Guidance Booklet. Hill, protected view from the Terrace on Richmond Hill, modern Queen’s Road estate, decorative Conservation Area Statement: http://www. iron railings for front boundaries or tall boundary richmond.gov.uk/home/services/planning/ walls closer to the top of the hill, eighteenth and conservation_areas/conservation_area_statements. nineteenth century dwellings along Petersham Road, htm views to key surrounding landmarks.

Threats from development ■■ Development pressure which may harm the balance of the river and landscape-dominated setting, and the obstruction or spoiling of views. ■■ Loss of traditional architectural features and materials due to unsympathetic alterations. ■■ Domination of traffic and poor pedestrian safety leading to clutter of signage and street furniture ■■ Loss of original or quality shop fronts. ■■ Loss of green spaces and vistas.

Opportunities ■■ Improvement and protection of river and landscape setting. ■■ Preservation and enhancement of the architectural style ■■ Retain and enhance front boundaries ■■ Coordination of colour and materials. ■■ Improvement of highways conditions and pedestrian convenience, and rationalisation of existing signage and street furniture. ■■ Retain and improve the quality of shopfronts and signage..

46 47 Conservation Area 13: Richmond Riverside (Richmond side)

This section provides a summary of the main characteristics of the Conservation Area. More detailed information can be viewed using the link provided below.

Character Summary The riverside Richmond Riverside Conservation Area extends The riverside is a defining element of the area, with between Richmond Bridge and Richmond Lock, the River Thames running between Twickenham and across the river onto the Middlesex bank. It and Richmond including the prominent feature is surrounded by a number of other Conservation of Corporation Island. The townscape is of Areas including: Richmond Green (3), Old Deer Park international renown with important listed and (57), Central Richmond (17) and Richmond Hill (5). non-listed buildings. The most prominent part of the riverside, close to Richmond Bridge, is a The development of this Conservation Area was redevelopment designed by Quinlan Terry and dictated by its close proximity to the river. The area constructed in 1988. This integrated the existing includes buildings of a classical pedigree, Asgill House listed buildings of Palm Court and Heron House (Grade I Listed) and Trumpeter’s House being of emulating the original grand Georgian and Victorian particular note, exploiting their riverside location. architectural styles. The Conservation Area is also home to a number of eighteenth and nineteenth century houses of As part of this development public open space merit including St Helena Terrace, a group of three- was created, formed by a well maintained stepped storey houses with boat houses beneath their riverside terrace, located along the river frontage; approach terrace, and Willoughby House on Bridge it emphasises the river as an open space and has Street. The tower of Willoughby House forms an created a well used and attractive public space. The exceptional feature in conjunction with Richmond scale and grandeur of buildings along the frontage Bridge (1777), which connects the two banks of the gradually decreases with distance from Richmond Conservation Area. The bridge is Grade I listed and Bridge. was originally constructed in the late eighteenth century but remodelled in the early twentieth The interior Richmond Riverfront century to cope with increasing car traffic. Beyond the built frontage the river bank, Cholmondeley Walk houses a number properties The Conservation Area has considerable with evident classical, Edwardian and Arts and Crafts archaeological interest, containing most of the architectural details. remains of the Tudor Palace of Sheen between Old Palace Lane and Friar’s Lane. There is also infill Whittaker Avenue offers views that open up to the residential development from the twentieth century river, the bridge and the mansion blocks. The origin including Queensbury house. of the name is Sir John Whittaker Ellis, the first mayor of the borough of Richmond.

This street is lined on both sides by large, impressive buildings of mixed renaissance architectural styles and classical facades. The Avenue includes The Old Water Lane Richmond Riverfront

48 Conservation Area 13: Richmond Riverside

49 Conservation Area 13: Richmond Riverside (Richmond side)

Town Hall, which was constructed in 1893 and Threats from development provides a strong sense of enclosure and contrast ■■ Development pressure which may harm the between the street and the internal courtyards of balance of the river and landscape dominated Heron Square and Whittaker Place. The Hall was setting, as well as obstruction of views, skylines built on land donated by Sir John Whittaker Ellis. and landmarks. Water Lane has an industrial character due to the ■■ Loss of traditional architecture features and narrowness of the streets and tall buildings lining materials due to unsympathetic alterations. it. The curve of the street ensures a continually changing visual experience. Of note are the Opportunities warehouses at the bottom of the street, with no.18 ■■ Improvement and protection of river and providing definition to the end of the street and landscape setting. acts as a local landmark. ■■ Preservation, enhancement and reinstatement Friars Lane has the most diverse townscape of architectural quality and unity. character of those linking the centre to the river. ■■ Continuation of the careful coordination of There is a wide mix of building styles and scales. colour, design and improvement in quality Buildings of note include Queensberry House and of street furniture and pavements, including The Retreat, where high walls and mature trees give improvements to floor space in front of the a sense of enclosure. Richmond Riverside development.

Old Palace Lane is more rural in character and has Conservation Area Statement: http://www. a strong sense of enclosure due to its meandering richmond.gov.uk/home/services/planning/ and narrow nature. Old Palace Yard is a quiet conservation_areas/conservation_area_statements. and secluded open space of high townscape and htm architectural quality. This character summary only accounts for the Dominant materials and features Conservation Area located in Richmond. For the Characteristic materials and features include: character summary of the Twickenham Bank see Stucco and red brick frontages, narrow lanes and the Conservation Area 10 in the East Twickenham alleyways, back-to-back dwellings, mansard roofs, Village Planning Guidance Booklet. six over six sash windows, dormer windows and prominent white corner stones.

50 51 Conservation Area 14: Richmond Green

This section provides a summary of the main characteristics of the Conservation Area. More detailed information can be viewed using the link provided below.

Character Summary commercial as well as a residential character. Richmond Green Conservation Area is situated A key element of the character of the south west adjacent to Central Richmond and to the south frontage is the differing visual experiences along of the A316 and Old Deer Park. It is enclosed the road due to the divergent building lines, garden by a number of surrounding Conservation Areas sizes and tree cover. The most dominant element including: Richmond Riverside (4) to the west, Old in the frontage is the Maids of Honour Row which Deer Park (57) to the north and Central Richmond is an eighteenth century terrace forming the (17) to the south and the east. This Conservation centre piece for this part of The Green. This area Area was designated in 1969 and was extended in also contains the last remaining buildings from 2005. including the Gatehouse and The Wardrobe which are of significant historical and There are three distinct elements that form archaeological importance. Richmond Green; the main part of The Green, the smaller and secluded Little Green to the north east, The south west side is dominated by Pembroke and the small urban square in front of Old Palace Villas comprising five pairs of semi-detached villas Terrace to the south west. in Italianate style. Many front boundary walls have been lost or altered unsympathetically to Throughout the Conservation Area there is accommodate car parking spaces which is an issue a variety of housing typologies ranging from for the entire Conservation Area. historic Tudor buildings, late seventeenth and early eighteenth century terraces, mid nineteenth The north east side of The Green contains the least century villas and some post-war development. The amount of historic character and contains the most buildings are predominantly formed of two- and recent buildings generally forming modern three- three-storeys. storey town houses and uncharacteristic high front Richmond Green garden walls. Dominant materials and features Characteristic materials and features include: Little Green Brown and red brick townhouses, front basement The Little Green is less formal than The Green and areas, railings and entrance steps, tiled roofs, has a more intimate character. The south east side dormer windows, parapets or eaves cornices, bay of Little Green comprises public buildings rather windows, narrow alleyways, gables. than shops and offices. The buildings are more monumental in appearance and have an individual Richmond Green character unlike the buildings on The Green. The Green contains two public houses on the south east side. A number of the houses in this area are now used as offices which gives a

Richmond Green Old Palace Terrace

52 Conservation Area 14: Richmond Green

53 Conservation Area 14: Richmond Green

The United Reformed Church is one of the most Opportunities prominent buildings on the Little Green comprising ■■ Improvement and protection of landscape an imposing Gothic building with two large lancet views, skylines and landmarks. windows and thick buttresses ending in pinnacles. ■■ Improvement of highway conditions and Other key buildings of note: pedestrian convenience, and rationalisation of existing signage and street furniture. ■■ Duke Street office building with distinctive decorative stucco and portico; ■■ Retain and improve the quality of shop fronts and signage. ■■ Onslow Hall; ■■ Areas identified for environmental ■ ; ■ improvement include the view along Quadrant ■■ The Library; and Row to the rear of shops and area outside ■■ Three distinctive listed town houses on the Duke Street Baptist Church. north-east side of Little Green. Conservation Area Statement: http://www. Old Palace Square richmond.gov.uk/home/services/planning/ conservation_areas/conservation_area_statements. The small square in front of Old Palace Terrace htm has the character of a small intimate urban square. However, the character has deteriorated by the increased use of the road with traffic and parked cars.

The south east and south west sides of the square are characterised by terraces of listed town houses creating a high quality townscape and forming a strong urban edge.

Threats from development Little Green ■■ Development pressure which may harm the balance of the landscape, views, skylines and landmarks. ■■ Domination of traffic and poor pedestrian safety leading to clutter of signage and street furniture. ■■ Loss of original or quality shop fronts and unsympathetic alterations and signage.

Richmond Theatre Little Green

54 55 Conservation Area 15: Central Richmond

This section provides a summary of the main characteristics of the Conservation Area. More detailed information can be viewed using the link provided below.

