Kingston upon Thames planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, updated daily. Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames received 289 planning applications in the last 90 days, 5 of them major schemes. 86% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 40 days.
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Recent applications in Kingston upon Thames
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251 Malden Road New Malden KT3 6AG
Single-storey two-bedroom house at rear of garden, New Malden. