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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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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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Image of a large 4 engined airctaft flying over the chimney stacks of a house in Kew

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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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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