Character Summary the prominent high quality buildings at 1 Hill Rise, Bridge House and the listed Odeon cinema. Central Richmond Conservation Area (17) is George Street is enclosed at both ends of the situated to the south east of Richmond Green. road by distinctive buildings. The Dome Building is It is surrounded by several Conservation Areas, undoubtedly the most distinctive building on this Sheen Road (31), Richmond Green (3), Kew Foot road and in the centre. It is classical in style with Road (36), St Matthias (30) and Richmond Hill (5). a large fish scaled dome and cupola and no. 39 The Central Richmond Conservation Area was George Street is noted for its ornate Dutch gable. designated in 1969 and was further extended in 1977, 1988, 2000, 2003 and 2005. Within the Quadrant there are two spaces, the station forecourt and the square which have This is a predominantly commercial shopping area become the centres of activity on the street. and the townscape is noteworthy for its variety, The Quadrant (nos. 1-18) is a good example of of a consistently high quality with many exuberant confident Victorian commercial architecture and individual buildings. There are also residential forms a purpose built parade which strongly defines areas of mainly terraced housing alongside several the curve of the street. There are three public late Victorian buildings which make valuable houses of note in Kew Road; Duke of York, Orange contributions to the character of the centre. The Tree and Bull and Bush. area also contains a number of historic alleyways.

There are three distinct character areas within Dominant materials and features the Conservation Area: the main shopping core Characteristic materials and features include: consisting of Hill Street, George Street, The Gables, distinctive mixture of brick, stone and Quadrant and Kew Road; Parkshot which gives render, nineteenth century stock brick buildings, access to Richmond Green; and the edge of centre red bricks, white stucco bands, gable vies, original Richmond Railway Station streets comprising Sheen Road, Paradise Road and shop fronts. Red Lion Street.

George Street, The Quadrant and Kew Road

There are several areas noted for their contribution to the Conservation Area; the bridge and its setting, George Street, The Quadrant and Kew Road. The junction of Hill Street, Bridge Street and Hill Rise marks a strong gateway into the centre, contrasting strongly with the open aspect of the river. The junction is defined by

The Quadrant George Street

56 Conservation Area 15: Central Richmond

57 Conservation Area 15: Central Richmond

Parkshot Dominant materials and features Conservation Area Statement: http://www. richmond.gov.uk/home/services/planning/ Characteristic materials and features include: Parkshot was originally the lane which ran between conservation_areas/conservation_area_statements. Mature trees, stepped eaves line, chimneys, stepped the Green and alongside the edge of the gardens htm of the Palace. Parkshot contains important groups parapets, original shop fronts, pale yellow brick, of early eighteenth century brick terraced houses stucco bays providing a record of the scale and quality of detail previously seen throughout the area. Key Threats from development buildings of note include: the contemporary design ■■ Development pressure which may harm the of the Magistrates Court; eighteenth century listed balance of views, skylines and landmarks. townhouses; and the statuesque College of Further ■■ Loss of traditional architectural features and Education. materials due to unsympathetic alterations. ■■ Lack of coordination and poor quality of street Dominant materials and features St Mary Magdalene Church furniture and pavements. Characteristic materials and features include: Red ■■ Domination of traffic and poor pedestrian bricks, high iron railings, mature lime trees. safety leading to clutter of signage and street furniture. Red Lion Street, Paradise Road and ■■ Loss of original or quality shopfronts and Sheen Road unsympathetic alterations and advertisement. There are three prominent roads within this area; ■■ Unattractive appearance of solid steel shutters Red Lion Street, Paradise Road and Sheen Road. used for retail units. The entrance to Red Lion Street is framed by the impressive curved corner buildings at 1 George Opportunities Street and 2-6 (even) Hill Street. The red brick ■■ Improvement and protection of its setting. Police Station and the terrace of shops at nos. 10-32 Red Lion Street present a positive and lively ■■ Preservation, enhancement and reinstatement aspect to the street. Of the four residential blocks of architectural quality and unity. on Sheen Road, the two Art Deco blocks on the ■■ Coordination of colour and design leading to Parkshot Medical Practice north side forming are the most improvement in street furniture and flooring. distinctive. The eastern end of Paradise Road has ■■ Improvement of highways conditions and the most coherent building form in comparison pedestrian convenience and rationalisation of to other streets in this area. St Mary Magdalene existing signage and street furniture – build Church, which was built in the early sixteenth on success of projects such as Lower George century, together with its grounds, are an important Street. feature along Paradise Road, ■■ Environmental improvements to alleyways. ■■ Retain and improve the quality of shopfronts and advertisement. ■■ The restoration of painted or rendered facades to brick should be encouraged.

Richmond Magistrates Court

58 59 Conservation Area 16: Sheen Road

This section provides a summary of the main characteristics of the Conservation Area. More detailed information can be viewed using the link provided below.

Character summary There are a number of distinctive semi-detached Conservation Area Statement: http://www. terraces on Sheen Terrace, Dunstable Road, richmond.gov.uk/home/services/planning/ The Conservation Area includes Sheen Road and Townshend Terrace, Townshend Road, St Mary’s conservation_areas/conservation_area_statements. the area to the north bounded by the railway line. Grove and Sydney Road. Alton Road, Sheen Park, htm It adjoins Richmond Hill (5), Central Richmond (17) Dunstable Road and Church Road all provide and St Matthias (30) Conservation Areas to the attractive tree lined views up from Sheen Road south and west. towards the railway line. The area has two distinct elements, the Dominant materials and features development along Sheen Road which includes a Sheen Road large number of buildings from the eighteenth and Characteristic materials and features include: early to mid-nineteenth centuries and the later eighteenth and nineteenth century buildings, semi- residential terraces and semi-detached houses detached and terraced properties, listed buildings running up to the railway line to the north. and courtyards, strong views supported by mature greenery. Sheen Road forms part of the linear development which links Richmond and East Sheen. This is Threats from development a mixed area with small shops and businesses ■■ Loss of architectural features and materials. interspersed with residential use. It holds a ■■ Changes to traditional layouts and frontage. concentration of listed buildings in the area and these mostly date from the eighteenth century. ■■ Domination of traffic and poor pedestrian Hickeys Almshouses and Houblons Almshouses are environment. key listed buildings which were built in the mid- ■■ Loss of original or quality shop fronts. nineteenth century. They both have courtyards that form a quiet enclave for residents off of the busy Opportunities Townshed Terrace main road. ■■ Preservation and enhancement of the architectural style. Houses are mostly set in gardens with mature trees ■■ Retain and enhance front boundary treatments and a strong frontage is maintained by the buildings and discourage increase in the amount of hard or their boundary walls defining the back of surfacing in front gardens. pavement. The traditional shop fronts that remain are important features. ■■ Coordination of colour and design. ■■ Mitigation of impact of traffic and improvement The area to the north of Sheen Road is of highways conditions and pedestrian characterised by rows of large terraced and semi- convenience, and rationalisation of existing detached late Victorian houses sometimes with signage and street furniture. attractively detailed brickwork and slate roofs. ■■ Improve retail offering by improving the quality of public realm and shopfronts. St Marys Grove

60 Conservation Area 16: Sheen Road

61 Character Area 17: Old Deer Park Gardens

Character Summary incorporating the front doors and garages. They include traditionally inspired features such as This character area is adjacent to the Old Deer curved railings, sash windows (mostly replaced) and Park and is surrounded by Conservation Areas. It modillion eaves cornicing. Part of the character comprises Old Deer Park Gardens, with regular comes from the distinctive treatment of surfaces, terraces, and Tower Rise, with shorter housing which includes flint in the driveways and red brick blocks arranged informally. for the entry ways. There are low red-brick walls The entrance to Old Deer Park Gardens is flanked and, in the centre of the estate, a single mature tree by two interwar semi-detached pairs of houses incorporated into a small roundabout. fronting Kew Road. They are in red brick with hung tiles, canted bays, oriel windows and entrance Dominant materials and features canopies on carved brackets. Characteristic materials and features include: Red brick and render, white-painted applied timbering, Old Deer Park Gardens has semi-detached housing, canted bays, deeply projecting gables incorporating closely spaced so as to resemble terraces. It is hung tiles or applied timbering, oriel windows, predominantly matching housing of the Edwardian openwork timber porches, terracotta diamonds, period. These generally have red brick to ground timber casement or sash windows, front gardens floors and roughcast render above, decorated by with low red brick walls and stone copings, flint and white-painted applied timbering. Other features red-brick paving to driveways. include canted bays, deeply projecting gables incorporating hung tiles or applied timbering, oriel Threats from development windows and elaborate openwork timber porches in the Queen Anne Revival style. Front gardens ■■ Replacement of historic windows and doors are defined by dwarf walls with stone copings, with those of thicker section (e.g. in uPVC) or though some have been altered, raised or had piers differing patterns that do not follow the original added, detracting from the character. The timber design and opening style. casement windows have been replaced in uPVC and ■■ Alterations to boundary walls of front gardens, other materials, though often following the original reducing the coherence of the impressively glazing pattern. A few pairs at the west end of uniform character. Old Deer Park Gardens the street are different being 1920s in appearance, Opportunities: again with roughcast render over red brick but with decoration confined to terracotta diamonds ■■ Improving the public realm – especially street set into the square bay windows. Old Deer Park furniture and footpaths. The pavements are Gardens is gently curved, with picturesque views in tarmac, which could be replaced by higher eastward toward the former church on Kew Road. quality materials. There are no street trees but the front gardens are generally planted.

