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23rd February 2024 in Planning

Sega Site redevelopment – Great West Road

The Kew Society has supported both Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and Richmond Council in objecting to the Sega site redevelopment, on the grounds of the materially adverse impact the tall blocks will have on views from Kew Gardens, Kew Green and the Arcadian Thames towpath.

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15th July 2023 in Community

Step-Free Access at Kew Gardens Station

The aim of the project is to provide a step-free crossing between the eastbound and westbound platforms at Kew Gardens Station. Currently, crossing between platforms requires negotiating the steep steps of the pedestrian footbridge over the line, or the steep steps into and out of a tunnel under it.

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17th March 2023 in Environment

Thames Water Resources Management Plan 2024

The Kew Society has concerns over the Thames Water plan to abstract water from the Thames at Teddington and replace it with treated sewage. Find an easy to read summary of the Thames Water Plan, including links to the full draft, Water Resources Management Plan 2024 and the Kew Society’s response.

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7th January 2023 in Green Spaces

Kew Green proposal for railings expansion

At present, low white railings are in place around most of Kew Green. The Parks Department of Richmond Council have proposed that these are now extended to other parts of the Green, whilst still allowing convenient pedestrian and wheelchair access.

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Aerial image of the Kew Retail Park showing the stores and car park surrounded by trees and houses

9th August 2022 in Planning

Kew Retail Park

The public exhibition to update people about plans for the redevelopment of the Kew Retail Park, originally anticipated for mid-November 2023, has been postponed, probably untill January 2024.

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