What you could build at TW2 5QJ: the planning rules at this address, what neighbours have built and how big, planning decisions nearby, rough costs and the value an extension adds, and how to get started. In Strawberry Hill, Richmond upon Thames.
117extensions seen within 600 m in the last 10 years
7loft conversions within 600 m in the last 10 years
98.2extensions per 1,000 homes in the neighbourhood (10 years)
● work seen on energy certificates · ● application approved · ● refused · ● pending or other · ● this postcode
The rules at this address
Mostly flats at this postcode. Flats have no permitted development rights, so almost any extension or loft conversion needs planning permission, and the freeholder's consent under the lease.
Not in a conservation area (from council registers).
No Article 4 direction recorded for this postcode.
Listed buildings need listed building consent for most changes, inside and out: check the National Heritage List.
To be certain work is permitted development, apply for a lawful development certificate (about £129 for householders in England). Building regulations apply either way.
Across England and Wales, homes extended by a typical 30 m² and then resold rose about 11.1% more than similar homes nearby over the same years (124,884 resales). How extensions pay off by size, type and region.
Single-storey rear or side extension: about £2,000–£3,000 per m² (London £2,500–£4,000), plus fees and VAT
Loft conversion: about £45,000–£75,000 for a dormer; more for a mansard or hip-to-gable
Two-storey extension: about £1,800–£2,800 per m² of new floor
Garage conversion: about £15,000–£30,000
Basement: about £3,500–£5,000 per m², London mostly
Build costs are rough 2026 ranges from industry guides, not quotes. Get three quotes for your plans.
Move or improve?
The money you don't get back either way, for the same extra space in Strawberry Hill.
Move to a home 20 m² bigger (about £862,000)
Stamp duty on the new home
£33,100
Estate agent on yours 1.2% + VAT
£10,512
Solicitors, buying and selling
£3,000
Survey
£600
Removals
£1,500
Money gone
£48,712
Extend by 20 m²
Building, plus 15% for design, planning and contingency
£57,500
Less what it adds to your home's value 60% of the local price
−£79,200
Money gone
−£21,700
On these figures, extending loses about £70,412 less. Moving also changes the area, the schools and the commute; extending means months of building work and depends on planning.
Building costs vary a lot (a single-storey rear extension is often £2,000–£3,000 per m², more in London). How much space adds depends on the home and street: what extensions added to resale prices. A guide, not advice; nothing you type leaves this page.
Getting started
Look at what neighbours did. Open applications above to see drawings that were approved on similar houses, and who designed them.
Check the route: permitted development (with a lawful development certificate), prior approval for larger rear extensions, or full householder planning permission.
Get a measured survey and a designer: an architect, an architectural technologist or a designer who handles planning drawings.
Apply (householder permission is about £258 in England; councils aim to decide within 8 weeks).
Building regulations through the council's building control or an approved inspector, and party wall notices to neighbours if you build on or near the boundary.
Choose a builder: written quotes, a contract, staged payments, and check their insurance and references.
From energy certificates: an extension where a later certificate shows more floor space, a loft conversion where roof rooms appear. Certificates come with sales, lettings and some building work, so the year is when it was first seen.
Not every extension shows here. We only see building work when a new energy certificate is lodged, which happens when a home is sold, let or newly built. A loft or extension added since then won't appear, even with planning permission and building control sign-off, because those records aren't published as open data outside London. Missing work doesn't mean missing paperwork.
44, Fourth Cross Road, Tw2 5el
Loft or dormer
Approved
Jul 2026
PA26/1947
114, The Green, Tw2 5ag
Two-storey extension
Under consideration
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PA26/1867
34, Campbell Road, Tw2 5by
Outbuilding or garden room
Other
Sept 2026
PA26/1877
47, Waldegrave Gardens, Tw1 4ph
Garage conversion or garage
Under consideration
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PA26/1838
35, Walpole Road, Tw2 5sn
Side extension
Approved
Jul 2026
PA26/1771
194, Colne Road, Tw2 6re
Other householder work
Under consideration
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PA26/1625
4, Andover Road, Tw2 6pd
Loft or dormer
Under consideration
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PA26/1607
48, Tower Road, Tw1 4pe
Rear extension
Under consideration
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PA26/1387
38, Campbell Road, Tw2 5by
Rear extension
Under consideration
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PA26/0907
143, Staines Road, Tw2 5bd
Loft or dormer
Approved
Apr 2026
PA26/0955
2, Walpole Road, Tw2 5sn
Side extension
Other
May 2026
PA26/0423
15, Andover Road, Tw2 6pb
Side extension
Approved
Apr 2026
PA26/0839
105, Andover Road, Tw2 6pa
Outbuilding or garden room
Approved
Apr 2026
PA25/3454
26, Wellesley Crescent, Tw2 5rt
Rear extension
Approved
Apr 2026
PA26/0770
34, Campbell Road, Tw2 5by
Garage conversion or garage
Other
Mar 2026
PA25/2987
34, Wellesley Crescent, Tw2 5rt
Loft or dormer
Under consideration
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PA26/0295
4, Spencer Road, Tw2 5th
Loft or dormer
Approved
Mar 2026
PA26/0290
29, Campbell Road, Tw2 5by
Rear extension
Approved
Mar 2026
PA26/0213
116, Hampton Road, Tw2 5qs
Loft or dormer
Approved
Feb 2026
PA26/0127
5, Walpole Road, Tw2 5sn
Rear extension
Approved
Mar 2026
PA25/4015
3, Clarendon Crescent, Tw2 5ln
Loft or dormer
Approved
Jan 2026
PA25/4315
24, First Cross Road, Tw2 5qa
Windows, doors or cladding
Approved
Feb 2026
PA25/4040
25, Tower Road, Tw1 4pj
Outbuilding or garden room
Approved
Mar 2026
PA25/4242
72, Fourth Cross Road, Tw2 5ep
Loft or dormer
Other
Jan 2026
PA25/3188
2, Queen Annes Close, Tw2 5nn
Rear extension
Approved
Jan 2026
PA25/3987
69, Staines Road, Tw2 5be
Rear extension
Approved
Dec 2025
PA25/4022
31, Albion Road, Tw2 6qj
Rear extension
Approved
Dec 2025
PA25/4003
117, Hampton Road, Tw2 5qn
Other householder work
Other
Nov 2025
PA25/3294
134, Hampton Road, Tw2 5qr
Windows, doors or cladding
Approved
Dec 2025
PA25/2602
174, Hampton Road, Tw2 5nj
Rear extension
Approved
Nov 2025
PA25/2789
28, Trafalgar Road, Tw2 5ej
Windows, doors or cladding
Under consideration
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PA25/2723
9, Spencer Road, Tw2 5th
Outbuilding or garden room
Approved
Dec 2025
PA25/3149
40, Orford Gardens, Tw1 4pl
Rear extension
Approved
Oct 2025
PA25/2980
Householder applications validated since 2023 within 600 m. The council's page has the drawings, the decision notice and who the agent or architect was. Hover a row for the description. Source: GLA Planning London Datahub.
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88%
8 weeks
Basement
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83%
9 weeks
Porch or front extension
–
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81%
8 weeks
Share of decided applications approved since 2023 (number decided in brackets). Withdrawn applications aren't counted; many are withdrawn when refusal looks likely.