Tower Rise is a enclave of two short cul-de-sacs, with informally arranged short terraces giving a uniform appearance. They are clad in high quality red brickwork, raised over white-painted basements

Old Deer Park Gardens Old Deer Park Gardens

62 Character Area 17: Old Deer Park Gardens

63 Conservation Area 18: Old Deer Park

This section provides a summary of the main characteristics of the Conservation Area. More detailed information can be viewed using the link provided below.

Character Summary: swimming pools contained within a modern leisure complex, tennis courts and a car park area The Conservation Area is situated along the River accommodated within the park. Thames which borders the east and west and is bounded to the south by Richmond and to the The Kew Observatory, which is located within north by the Royal Botanic Gardens. It adjoins the park, is a Grade I listed building by Sir William Conservation Areas Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Chambers. There are three obelisks, or meridian (63), Richmond Riverside (4), Richmond Green (3), markers, listed Grade II. Central Richmond (17), Kew Foot Road (36) and Kew Road (55). The area currently used as car and lorry parking was formally part of the parkland and some mature The area was formally part of the Royal Gardens trees remain in this location. The car park does and Park of the Tudor Palace of Sheen. The area not accord with the character of the wider park. is of archaeological importance and contains the The car park is surrounded by a number of small fifteenth century Sheen Charterhouse which is buildings which are used by voluntary associations. a scheduled ancient monument. The park was A key issue arising at this location is the boundary separated from the Royal Botanic Gardens in the maintenance and inadequate means of rubbish eighteenth century. disposal.

Old Deer Park was designated a Conservation The swimming pool was built in 1967, is set within Area in 1990 and extended in 2005 to include a a landscaped area with many fine trees located small strip of land that borders the Thames to the around the boundary and is Grade II listed. south west of the area. The Park has Metropolitan Open Land status except for two sections which The athletic ground is used by a number of sports are used for car/lorry park and the swimming pool clubs with the primary use being for rugby. There is Old Deer Park recreation area complex. The whole park is included in an Area a concrete grandstand which restricts views to the of Special Character and the riverside boundary wider Old Deer Park. Other uses of the grounds and hedgerow between the recreation ground and includes Bowls Club, Squash and a golf driving the golf course is defined as a Site of Local Nature range. Interest. The view through from the sports ground to Old The park is Grade I listed on the register of Deer Park is obscured by a row of conifers within Historic Parks and Gardens. The area is well the golf course. A number of sports clubs use the defined and an extensive area of open space. sports grounds, clubhouse and storage facilities. The The Park’s main function is for recreation, with hedgerow, ha-ha and railings along Kew Road are a golf course, two enclosed athletic grounds. included in the sports ground lease. Grandstands, numerous playing fields, three

Car and lorry park Old Deer Park play area

64 Conservation Area 18: Old Deer Park

65 Conservation Area 18: Old Deer Park

The golf course is located to the north of the park and covers a substantial area, fronting onto the River Thames. The frontage onto the Thames provides a wildlife sanctuary and is a Site of Local Nature Interest. The golf course is separated from the wider recreation area by a strong belt of trees. Charterhouse is located within the grounds of the golf course.

Dominant materials and features Characteristic materials and features include: relationship with the Thames, heritage designations, landscape setting, sporting/recreational facilities.

Threats from development ■■ Development pressure which may harm the balance of the river and landscape setting.

Opportunities ■■ Improvement and protection of river and landscape setting. ■■ Preservation and enhancement of architectural quality. ■■ Improvement of recreational facilities. ■■ Improvement of community facilities.

Conservation Area Statement: http://www. Richmond Athletic Ground richmond.gov.uk/home/services/planning/ conservation_areas/conservation_area_statements. htm

Old Deer Park

66 67 7. Features and Materials

The architectural features and palette Materials Features Richmond Green is bordered by a number of materials used in the construction of impressive Georgian town houses. Richmond and Richmond Hill are made up Georgian: The term ‘Georgian’ usually and decoration of buildings are a large These include simple and elegant designs, of a wide variety of historic buildings that covers buildings constructed between part of what makes up the character predominantly red brick, some with white define the character of the area. Through 1714 and 1837, during which time there of an area. They vary depending render and traditional six-over-six sash the eighteenth, nineteenth, into the early were numerous stylistic developments. As a on when and where a building was windows complete with front basement twentieth century, a palette of similar general rule however houses conform to a constructed. Even for buildings of the areas, railings and entrance steps directly materials predominated in house building. Classically-derived idea of proportion which same period, subtle differences in abutting the pavement. Using the correct materials (such as stock dictated how an elevation should be arranged. construction materials can be what and red brick, clay tiles, slate and timber) The most important floor, with the grandest Another stand out building from this period distinguish buildings in one part of the is important for any repairs, alterations rooms, was the first floor (the piano nobile) can be found on Kew Foot Road being a country from another, contributing to or extensions to existing buildings but which externally was expressed with the standalone substantial three storey Georgian local distinctiveness. also should be a consideration for any tallest windows. The height of the windows building looking out onto Old Deer Park. The new development if it is to respect the decreases from the first floor to the top of building is dominated by white render with a context and character of the area. This the house. In the early eighteenth century large columned porch. is also important as traditional materials the construction of the terrace house as we Victorian: The Victorian period (1837- allow a building to ‘breathe’ (allow air to know it today became widespread through 1901) saw an explosion of different styles circulate and the materials to both absorb London. Houses were flat-fronted (rather and technological innovation. House water when it rains and subsequently dry than jettied), constructed from brick, with the building increased at a great rate to deal out). Using modern, impervious materials main decorative emphasis on the front door with the surge in population. The terraced can trap water and cause damp. Sourcing and windows (see subsection on windows). house continued as the most popular and materials is very important, and it is always Later in the eighteenth and early nineteenth proliferate form of housing but mansion advisable to ask for samples that you can century, render and stucco painted in blocks of flats became increasingly common look at on site and compare with the palette imitation of stone was commonly applied in London through the nineteenth century of existing materials. In the context of to the exterior or part of the exterior of for all classes of people. Whilst Classicism historic buildings it is useful to look at the houses. With the innovation of Coade Stone retained a strong foothold through Queen directory of specialist professionals on www. in the second half of the eighteenth century Victoria’s reign and the simple, brick terraced buildingconservation.com decorative elements around doors and house persisted, particularly as the most basic windows became more common. form of housing, the Gothic Revival is most Georgian buildings play a key role in the commonly associated with this period and character of Richmond, particularly the was popular as a way of enlivening houses. riverfront which is characterised by Georgian Brick was still the basic load-bearing material and Victorian architectural styles. for most buildings during this period though decorative coloured detailing became more popular. Renders and ornament (the latter

68 GEORGIAN VICTORIAN

London stock brick (soot Timber sash windows with Clay chimney pots Pediment blackened) Clay chimney pot Pitched gable narrow side lights

Timber sash windows Stock Brick

String course Brick quoins

Fanlight Canted bay window

Stone steps with Brick arched porch modified tread ends

Wrought iron railings with Panelled door Canted bay Decorative railing Coping stone Keystone finials at intervals

69 7. Features and Materials (continued)

usually made from artificial stone) also architecture is often indistinguishable from The vernacular semi-detached houses A number of estates can be found around the become more widespread. that of this period. The architecture of this that became popular pre-WWI became area including Victoria Villas, which uses brick period confidently mixes features from regularised into the standardised designs in the cladding materials; however the layout Richmond hosts a wide array of quality numerous styles. The work of Norman Shaw of the ‘Mock-Tudor semi’. The western end disrupts the otherwise legible street grid. The Victorian housing of all scales, styles and the Arts and Crafts movement had a of Queens Road includes a range of good same can be said for other estates such as and forms, from terraced mews to large profound effect on house-design that was to examples including some on its side roads those on St Mary’s Grove. detached villas. This is typified along Mount dominate for decades to come with features such as Marchmont Road and along Denbigh Ararat Road, Church Road and Friar Stiles Contemporary: There is a variety of of vernacular architecture becoming much Gardens. These are defined by strong timber Road which host an array of mid and late more modern development across the more common. laden gables, with detailing on bargeboards Victorian buildings, including notable three area, including some infill and some more and bay windows. storey red brick townhouses. The building Edwardian Housing can be found across substantial estates. Recent development less styles are noticeably different ranging from much of the area. Old Deer Park Gardens Stanmore Gardens, located north of Lower rigorously conforms to a particular style or large detached villas to the interesting brick has a number of semi-detached houses from Mortlake Road has a varied character derived ethos. Higher density developments are more detailing and symmetry of terrace cottages. the Edwardian period which include red brick from its interwar and later detached and common as the pressure on land is greater. to ground floors and roughcast render above semi-detached houses, some plainly finished The Quadrant in the town centre hosts a The Queen’s Road Estate (1980s and 1990s) as well as decorated by white-painted applied in red brick and others with bay windows variety of examples of confident Victorian is a low rise estate with mature trees that timbering. and hung tiles. commercial architecture amongst styles from help to maintain a natural setting. Greville other periods. The Quadrant helps to form a Sheen Road and Manor Road are both busy Courtlands along Sheen Road is a good Road provides the best examples, with light- purpose built parade which strongly defines traffic routes. Manor Road retains its late example of interwar flatted development, brown brick and dressings of red or dark the curve of the street. Victorian and Edwardian housing, with the defined in particular by curved painted white brown brick as well as simple vernacular east side consisting of mainly Edwardian protruding balconies. forms that include pitched roofs of slate. Sheen Road includes a variety of detached terraces with canted bays. Sheen Road is or semi-detached late Victorian houses, often Post war (60s and 70s): A radical shift Along the Quadrant there are a number of comprised of generally detached or semi- in stock brick with red brick dressings and away from the traditional styles of the past infill developments from the 1980s onward detached late Victorian houses, often in with prominent chimneys or gables. These are century occurred with Modernism and a new which detract from the overall quality of stock brick with red brick dressings and with set in a noticeably green setting with mature attitude to architecture and place-making. Richmond town centre. A very modern prominent chimneys or gables. trees surviving in the front gardens. Raleigh Blocks of flats were seen as the ideal solution development can be found in the old gas Road and Bardoph Road include other good Other notable housing includes the area to increasing density though the regular works area along Orchard Road, with a examples of attractive Victorian terrace beyond the built frontage the river bank, terraced house and low rise blocks of flats simple stock brick, larger angular windows houses with either red brick or render, with Cholmondeley Walk, that hosts classical, and maisonettes persisted. Portland Terrace is and flat roof. stucco dressings. Edwardian and Arts and Crafts architectural one of the few examples of post war housing elements. in the heart of Richmond; the terrace looks Edwardian and Late Victorian: The out across Richmond Green, comprising Edwardian period was a high point in Interwar housing: Interwar housing simple two-storey terraces with shallow tiled traditional construction and late-Victorian can be found across the Richmond area. roofs and well defined boundary walls.

