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Richmond borough has important views that require protection through the planning process, in particular during the consideration of planning applications. The purpose of the draft Local Views SPD (pdf, 18.8 MB) is to set out those existing protected views that have already been adopted through the Local Plan, as well as additional new locally important views.

View the boroughwide map (pdf, 12.2 MB) of the all the views. 

Below is a list of all the views, with a link that takes you directly to the relevant page in the draft SPD with information about that view.

Hampton and Hampton Hill

View the local views in Hampton and Hampton Hill.

View name Reference View type Urban design study character area
Shakespeare's Temple (Garrick's Villa)​ (pdf, 18.8 MB) A1.1 Prospect Hampton Historic Centre
St Mary's Parish Church (pdf, 18.8 MB) A1.2 Prospect Hampton Historic Centre
NEW Hampton Court Road/ Thames Street (A308) towards Hurst Park (east) (pdf, 18.8 MB) A1.3 Prospect Hampton Historic Centre
NEW Longford River (pdf, 18.8 MB) A2.1 Linear Hampton Residential
NEW Platt's Eyot pedestrian bridge (pdf, 18.8 MB) A3.1 Prospect Hampton Waterworks
Pantile Bridge (High Street) (pdf, 18.8 MB) A4.1 Prospect Hampton Hill Residential
Hampton Court Bridge towards Ash Island (west) (pdf, 18.8 MB) A5.1 Prospect Hampton Court and Bushy Park
Hampton Court Bridge towards Hampton Court Palace (east) (pdf, 18.8 MB) A5.2 Prospect Hampton Court and Bushy Park
Hampton Court riverside (pdf, 18.8 MB) A5.3 Prospect Hampton Court and Bushy Park
Privy Garden, Hampton Court Palace (pdf, 18.8 MB) A5.4 Linear Hampton Court and Bushy Park
Hampton Court Park: Talman view (radial 1) (pdf, 18.8 MB) A5.5 Linear Hampton Court and Bushy Park
Hampton Court Park: Long Water (radial 2) (pdf, 18.8 MB) A5.6 Linear Hampton Court and Bushy Park
Hampton Court Park:  All Saints' Church, Kingston (radial 3) (pdf, 18.8 MB) A5.7 Linear Hampton Court and Bushy Park
Chestnut Avenue (Bushy Park), southern leg (pdf, 18.8 MB) A5.8 Linear Hampton Court and Bushy Park
Lime Avenue (Bushy Park) (pdf, 18.8 MB) A5.9 Linear Hampton Court and Bushy Park
Chestnut Avenue (Bushy Park), northern leg (pdf, 18.8 MB) A5.10 Linear Hampton Court and Bushy Park
Water Gardens, Bushy Park (pdf, 18.8 MB) A5.11 Linear Hampton Court and Bushy Park
Kingston Bridge (south) (pdf, 18.8 MB) A5.12 Prospect Hampton Court and Bushy Park
NEW Kingston Bridge (north) (pdf, 18.8 MB) A5.13 Prospect Hampton Court and Bushy Park

Teddington and Hampton Wick

View the local views in Teddington and Hampton Wick.

View name Reference View type Urban design study character area
NEW Ferry Road (pdf, 18.8 MB) B1.1 Townscape Teddington Town Centre
NEW Teddington Lock Footbridge (pdf, 18.8 MB) B1.2 Prospect Teddington Town Centre
NEW Udney Park Playing Fields (pdf, 18.8 MB) B2.1 Prospect Teddington Residential 

Twickenham, Strawberry Hill and St Margarets

View the local views in Twickenham, Strawberry Hill, and St Margarets.

View name Reference View type Urban design study character area
NEW May Road (pdf, 18.8 MB) C1.1 Townscape Twickenham Town Centre
(South) Radnor Gardens (pdf, 18.8 MB) C3.1 Prospect Twickenham Riverside
Twickenham Riverside and Eel Pie Island (pdf, 18.8 MB) C3.2 Prospect Twickenham Riverside
Twickenham Riverside (East) (pdf, 18.8 MB) C3.3 Prospect Twickenham Riverside
Marble Hill House (pdf, 18.8 MB) C3.4 Prospect Twickenham Riverside
Great River Avenue, Star and Garter (pdf, 18.8 MB) C3.5 Linear Twickenham Riverside
Twickenham Bridge (north-east) (pdf, 18.8 MB) C5.1 Prospect East Twickenham Residential
Twickenham Bridge (south-east) (pdf, 18.8 MB) C5.2 Prospect East Twickenham Residential
East Twickenham riverside (west) (pdf, 18.8 MB) C5.3 Prospect East Twickenham Residential
NEW Richmond Road, East Twickenham (pdf, 18.8 MB) C5.4 Townscape East Twickenham Residential
NEW Richmond Lock and Weir (pdf, 18.8 MB) C6.1 Prospect St Margarets Residential
NEW St Margarets Riverside (pdf, 18.8 MB) C6.2 Prospect St Margarets Residential
View of the Great Pagoda, St Margarets (pdf, 18.8 MB) C6.3 Linear St Margarets Residential

Ham, Petersham and Richmond Park

View the local views in Ham, Petersham, and Richmond Park.

