The House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) above the main building at Teddington Railway Station could be converted into separate residential units.

South Western Railway (SWR) has submitted a planning application to Richmond Council seeking permission for an internal refurbishment of the Grade II listed building and the change of use from one HMO unit to two residential units.

The proposed works are summarised below:

Ground Floor

• Existing external porch to be retained and repaired;
• Provisions made for lighting and power to common areas.
• First Floor Communal
• Existing bathroom door to be stripped and opening infilled;
• New fire door installed at top of the stairwell.

Single Bedroom Flat

• Existing north east facing bedrooms door to be stripped out and infilled
• Creation of new Entrance door opening to proposed single occupancy dwelling;
• Partition wall between central North East facing bedrooms to be stripped out and wall junctions made good;
• New partition walls to be formed to create new Entrance Hall, Bathroom and Kitchen areas to the proposed single occupancy;
• New entrance formed between bedrooms to form access between new Hallway and access to new Shower Room and Kitchen.

Two Bedroom Flat

• New Entrance door within existing corridor to be installed for multiple occupancy dwelling;
• Existing Kitchen door to be stripped out and opening infilled;
• New opening to be formed between Kitchen & Bathroom. Install new door; 
• Partition Wall between existing Kitchen and Room to be removed. Wall junctions to be made good for redecoration. 
• Small South West facing Bedroom door to be stripped out and opening infilled;
• Partition wall between small South West facing Bedroom and larger Bedroom to be stripped out and wall junctions to be made good;
• New partition wall to be formed in New Bedroom 1 to create new En-Suite;
• Remove loft hatch and provide new lockable security hatches to all existing loft openings. 

Apart from alteration to the canopies and internal refurbishment to the booking hall, the main station building is largely unchanged since it was first built in 1863 by the London and South Western Railways (LSWR). It was granted listed building status in November 2012.  

The main station building is two‐storeys high with single‐storey wings.

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It is limited to public access as the majority of the station is for authorised access. The public areas include the ticket hall which acts as the main entrance, platform access and ticket office, and a waiting room.

Richmond Council expects to make a decision on this application by 5 May.

The full application can be viewed here.