70 EDWARDIAN INTERWAR

Panelled brick chimney Gable with applied Clay tiled roof Eaves cornice with dentils Clay tiled roof stack timbering

Render

Red brick

Render

Timber sash windows with smaller upper light

Archway Timber casement windows Timber eave brackets Bay window with timber Brick dwarf wall casements

71 7. Features and Materials (continued)

Windows Window details: ■■ Timber double-glazing is now a good ■■ top-hung casements are not a good option with improving technology that substitute for sliding sashes. Windows are key features in all the buildings ■■ Original leaded lights can add character to can achieve very slim window profiles that in Richmond irrespective of the construction the street and be an important aspect of compare with Victorian and Edwardian period. The location of the windows, their the design of the buildings. If the original single-glazing. proportions, the number of glazing bars, the windows have leaded lights they should be use of coloured glass, or the presence of old replicated. ■■ Thin profile double glazed acoustic glass is available that can be fitted into glass and the decorative treatment around ■■ Stained glass should be retained or existing timber frames. This can be a way the windows, all give each building its special incorporated in replacement windows. character. The diversity of window types of upgrading the sound and insulation across the area add to its character and Double-glazing and thermal efficiency: performance of windows without the need for total replacement. reinforce the distinctiveness of the different Improving the thermal efficiency of historic styles. Therefore if houses or flats have windows is a common reason for replacing ■■ Install secondary glazing which is very original windows they should be restored them with double-glazing. If you are effective in improving thermal and sound or, if necessary, replaced like with like. Along considering replacing your timber windows insulation. They can often be removed in with the promotion of character, sustainable with uPVC bear in mind that the embodied the summer months when less needed. materials should also be prioritised, energy lost by disposing of your windows uPVC is often considered as it is seen as a promoting the use of environmentally friendly and replacing them with uPVC, which have a cheaper option than most timber double- materials and also improving the energy limited life-expectancy, can be less sustainable glazed units. However, it is not authentic and efficiency of buildings. than repairing them or installing secondary generally cannot achieve the same detailed Timber windows: glazing. Traditional internal shutters are also mouldings or appearance and is therefore a very effective means of improving thermal discouraged. If you feel that this is your only ■■ Historic timber windows are made efficiency so if your property once had option you should bear in mind: from more durable timber than modern, shutters, restoring them can be a sensible softwood timber. Repairing them is option. ■■ the materials, design, proportions and therefore often a more durable as well as the means of opening (sash/casement) of sustainable option. There are a number of options to consider if the existing windows and try to faithfully the installation of double-glazing is pursued: ■■ Timber windows were always meant to replicate them; be painted to protect them from the ■■ Have existing windows adapted by ■■ the proportions of the glazing bars should elements. Keeping them painted will help inserting an additional pane of acoustic replicate those on the original windows; prevent them from rotting. If maintained, glass within the existing frame. This is only ■■ glazing bars should be integral to the they can last indefinitely. really possible with unlisted buildings with structure of the window and not applied deep window profiles. to the outside of the glass and should be raised rather than flat;

72 Timber sashes in a Victorian turret Timber panelled doors in a Victorian house

Timber sash with side lights in a Victorian house Panelled door with fanlight in a modern house

Timber casement with mullion and Queen Anne style transom Two-panelled timber door with rectangular fanlight in a Timber casement windows with leaded lights in a twentieth Six over six timber sash windows in a Georgian house in a Victorian house Victorian house century house 73 7. Features and Materials (continued)

Georgian Victorian Late Victorian / Edwardian

74 Interwar Post War Contemporary

75 8. Guidance for Development Sites

This section provides design objectives Richmond Station and above track, Friars Lane Car Park, Richmond and guidance on larger sites that have Richmond been put identified for development Proposal: Redevelopment of station and Proposal: Residential – Redevelopment for through consultations undertaken concourse to further improve transport residential use will enhance the conservation by the Council should a planning interchange uses to include retail, business, area and improve the amenities of residents. application be submitted. The following community, leisure, entertainment and sites are considered: This designation is a poorly maintained open residential, including affordable units. ground floor car park within Richmond The designated site lies in the heart of Riverside Conservation Area. The car park is Richmond and as such needs to consider the surrounded by a variety of well-maintained following alongside the Richmond Station historic buildings, including Georgian terraces, Planning Brief: late Victorian townhouses and Queensbury House, a stunning 1930s Mansion block. ■■ Provide a new transport interchange for trains and other forms of transport, as Any development proposal here would need well as improving facilities for pedestrian to: as well as cyclists, buses rail and some ■■ Respect the scale and variety of character vehicular access. within the surrounding area, considering ■■ The creation of an attractive station local and adjacent building heights, entrance and therefore gateway including two storey terraces and a four into Richmond, with environmental storey block of flats, to ensure new improvements and enhanced public realm. developments blend in appropriately. ■■ Balance the mixture of uses including ■■ Enhance the conservation area as a whole, retail, leisure and business uses whilst including Georgian and Victorian buildings, appropriately respecting the character and through high quality design and materials. scale of the surrounding area. ■■ Take account of the potential transport ■■ Consider the policy context for the accessibility and impact of proposed site, which includes Central Richmond functions on the site. Conservation Area. ■■ Respect the surrounding residential community, accounting for the potential The adopted planning brief for Richmond environmental impact, including potential Station can be viewed at http://www. sound, light and air pollution. richmond.gov.uk/richmond_station_planning_ brief.pdf

76 1: Richmond Station and above track, Richmond 2: Friars Lane Car Park, Richmond

77 9. Shop Front Guidance

The Council has an adopted general guide to and therefore should be retained. Often the Shopfront SPD) are usually present and shopfront design (Shopfront Supplementary however, the replacement shopfronts lack should be conformed to. Planning Document (SPD), March 2010). aesthetic value and are installed without Shutters This guidance does not replace that SPD due consideration of the impact their but provides area-specific information on appearance will have on the whole parade Security shutters are not a traditional the design and character of the shopfronts and street. For example, neon lights can be feature of shopfronts and do not, as a rule, in Richmond and Richmond Hill to inform inappropriate and vinyl signs in windows can enhance their character. Roller shutters, owners and developers regarding alterations impact on the street scene and discourage when lowered, can create an unattractive and replacements. The Borough’s shopfront shoppers by reducing visibility into premises. environment. If considered necessary, SPD sets out the policy context for when metal lattice-type shutters on the inside of When considering alterations to a shopfront planning permission and listed building the shop window provide the necessary or its replacement, consideration should be consent is needed for new shopfronts and security whilst not dramatically changing given to: gives borough-wide guidance. Planning the appearance of the shop front. The other permission is invariably needed for ■■ The appearance of the host building as alternative is traditional timber shutters replacement shopfronts and advertisement a whole and the designs of the adjacent that are fitted over the shop window on the consent may be needed for new signage. This shopfronts where these reflect the original outside. Village Planning Guidance SPD should be shopfront character for the area. read in conjunction with the 2010 SPD. ■■ Uniformity: where a parade historically had Richmond and Richmond Hill have many identical shopfronts, reinstating the same historic shopping parades and some appropriate design and materials where surviving examples of historic shopfronts. the replacements are poor quality can help These should be preserved and, where create a more attractive street. architectural details are missing, they ■■ If there are identical surviving historic should ideally be replaced. As a general rule, shopfronts in a parade these may well be shopfronts and alterations proposed to them the original historic design. Therefore should respect the character, overall design replicating them in place of low-quality and materials of the host building. modern shopfronts should be explored.