View name Reference View type Urban design study character area

Ham House (River Thames) (pdf, 18.8 MB)

E1.1

Prospect

Ham Common and Riverside

Ham House (south) (pdf, 18.8 MB)

E1.2

Linear

Ham Common and Riverside

Ham House (Gatehouse) (pdf, 18.8 MB)

E1.3

Linear

Ham Common and Riverside

NEW Ham War Memorial (pdf, 18.8 MB)

E1.4

Linear

Ham Common and Riverside

Ham Gate Avenue (pdf, 18.8 MB)

E1.5

Linear

Ham Common and Riverside

King Henry VIII's Mound to St Pauls (pdf, 18.8 MB)

E3.1

Linear

Richmond Park

Petersham Park (pdf, 18.8 MB)

E3.2

Prospect

Richmond Park

Sawyer's Hill (pdf, 18.8 MB)

E3.3

Prospect

Richmond Park

Queen's Ride (pdf, 18.8 MB)

E3.4

Linear

Richmond Park

White Lodge to Pen Ponds (pdf, 18.8 MB)

E3.5

Prospect

Richmond Park

Richmond and Richmond Hill

View the local views in Richmond and Richmond Hill.

View name Reference View type Urban design study character area
Richmond Terrace, Richmond Hill (pdf, 18.8 MB) F1.1 Prospect Richmond Town Centre and Riverside
NEW Richmond Green (pdf, 18.8 MB) F1.2 Townscape Richmond Town Centre and Riverside
Richmond Bridge (north-west) (pdf, 18.8 MB) F1.3 Prospect Richmond Town Centre and Riverside
Richmond Bridge (south-east) (pdf, 18.8 MB) F1.4 Prospect Richmond Town Centre and Riverside
NEW Richmond riverside (northern bank) (pdf, 18.8 MB) F1.5 Prospect Richmond Town Centre and Riverside
Asgill House (pdf, 18.8 MB) F1.6 Linear Richmond Town Centre and Riverside
NEW Church of St Matthias (pdf, 18.8 MB) F2.1 Townscape Richmond and Richmond Hill Residential

Kew

View the local views in Kew.

View name Reference View type Urban design study character area
King's Observatory, Old Deer Park (pdf, 18.8 MB) G1.1 Linear Kew Gardens and Riverside
King's Observatory towards Kew Gardens (pdf, 18.8 MB) G1.2 Linear Kew Gardens and Riverside
NEW King's Observatory towards Richmond Town Centre (pdf, 18.8 MB) G1.3 Linear Kew Gardens and Riverside
Pagoda Vista, Kew Gardens (pdf, 18.8 MB) G1.4 Linear Kew Gardens and Riverside
Syon Vista, Kew Gardens (pdf, 18.8 MB) G1.5 Linear Kew Gardens and Riverside
Cedar of Lebanon Vista, Kew Gardens (pdf, 18.8 MB) G1.6 Linear Kew Gardens and Riverside
NEW Gordon House, St Margarets Road (pdf, 18.8 MB) G1.7 Linear Kew Gardens and Riverside
Church of All Saints Isleworth and Syon House Pavilion (pdf, 18.8 MB) G1.8 Prospect Kew Gardens and Riverside
(former) St George's Church, Old Brentford (pdf, 18.8 MB) G1.9 Linear Kew Gardens and Riverside
NEW London Museum of Water and Steam, Brentford (pdf, 18.8 MB) G1.10 Linear Kew Gardens and Riverside
NEW Old Deer Park riverside (pdf, 18.8 MB) G1.11 Prospect Kew Gardens and Riverside
River Thames Pathway, Kew Gardens (pdf, 18.8 MB) G1.12 Prospect Kew Gardens and Riverside
NEW Kew Bridge (west) (pdf, 18.8 MB) G1.13 Prospect Kew Gardens and Riverside
Kew Bridge (east) (pdf, 18.8 MB) G1.14 Prospect Kew Gardens and Riverside
NEW Strand on the Green (pdf, 18.8 MB) G1.15 Prospect Kew Gardens and Riverside
NEW Parish Church of St Anne, Kew Green (pdf, 18.8 MB) G1.16 Prospect Kew Gardens and Riverside
Victoria Gate, Kew Gardens (pdf, 18.8 MB) G2.1 Townscape Kew Residential
NEW Kew Road towards the Great Pagoda (pdf, 18.8 MB) G2.2 Townscape Kew Residential

Mortlake and East Sheen

View the local views in Mortlake and East Sheen.

View name Reference View type Urban design study character area
NEW Chiswick Bridge (west) (pdf, 18.8 MB) H1.1 Prospect Mortlake Riverside
Chiswick Bridge (east) (pdf, 18.8 MB) H1.2 Prospect Mortlake Riverside
NEW Church of St Matthias, from Chiswick Bridge (pdf, 18.8 MB) H1.3 Linear Mortlake Riverside
The Terrace, Mortlake Riverside (pdf, 18.8 MB) H1.4 Prospect Mortlake Riverside

Barnes

View the local views in Barnes.

View name Reference View type Urban design study character area
Leg O Mutton Nature Reserve (pdf, 18.8 MB) I2.1 Prospect Barnes Riverside
Hammersmith Bridge from Castelnau (pdf, 18.8 MB) I3.1 Linear Barnes Residential
NEW Hammersmith Bridge from Barnes riverside (pdf, 18.8 MB) I3.2 Linear Barnes Residential
NEW Priests Bridge (pdf, 18.8 MB) I4.1 Townscape Barnes Bridge Residential

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