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10th May 2022 in Planning

Update on Heathrow

The Richmond Heathrow Campaign (RHC) acts on behalf of the Kew & Richmond Societies and Friends of Richmond Green in matters relating to Heathrow, and in particular its environmental impact on community health and wellbeing. The pandemic meant Heathrow paused its expansion in the short term, but plans for a third runway have not gone away. RHC has long argued that expansion puts in jeopardy the Government’s target for reaching net zero aviation by 2050, and we continue to seek to influence the decision process to avoid expansion.

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10th May 2022 in Environment, News

Waste and recycling

Ever wondered what happens to your refuse and recycling when you leave it outside to be collected every week? Find out all about it in this article and interview with Richmond Council.

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10th May 2022 in Environment, News

Richmond Borough Climate Emergency Strategy

Richmond Council declared a climate emergency in June 2019, recognising that the global emergency is a threat everywhere, including in our borough. Subsequently, the Council developed a strategy to achieve carbon neutrality in its own buildings and operations by 2030 and committed to making the whole borough net zero for carbon by 2050. Find out more here.

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16th March 2022 in Planning, News

77 North Road

77 North Road was previously the North Road GP Suregery.  An application for substantial extensions and alterations for a day nursery for up to 80 children with 15-25 staff has been made. The Kew Society is generally supportive of the site’s being a day nursery but is concerned by the scale of this proposal.

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16th March 2022 in Planning, News

Land at 53 Old Deer Park Gardens

Applications for a house at 53 Old Deer Park Gardens have been revived and comments again sought. There were numerous objections, partly on the grounds that this land should have been part of the Old Deer Park and had been left out by mistake and that part of the wall, which would be lost, should be listed.

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1st November 2021 in Environment, News

Greenhouse gases, climate change and you!

The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow – is almost upon us. The great and the good (and the not-so-good) will assemble to commit to limiting the emission of greenhouse gases, stopping global temperature from rising above 1.5°C and the consequent ecological catastrophe. Find out five ways to make a difference here.

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15th June 2021 in Planning

32 Haverfield Gardens

Planning permission has now been granted for the development of Redevelopment of 32 Haverfield Gardens, subject to many stringent conditions. Find out more here.

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