Parades were often built with the same Within a parade or building there are often shopfronts along their length. Over time two or more good different examples of many get replaced and the uniformity of shopfronts which should be retained and the parades is undermined. In some cases, sometimes the subtle differences in detail replacement shopfronts add or retain a will enhance the character of the area. value as part of a street scene, through their However, the basic structure and features design quality, craftsmanship or historic value of traditional shopfronts (as identified in

78 Typical key features to shop fronts

Decorative ventilation grills Slim timber glazing bars Recessed entrance Cornice Timber faience Upper lights Canopy

Timber stallriser Timber panelled door Tiled threshold Pilaster Slim timber glazing bars Polished grantie stallriser

79 9. Shop Front Guidance (continued)

Richmond Village Centre ■■ traditional materials, as a whole. The effect of proportions, materials and detailing should relate to Unlike other smaller parades of shops in the ■■ external illumination. and compliment surrounding shops and Village Plan area, the volume of retail units Avoiding: buildings. Proposals for shopfronts should in the centre along with the wide variety ■■ removal of high quality shopfronts of respect the design of the building into which of styles and periods of construction, have architectural or historic interest, they are fitted, its architectural character, led to an inconsistency of frontages that age, scale, form and materials. An example are detrimental to the overall character ■■ fixing external roller shutters and shutter where this has not been embodied can of the area. This poses a distinct challenge boxes, be seen at 12 George Street/A305. A when managing the quality and retention ■■ use of aluminium and plastic materials, substantial plot with a grey granite frontage of historic shop fronts. No singular distinct and and additional branded facia along with a style or period is apparent throughout the ■■ internally illuminated box signage, large building entrance and window display that Hill Street centre and idealisation of a single type is fascias or projecting signs. do not compliment the architectural design not appropriate. Accordingly the Council’s of the late Georgian building it occupies; Shopfronts SPD (2010) is particularly Local Character nor does its facia design reflect and respect relevant when considering shopfront In order to maintain the quality of the scale of neighbouring properties. A fine alterations in Richmond village centre. The shopfronts in the centre, owners should be example of respecting the character of key principles of the Shopfront SPD are looking to retained any surviving features the local area whilst standing out on the articulated here in the context of central which give the building visual interest and street can be found at 12 The Quadrant. Richmond.. individual distinctiveness and can often help The building maintains all of its original General Guidance attract custom. A good example of a fully shopfront in great detail including attractive retained shopfront can be found at 55-56 consoles, distinctive shallow stall risers and The following principles intend to outline George Street/A305, a jewellery shop set subtle signage amongst other features. the approach that need to be considered in an Edwardian Tudorbethan style building, The Square when maintaining, altering or fitting new which has maintained its period features. Signage and Canopies shop fronts. The guidance does not intend This includes sensitive and in- keeping fascia Well-designed signage contributes to the to inhibit design or variety but ensure that design with no associated lighting, original character of retail premises, and brings all existing features and character are given timber mullions, transoms, high quality visual interest to shopping streets. But due consideration. The key considerations stone stallrisers, fan and transom lights poorly sited, over-sized or inappropriately are: and a traditional canopy with original style designed and illuminated fascia signs can The promotion of: awnings. have a significant detrimental impact on the appearance of an area. In Richmond ■■ retaining and reusing existing high quality The new and existing shopfronts should centre there is a lack of consistency in shopfronts and replacing poor quality not be considered in isolation and it is the size, height and style of fascia boards with good new design, important to consider how shopfronts relate to the character of the street (for example along George Street) which

80 detracts from the overall appearance of Planning Permission the retail offer. Positive examples along Central Richmond’s Conservation Area status the parade which tend to use traditional is such that engagement with the Council materials such as timber with matt paint is strongly advised and planning permission finishing and steer away from plastics or is required before you make changes to aluminium based signage, as well as avoiding a shopfront. If it is deemed that a specific excessively bold and oversized typeface. shopfront is in a Conservation Area and Retractable canopies and blinds can add makes a positive contribution to the area this liveliness to the street. The retention of blind will be a material consideration. boxes in historic contexts is appropriate. Where a change of use is being sought along Where blinds are to be newly fitted they a parade of retail units, clear consideration should form an integral part of the shopfront needs to be shown for the implications of the design, with blind boxes being designed as proposed use, whether residential or other part of the fascia. 56-58 George Street again non-retail use, as any change of this type will provides an excellent example of a traditional have design implications for the entire street. canopy with original style awnings. Both 12 Where such change of use is considered and 13 The Quadrant are examples of more acceptable, attention should be given as to modern approaches to remain in-keeping and whether a shop-like appearance is retained, do not disturb the overall appearance of the or whether an appropriate and sympathetic facia or overall look of the shop frontage. alternative design solution is possible. Security and accessibility features Local Listings Shopfront security should not be allowed The whole of central Richmond is contained to compromise the visual appearance of within the Central Richmond Conservation buildings or the character of the wider Area. A number of buildings are listed or streetscene. Wherever possible, there should identified as Buildings of Townscape Merit. be level access between the pavement and the shop. If a change in level is unavoidable, a non-slip ramp is preferred to steps, which can sometimes be set into a recessed entrance doorway.

81 9. Shop Front Guidance (continued)

Sheen Road in order to preserve the pilasters. As Nos. 90 and 92 have unremarkable discussed in the Shopfront SPD, the console shopfronts but do retain the same upper The central section of Sheen Road brackets indicate how large the fascias of railing found at No. 88, which makes a incorporates several shopping parades, the shopfronts should be: generally smaller positive contribution. found between Church Road in the west than the height of the console brackets and and Sheen Park in the east. They fall into the fascias should not project forward of two main categories: plain mid nineteenth- them. Please refer to the Shopfront SPD century terraces in stock brick, and, near for information about the characteristics of Sheen Park, a decorative Edwardian parade historic shopfronts that are referred to in in red brick (Nos. 106-132). They are nearly the following descriptions. all still in use as shops or small restaurants, often with the two upper storeys in Key examples No. 122 residential use as originally designed. There are few historic shopfronts left on Periodic refurbishment over the past these parades. Some of the more likely 100 years or so of the ground floor examples are described in this section: shops means there are very few historic No. 122 is perhaps the best preserved shopfronts left and the quality and of the historic shopfronts as it retains its uniformity has been eroded. Most of fascia board with scroll detail at either end the parades incorporated access to the (though not the original doors). Nos. 114, flats above through a door within each 116 and 120a also appear to be close to the shopfront. In the Edwardian parade (Nos. original design (Nos. 120a and No. 114 both 106-132), both doors appear to have been retain an original door to the upper floors). recessed with mosaic thresholds. The earlier stock brick terraces to the west Positive features: Recessed entrances; No. 88 may never have been uniform in design, but stallrisers; thin glazing bars; original fascia would typically have displayed a range of with scroll decoration individually designed timber shopfronts. Other notable examples The red-brick Edwardian parade retains Other good, traditional shopfronts that pilasters supporting console brackets are worthy of retention or careful upgrade between each shop; they are made visually include No. 88. striking by the use of dark green faience (glazed terracotta). These pilasters have Positive features: Recessed entrances; been compromised in places by the addition timber doors; panelled stallrisers; arched of signage or alarms; consideration should windows with thin glazing bars; inclined be given to locating these elsewhere timber fascia; iron railing

82 Red Lion Street No. 54 is characteristic of many traditional adjacent walls. These high quality tiles are shopfronts in being entirely glazed except for likely to date from relatively early on in the The street includes a fairly traditional and the stallriser. history of the parade. The recessed entrance well maintained parade of shops in the heart is also seen on the adjacent shopfront. of Richmond. A highlight would be 20 Red Positive features: arched windows with thin Lion Street, which includes positive features glazing bars; glazed door with side lights; Positive features: Recessed entrance; tiled such as: Panelled stallriser; curved windows panelled stallriser; recessed entrance; well threshold; glazed tiles to walls; timber fascia with thin glazing bars; roundel feature in proportioned fascia. with dentil cornice; moulded timber glazing upper window; recessed doorways; black and bars No. 40 is a symmetrical design, perhaps of white chequered tiled threshold; iron railing the late nineteenth century and retaining No. 52 is likely to have been altered because Friars Stile Road distinctive windows with curved corner the upper and lower window mullions do not details. align, yet it represents a high quality design There are a few shopping parades and some Friars Stile Shopping Parade of c. 1900, incorporating a decorative tiled individual shops on the south side of Friars Positive Features: Recessed entrance; stallriser and twin recessed entrance. Stile Road, between Marlborough Road in windows with thin glazing bars and curved the east and Richmond Hill in the west. They corner details; panelled stallriser; pilaster; Positive features: tiled stallriser; stone steps; are generally late nineteenth-century rows in well proportioned fascia. recessed entrances; moulded timber glazing stock brick with decorative details in stucco bars; leaded upper lights. No. 36 appears to have been built separately to the upper floors. The shops are nearly all from the adjacent parade. It is a traditional still in use and some of the upper floors are ‘corner shop’, occupying a corner site with in residential use, which is likely to have been the entrance on the angle and glazing on both the original use. sides. The parades on Friars Stile Road lack Positive features: Panelled stallriser; panelled uniformity in the shop design and it is not No. 36 pilasters; windows with thin glazing bars and clear to what extent they had matching curved corner details (return elevation only); shopfronts. Periodic upgrade of most of well proportioned timber fascia the shopfronts has left only a few examples retaining recognisably historic or high quality Other notable examples elements. This section identifies other examples that Key examples have clearly been altered yet retain historic elements that make a positive contribution. This section identifies shopfronts that make a positive contribution and appear No. 2a at the western end of the road, stands to be relatively intact, i.e. they retain a high out due to its glazed tiles, which are present proportion of their ‘original’ design elements: on the stallriser and on the lower parts of No. 54

