Richmond Upon Thames College Reserved Matters Consultation

Overview

Richmond upon Thames College, Clarendon School, Haymarket Media Group, Harlequins, Waldegrave School, Richmond Council and Achieving for Children are working together to create an Education and Enterprise Campus on the College’s existing site on Egerton Road in Twickenham.

Richmond upon Thames College has a dated historic site with a considerable amount of planning maintenance liabilities. The accommodation is not fit for purpose and does not provide a modern, real work environment for students. The College is significantly over spaced and requires a reduction to create a more efficient estate. This project proposes the creation of a new College, delivered in two phases, including e-enabled spaces for business innovation linked to high priority vocational learning.

Richmond College submitted an Outline Planning Application for the development of the overall Campus in August 2015. An application for outline planning permission allows for a decision on the general principles of how a site can be developed. Outline planning permission is granted subject to conditions requiring the subsequent approval of one or more ‘reserved matters’. Following a statutory consultation, the Outline Planning Application will be determined in March 2016.

This consultation is being carried out simultaneously to the Outline Planning Application Process. It is specifically regarding the reserved matters elements of the schools development. That means those aspects of the proposed development which an applicant can choose not to submit details of with an Outline Planning Application (i.e. they can be ‘reserved’ for later determination). In this development, this includes (but is not limited to): layout, appearance, scale and landscaping.

We would welcome your views on these elements. Please read the proposal documents below and complete the online survey by 11 March 2016 when the consultation closes.

If you require a paper copy of the consultation material or the questionnaire please contact richmond.college@richmond.gov.uk