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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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11th October 2023 in Planning, News

Kew Green Conservation Area

Richmond Council have published a new Draft Appraisal of the Kew Green Conservation Area to revise the existing Appraisal adopted in 1994. This is part of a borough-wide programme of reviewing existing Conservation Areas to ‘ensure they are reflective of their current character and appearance’.

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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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