83 9. Shop Front Guidance (continued)

Kew and Lower Mortlake Roads composition at the entrance to Pagoda Positive features: panelled stallriser; Avenue. recessed entrance; panelled doors; moulded There are several parades and individual timber glazing bars; clerestorey glazing with shops toward the western end of Kew Key examples smaller lights. Road. They generally date from the mid This section identifies one exceptional to late nineteenth century and are faced shopfront that make a positive contribution in stock or red brick, often with stucco and is relatively intact, i.e. it retains a high dressings. Nearly all are of three storeys, proportion of its ‘original’ design elements: with accommodation on the upper floors. The ground floors are nearly all still in Nos. 76-84 Kew Road are listed Grade II use as shops. Most of the shopfronts are for their well-preserved and high quality Art flush with the building line and retain their Deco shopfronts, installed in the 1930s for No. 109 Kew Road pilasters supporting console brackets Matthiae’s Café and Bakery (their Vitrolite between the shops. The shopfronts fascia board has been re-installed at parapet themselves are much altered and there level). is only one example of a well preserved Positive features: Recessed entrances; historic shopfront. polished granite stall risers; chrome edging There are two matching parades on Lower to glazing bars; upper windows of sunburst Mortlake Road, found on either side of design with coloured and frosted glass and Pagoda Avenue. These late nineteenth- painted lettering; double doors with fluted century buildings are in stock brick with red wooden surround; canopy with fluted brick dressings. The shops project forward chrome trim from the terraces and the two corner Other notable examples shops each have an angle entrance, creating Nos. 76-84 Kew Road a symmetrical composition. The shops are This section identifies one other example all still in use and the upper floors appear that displays historic elements and therefore to be in residential use, which is likely to may be worthy of preservation and/or have been the original use. The flats are careful upgrade. generally accessed through a side door. The No. 109 Kew Road appears to have been parades retain their pilasters supporting rebuilt, but in a traditional style, may have console brackets between each shop but been based to some extent on the previous are otherwise poorly preserved. shopfront (although the fascia is not to Lower Mortlake Road: the matching parades traditional proportions). were designed to form a symmetrical George Street

84 85 10. Forecourt Parking

The Council has an existing Supplementary of structures such as those that would be street is an important characteristic. Iron railings and gates Planning Document (SPD) covering ‘Front required to allow access for parking (see the Kings Road includes an array of housing from Eighteenth and nineteenth century iron Garden and Other Off Street Parking 2006 SPD for details). different periods with a variety of different railings (and gates) are a traditional feature Standards’ (adopted September 2006). This The Council’s Development Management types of boundary wall ranging from brick found at some of Richmond’s houses. Typically document provides detailed advice on the Plan (Policy DM TP 9) generally discourages built, to hedges and railings. Marchmont Road, these are embedded into a lower boundary legal and design issues when creating a front garden parking because of the impact mostly interwar housing supports one of the wall, enclosing the front garden whilst keeping parking area in your front garden and access on the appearance of the street and loss of most consistent runs of maintained boundary visual obstruction to a minimum. Examples to it from the highway. This Village Planning vegetation and biodiversity. When forecourt walls in the village plan area, with very few can be found across the whole area, including Guidance should be read in conjunction with parking is proposed, this SPD seeks to ensure lost to provide car parking spaces, like Kings much of Richmond Hill with good examples the councils existing SPD, providing specific it is provided in a sympathetic way. It is Road they include a variety of approaches. on Kings Road, Queens Road and Cambrian guidance for Richmond. generally considered that additional forecourt Road where there are instances of dwarf A noteworthy example of unique boundary parking does not significantly reduce parking walls incorporating railings. Planning Permission wall design being retained can be found congestion. In some cases alterations to front gardens fall along Clydesdale Gardens; No 5 and No Hedges 11 includes a spray of randomly arranged within the terms of ‘permitted development’, Important features in Richmond and Hedges enclose front gardens and define brickwork that provides an interesting break in which case planning approval is not Richmond Hill public and private space. They provide an required and therefore the Council has little from the traditional interwar design. Many front gardens and frontage features attractive green feature to the streetscape. or no control over the creation of forecourt in Richmond contribute significantly to Fencing therefore it is important for them to be parking. You will not normally need planning retained as frontage features, either on their the overall character of the area and local Picket fencing, both stained wood and painted permission, outside of a Conservation Area own or in combination with walls or railings. street scene both within and outside of the white, can be found occasionally, often if a new or replacement driveway of any There are instances of hedges in Richmond Conservation Areas. These include brick gate replacing lost brick boundary walls. This is size uses permeable (or porous) surfacing often where a hedge has been added above piers, dwarf walls incorporating railings or not common in Richmond and generally not which allows water to drain through, such as a dwarf wall to provide further screening. hedges, planted front gardens and a very high in keeping with the area’s character with the permeable concrete block paving or porous There are a few examples including a number number of street trees. exception of some of the terraced roads asphalt, or by directing rainfall to a lawn or of established hedges along Marchmont such as Princes Road, Joselyn Road and Albert border to drain naturally. Boundary walls Road and a fine example on the Courtland Road. A number of good examples can be Estate (including a long dwarf wall with well- If the surface to be covered is more than five Boundary walls are perhaps the most found on St George’s Road where there is maintained hedges), which help to create a square metres planning permission will be important and defining feature of a street some variety in the design of front garden well-defined boundary along Sheen Road. needed for laying traditional, impermeable scene, and their preservation and uniformity walls with some including timber fences, both driveways. It is important to note that in adds considerably to an area’s character. stand alongside and atop a dwarf boundary Guidance on front garden parking Conservation Areas, planning permission is They enclose front gardens and define public wall. required for demolition of boundary walls, and private space. Low walls create this The following key considerations should be fences and railings over 1m in height. Article space without reducing visibility. Conforming made where residents do feel an imperative 4(2) Directions can also restrict the removal traditional brick types and brickwork along a to replace front gardens with car parking:

86 Retention of existing features Green features The general aim of any design for car parking Loss of existing green space may be in front gardens should be to retain as much inevitable however retaining and / or of the existing features as is practical – such replacing some planting in as generous a as existing walls, railings or hedging. Where manner as possible helps to maintain the an opening has to be made in an existing area character, screen vehicles and create wall, railing or fence, it should be made good a more pleasant natural environment by at both ends to match existing materials and absorbing local exhaust fumes. details, and should be no more than a car- width wide.

Enclosure Retaining a form of enclosure of front gardens and forecourts is an essential part of retaining local character and maintaining the street scene. Partial loss of existing structures is inevitable to allow vehicle Boundary wall, Joselyn Road Hedging, Houlbon Road access but some structure should be retained. Inward opening gates help to complete a defensible line.

Permeability The base and finished surface should be laid at a slight gradient and be of a permeable material, to allow the satisfactory drainage and absorption of rainwater. Water should not drain from the property onto the footway. A length of drain or soak-away may be required at the site boundary to prevent this or a connection to a surface water sewer can be established with the agreement of the Water Authority. Loose gravel should be avoided. Iron railings, Queens Road Boundary wall, Clydesdale Gardens

87 Appendix 1: Relevant Policies and Guidance It should be noted that all adopted policies and guidance should be assessed for their relevance in respect of individual planning applications, not just those listed below.

LBRuT LDF Core Strategy (April layout, form, scale, materials, natural compatible with local context, while Other relevant policies: 2009) surveillance and orientation, and respecting the quality, character and CP10: Open Land and Parks sustainable construction. amenity of established neighbourhoods Main policies that the SPD will support: and environmental and ecological The open environment will be protected and CP8: Town and Local Centres CP7: Maintaining and Improving the Local policies. The London Plan consolidated enhanced. In particular: Environment 8.A The Borough’s town and local centres with Alterations since 2004 Density 10.A The Borough’s green belt, metropolitan have an important role, providing shops, Matrix and other policies will be taken 7.A Existing buildings and areas in the open land and other open land of services, employment opportunities, into account to assess the density of Borough of recognised high quality townscape importance, World Heritage housing and being a focus for proposals. and historic interest will be protected Site (Royal Botanic Gardens,Kew), community life. from inappropriate development and CP20 Visitors and Tourism land on the Register of Parks and enhanced sensitively, and opportunities Retail and town centre uses will Gardens of Special Historic Interest, The Council will support the sustainable will be taken to improve areas be supported providing that it is green chains and green corridors growth of the tourist industry, for the of poorer environmental quality, appropriate to the role in the hierarchy will be safeguarded and improved for benefit of the local area by: including within the areas of relative of the centres, and respects the biodiversity, sport and recreation and disadvantage of Castlenau, Ham, character, environment and historical 20.A Encouraging the enhancement of heritage, and for visual reasons. Hampton Nurserylands, Heathfield and interest of the area. It should be of an existing tourist attractions, such as Kew 10.B A number of additional areas of open Mortlake. appropriate scale for the size of the Gardens, , Ham land of townscape importance will centre and not adversely impact on House and the River, including sport 7.B All new development should recognise be identified, which will be brought the vitality and viability of any existing stadia particularly those of RFU and distinctive local character and forward through the Development centre. Out of town retail development Harlequins; contribute to creating places of a high Allocations DPD. is not usually considered appropriate in architectural and urban design quality 20.B Promoting sustainable transport for this Borough in line with The London CP17 Health and Well-being that are well used and valued. Proposals tourists to and within the borough, Plan consolidated with Alterations will have to illustrate that they: including the passenger services along since 2004. 17.A Health and well-being in the Borough the Thames; is important and all new development (i) are based on an analysis and The Council will improve the local should encourage and promote understanding of the Borough’s 20.C Directing new hotels to the Borough’s environment to provide centres which healthier communities and places. development patterns, features and town centres or other areas highly are comfortable, attractive and safe for views, public transport accessibility accessible by public transport; all users. The historic environment and 17.B The provision of new or improved and maintaining appropriate levels of facilities for health and social care river frontage will be protected. 20.D Requiring accommodation and amenity; and other facilities will be supported. facilities to be accessible to all; (ii) connect positively with their CP14 Housing Standards & Types Such facilities should be in sustainable 20.E Enhancing the environment in locations and accessible to all and surroundings to create safe and 14.D The density of residential proposals areas leading to and around tourist priority will be given to those in inclusive places through the use should take into account the need to destinations. areas of relative deprivation which of good design principles including achieve the maximum intensity of use

