Help with your planning search
What does our search cover?
Our planning database holds applications since 1977. It includes current as well as historic applications and is updated daily.
Where do I find planning applications for a street or applications made between certain dates?
Use the planning report facility
You can refine the report based on:
- The application status (for example: All applications, decided, not decided or waiting validation)
- The application type (For example: HOT, FUL, COU OUT etc)
- The agent name
Remember for large roads or streets there may be many records, so set the the Max Record to a large number
Viewing planning enforcement notices
It is not currently possible to view planning enforcement notices or enforcement appeals documents. Email planningenforcement@richmond.gov.uk with your enquiry.
Where do I search for current and historic planning applications?
You can search by:
- Postcode within the borough or
- Property name or number or
- First line of the address or
- Application reference number (Use the format 99/0123)
Once you have entered your search criteria, click the "Select" button to view the details of the planning application. This is the Planning summary for the property.
From the Application field, if there is a link present, you can follow this link to get the Planning Case detail
The time-line (shown in red text) indicates the current position of an application in its processing.
If plans and pictures of the planning application are present, follow the link called "Scanned images are available" link from the Images row.This will take you to the Case File screen.
You can view scanned drawings and documentation from 2003.
The scanned documents from the Case File are in a PDF format. To read these, you need the free Adobe Reader software. Download this software from Adobe's website.
Applications submitted since 8 April 2009 through the Planning Portal in PDF format are measurable using the latest version of Adobe Reader
Searching for unusual addresses
Where you are searching for locations that are not within the standard house name and or number format, for example: "land adjacent to", "land near" "land rear of", you need to type in 4 characters or more are required in the" Address" field.
To search for something like "land adjacent", "land rear of", "land near", enter "land a" (or "land n") and this will cover all results. To find applications containing the words "land adjacent" type this.