88 are identified in Core Policy 13, an LBRuT LDF Development Policy DM TC 2 Local and Neighbourhood heritage and character of the centre. immediate need for primary health Management Plan (November 2011) Centres and Areas of Mixed Use Policy DM OS 3 Other Open Land of care facilities (especially doctor’s Main policies that the SPDs will support: The Council will protect and improve the Townscape Importance surgeries) has been identified in Kew, provision of day-to-day goods and services Richmond, Whitton and Ham. Sites Policy DM TC 1 Larger Town Centres Other open areas that are of townscape in the local and neighbourhood centres for larger facilities may be identified importance will be protected and enhanced To maintain and improve the town centres, of the borough (See Policy DM TC 3 in the Site Allocations DPD. in open use. the Council will require appropriate ‘Retail Frontages’). These centres are often 17.C A pattern of land use and facilities development to take place within the designated as Areas of Mixed Use and are It will be recognised that there may be will be promoted to encourage identified Town Centre Boundaries of thus seen as appropriate for a mix of uses exceptional cases where appropriate walking, cycling, and leisure and the five maintown centres. These are that meet primarily local needs. development is acceptable. The following recreation and play facilities to Richmond, the major centre, and the four criteria must be taken into account when Proposals for development will be provide for a healthy lifestyle for all, district centres – Twickenham, East Sheen, assessing appropriate development: acceptable in the smaller centres if they: including provisions for open and play and Whitton. 1. It must be linked to the functional use space within new development as (c) Respect and enhance the heritage, Proposals that contribute towards a of the Other Open Land of Townscape appropriate. character and local distinctiveness of suitable mix of uses will be approved, Importance; or the centre, whilst making the most 17.D Existing health, social care, leisure and provided that they are appropriate to the efficient use of land. 2. It can only be a replacement or minor recreation provision will be retained function, character and scale of the centre. extension of existing built facilities; (d) Include overall improvements and where these continue to meet or Acceptable town centre uses could include 3. In addition to 1. or 2., it does not harm can be adapted to meet residents’ retail (if within or well related to designated enhancements of the small centres; or modernise outmoded premises. the character and openness of the open needs. Land will be safeguarded for frontages), business, leisure, tourism, land. such uses where available, and the community uses, health and residential Development should improve and maintain potential of re-using or redeveloping development compatible with other commercial provision in the smaller centres, Improvement and enhancement of the existing sites will be maximised. development in the town centre. without significantly expanding it. openness and character of other open land and measures to open up views into and Proposals will be acceptable within the Policy DM TC 3 Retail Frontages out of designated other open land will be Town Centre Boundaries if they: B Secondary Retail Frontages encouraged where appropriate. (f) Maintain or enhance the amount of When considering developments on sites active frontage, subject to Policy DM TC Non-retail proposals will be acceptable in the secondary shopping frontages only if: outside designated other open land, any 3 ‘Retail Frontages’. possible visual impacts on the character and (h) Respect and enhance the heritage, (b) The proposed use retains a “shop-like” openness of the designated other open land character and local distinctiveness of appearance with an active frontage and will be taken into account. the centre. will not have a detrimental visual impact on the shop-front and respect the The explanatory text is relevant to the SPD as set out below:

89 4.1.6 Other Open Land of Townscape ■■ Contribution to the local character Area Appraisal and Management Plan for partial demolitions should be based on an Importance (OOLTI) can include and/or street scene, by virtue of its each Conservation area, these will be used accurate understanding of the significance public and private sports grounds, size, position and quality. as a basis when determining proposals of the asset including the structure, school playing fields, cemeteries, ■■ Value to local people for its within or where it would affect the setting and respect the architectural character, allotments, private gardens, areas of presence and openness. of, Conservation Areas together with other historic fabric and detailing of the original vegetation such as street verges and ■■ Immediate or longer views into policy guidance. building. With alterations, the Council mature trees. The designated areas will normally insist on the retention of and out of the site, including from Buildings or parts of buildings, street are shown on the Proposals Map but the original structure, features, material surrounding properties. furniture, trees and other features which there will also be other areas which and plan form or features that contribute ■ Value for biodiversity and nature make a positive contribution to the could be considered as being of local ■ to the significance of the asset. With conservation. character, appearance or significance of the value to the area and townscape repairs, the Council will expect retention area should be retained. New development which merit protection. ■■ Note that the criteria are and repair, rather than replacement of (or redevelopment) or other proposals qualitative and not all need to be the structure, features, and materials 4.1.7 In some parts of the borough, open should conserve and enhance the character met. of the building which contribute to its areas, including larger blocks of back and appearance of the area. architectural and historic interest; and will gardens, which are not extensive Policy DM OS 4 Historic Parks, Gardens and Policy DM HD 2 Conservation of Listed require the use of appropriate traditional enough to be defined as green belt Landscapes Buildings and Scheduled Ancient Monuments materials and techniques; or metropolitan open land, act as Parks and gardens as well as landscapes 4. using its legal powers to take steps to pockets of greenery of local rather of special historic interest included in the The Council will require the preservation of than London-wide significance. Many Listed Buildings of special architectural or secure the repair of Listed Buildings, Register compiled by English Heritage and where appropriate; of these are of townscape importance, other historic parks, gardens and landscapes historic interest and Ancient Monuments and contributing to the local character and referred to in para 4.1.11 below, will be seek to ensure that they are kept in a good 5. protecting the setting of Ancient are valued by residents as open spaces protected and enhanced. Proposals which state of repair by the following means: Monuments and Listed Buildings where in the built up area. Policy DM HO 2 have an adverse effect on the settings, views, proposals could have an impact; ‘Infill Development’ and Policy DM 1. consent would only be granted for the 6. taking a practical approach towards the and vistas to and from historic parks and demolition of Grade II Listed Buildings in HO 3 ‘Backland Development’ also gardens, will not be permitted. alteration of Listed Buildings to comply recognise the importance of gardens, exceptional circumstances and for Grade with the Disability Discrimination Act which will be considered as greenfield Policy DM HD 1 Conservation Areas – II* and Grade I Listed Buildings in wholly 2005 and subsequent amendments, sites. Green oases are particularly designation, protection and enhancement exceptional circumstances following a provided that the building’s special thorough assessment of their significance; important and will be protected in The Council will continue to protect interest is not harmed, using English 2. retention of the original use for which areas of high density development and areas of special significance by designating Heritage advice as a basis. the listed building was built is preferred. town centres. Conservation Areas and extensions to Other uses will only be considered where Policy DM HD 3 Buildings of Townscape existing Conservation Areas using the 4.1.8 OOLTI should be predominantly open the change of use can be justified, and Merit or natural in character. The following criteria as set out in PPS 5 and as advised by where it can be proven that the original The Council will seek to ensure criteria are taken into account in English Heritage. use cannot be sustained; and encourage the preservation and defining OOLTI: The Council will prepare a Conservation 3. alterations and extensions including enhancement of Buildings of Townscape

90 Merit and will use its powers where attractive new views and vistas and, where width to allow a dwelling(s) to be sited of a larger swathe of green space to possible to protect their significance, appropriate, improve any that have been with adequate separation between amenity of residents or provides wildlife character and setting, by the following obscured. dwellings; habitats must be retained; means: Policy DM HO 1 Existing Housing (including 2. Spacing between dwelling - new 2. Impact on neighbours – privacy of 1. consent will not normally be granted for conversions, reversions, and non self- dwellings must have similar spacing existing homes and gardens must be the demolition of Buildings of Townscape contained accommodation) between buildings to any established maintained and unacceptable light Merit; spacing in the street; spillage avoided; Existing housing should be retained. 3. Height - dwelling height should reflect 3. Vehicular access or car parking – these 2. alterations and extensions should be Redevelopment of existing housing should the height of existing buildings; must not have an adverse impact on based on an accurate understanding of normally only take place where: 4. Materials - where materials on existing neighbours in terms of visual impact, the significance of the asset including the 1. it has first been demonstrated that dwellings are similar, new dwellings noise or light. Access roads between structure, and respect the architectural the existing housing is incapable of should reflect those materials; dwellings and unnecessarily long access character, and detailing of the original improvement or conversion to a roads will not normally be acceptable; building. The structure, features, 5. Architectural details - new dwellings satisfactory standard to provide an 4. Mass and scale of development on and materials of the building which should incorporate or reflect traditional equivalent scheme; and if this is the case: backland sites must be more intimate in contribute to its architectural and architectural features; scale and lower than frontage properties; historic interest should be retained or 2. the proposal improves the long-term 6. Trees, shrubs and wildlife habitats- restored with appropriate traditional sustainability of buildings on the site; and features important to character, 5. Trees, shrubs and wildlife habitats– materials and techniques; 3. the proposal does not have an adverse appearance or wildlife must be retained features important to character, appearance or wildlife must be retained 3. any proposals should protect and impact on local character; and or re-provided; or re-provided. enhance the setting of Buildings of 4. the proposal provides a reasonable 7. Impact on neighbours - including loss of Townscape Merit; standard of accommodation, including privacy to homes or gardens. Policy DM TP 8 Off Street Parking - accessible design, as set out in Policy DM 4. taking a practical approach towards the Policy DM HO 3 Backland Development Retention and New Provision HO 4 ‘Housing Mix and Standards’ and alteration of Buildings of Townscape Developments, redevelopments, Merit to comply with the Disability other policies. There will be a presumption against loss of back gardens due to the need to conversions and extensions will have to Discrimination Act 2005 and subsequent Policy DM HO 2 Infill Development demonstrate that the new scheme provides amendments, provided that the building’s maintain local character, amenity space and All infill development must reflect the biodiversity. In exceptional cases where it is an appropriate level of off street parking special interest is not harmed, using to avoid an unacceptable impact on on- English Heritage advice as a basis. character of the surrounding area and considered that a limited scale of backland protect the amenity of neighbours. development may be acceptable it should street parking conditions and local traffic Policy DM HD 7 Views and Vistas In considering applications for infill not have a significantly adverse impact upon conditions. The Council will seek to protect the quality development the following factors will be the following: A set of maximum car parking standards taken into account: of views indicated on the Proposals Map. 1. Garden land – rear garden land which and minimum cycle parking standards It will also seek opportunities to create 1. Plot width - plots must be of sufficient contributes either individually or as part are set out in Appendix Four - Parking Standards ‘Appendix Four - Parking

91 Standards ‘for all types of development, flooding issues exist. The Council will have The Council will expect proposals for Other relevant policies these take into account bus, rail and tube regard to the impact of forecourt parking in new shop fronts or alterations to existing Policy DM OS 2 Metropolitan Open Land accessibility as well as local highway and considering proposals to extend or convert shop fronts to demonstrate a high quality traffic conditions including demand for existing residential property. of design, which complements the original The borough’s Metropolitan Open Land will on-street parking. These standards will be design, proportions, materials and detailing of be protected and retained in predominately Policy DM DC 1 Design Quality expected to be met, unless it can be shown the shop front, surrounding streetscene and open use. Appropriate uses include public that in proposing levels of parking applicants New development must be of a high the building of which it forms part. and private open spaces and playing fields, can demonstrate that there would be no architectural and urban design quality based open recreation and sport, biodiversity Blinds, canopies or shutters where adverse impact on the area in terms of on sustainable design principles. including rivers and bodies of water and acceptable in principle must be appropriate street scene or on street parking. open community uses including allotments Development must be inclusive, respect local to the character of the shop-front and its and cemeteries. Policy DM TP 9 Forecourt Parking character including the nature of a particular setting; external security grilles will not road, and connect with, and contribute normally be permitted; in sensitive areas, It will be recognised that there may be The parking of vehicles in existing front positively, to its surroundings based on a rigid and gloss finish blinds will generally be exceptional cases where appropriate gardens will be discouraged, especially where thorough understanding of the site and its unacceptable; development such as small scale structures is ■ this would result in the removal of context. acceptable, but only if it: ■ Signage and illumination to shop fronts must architectural features such as walls, gates In assessing the design quality of a proposal demonstrate a high quality of design, which 1. Does not harm the character and and paving, or of existing trees and other the Council will have regard to the following: complements the character and materials of openness of the metropolitan open land; vegetation; or, the shop front and surrounding streetscene, and ■■ where such parking would detract ■■ compatibility with local character and does not compromise public safety. 2. Is linked to the functional use of the from the streetscape or setting of the including relationship to existing Large illuminated fascias will not normally Metropolitan Open Land or supports property; or, townscape and be permitted, even if these are in the “house outdoor open space uses; or ■■ where the use of the access would create ■■ frontages, scale, height, massing, style” of a particular store. 3. Is for essential utility infrastructure a road or pedestrian safety problem; or proportions and form New shop fronts must be designed to and facilities, for which it needs to ■ where the width of the proposed ■■ sustainable development and adaptability, ■ allow equal access for all users, and can be demonstrated that no alternative entrance will be greater than the width of subject to aesthetic considerations incorporate flood protection measures locations are available and that they a normal driveway. ■■ layout and access where appropriate. Proposals should take do not have any adverse impacts on For any proposal the area of impermeable account of the Councils SPD on Shop fronts the character and openness of the paving should be minimised and soft ■■ space between buildings and relationship and Shop Signs. metropolitan open land. landscaping maximised. to the public realm The Council will welcome proposals from Improvement and enhancement of the ■ detailing and materials The Council will seek to restrict permitted ■ groups of shops to add character to the openness and character of the Metropolitan development rights for forecourt parking Policy DM DC 7 Shop fronts and shop signs street scene by the use of harmonious high Open Land and measures to reduce through Article 4 directions, where quality design, colours and materials for their visual impacts will be encouraged where important townscape or surface water The Council will resist the removal of shop shop fronts. appropriate. fronts of architectural or historic interest.

92 When considering developments on sites landscape features, historic buildings, pedestrian access (see Policy DM TP 3 ■■ Small and Medium Housing Sites SPD outside Metropolitan Open Land, any important structures and archaeological ‘EnhancingTransport Links’). Feb 2006 www.richmond.gov.uk/spd_ possible visual impacts on the character and resources associated with the river and small_and_medium_housing_sites.pdf 3. New development and schemes improve openness of the Metropolitan Open Land ensuring new development incorporates the safety and security of the pedestrian ■■ Design Guidelines Leaflets 3 and will be taken into account. existing features; environment where appropriate. 4: House Extensions and External Policy DM OS 11 Thames Policy Area 6. protecting and improving existing access Alterations. Adopted Sept 2002. points to the River Thames, its foreshore Policy DM TP 7 Cycling Reformatted with minor updates July The special character of the Thames Policy and Thames Path, including paths, cycle To maintain and improve conditions for 2005. Based on UDP policies www. Area (TPA), as identified on the Proposals routes, facilities for launching boats, cyclists, the Council will ensure that new richmond.gov.uk/a4_houseext_design_ Map, will be protected and enhanced by: slipways, stairs etc. and encouraging development or schemes do not adversely web_adpt-2.pdf 1. ensuring development protects the opening up existing access points to the impact on the cycling network or cyclists ■■ Design Guidelines leaflet 11: Shopfront individuality and character, including the public, both for pedestrians and boats; and provide appropriate cycle access and Security. First published 1997 and views and vistas, of the river and the 7. requiring public access as part of new sufficient, secure cycle parking facilities, see Reformatted with minor updates July identified individual reaches; developments alongside and to the River Policy DM TP 3 ‘Enhancing Transport Links’ 2005. Based on UDP policies www. 2. discouraging land infill and development Thames, including for pedestrians, boats and Policy DM TP 8 ‘Off Street Parking - richmond.gov.uk/shopsfront_security.pdf and cyclists, where appropriate; which encroaches into the river and Retention and New Provision’. Also of relevance is the Council’s ‘Public 8. increasing access to and awareness its foreshore other than in exceptional Relevant SPDs/SPGs Space Design Guide’ (Jan 2006). The overall circumstances, which may include where of the river including from the town aim is to provide guidance to help deliver necessary for the construction of river centres. ■■ Design Quality SPD Adopted Feb 2006 the goal of improved streetscene and public dependent structures such as bridges, Policy DM TP 6 Walking and the Pedestrian www.richmond.gov.uk/spd_design_ spaces. www.richmond.gov.uk/public_ tunnels, jetties, piers, slipways etc.; Environment quality_doc_lowres-2.pdf space_design_guide 3. ensuring development establishes a ■■ Front Gardens and other Off-street Thames Landscape Strategy (2012 relationship with the river and takes full To protect, maintain and improve the Parking Standards SPD Sept 2006 www. refresh). This can be viewed at www. advantage of its location, addressing the pedestrian environment, the Council will richmond.gov.uk/spg_supplementary_ thameslandscape-strategy.org.uk river as a frontage, opening up views and ensure that:- planning_guidance_draft_approved.pdf access to it and taking account of the 1. New development and schemes protect, ■■ Residential Development changed perspective with tides; maintain and, where appropriate, Standards March 2010 www. 4. encouraging development which includes improve the existing pedestrian richmond.gov.uk/spd_residential_ a mixture of uses, including uses which infrastructure, including the Rights of development_standards_2010_final_ enable the public to enjoy the riverside, Way network. version_30_11_10.pdf especially at ground level in buildings ■ Shopfronts SPD March 2010 www. 2. New development does not ■ fronting the river; richmond.gov.uk/cg_shopfronts_ca1_ adversely impact on the pedestrian lr.pdf 5. protecting and promoting the history environment and provides appropriate and heritage of the river, including

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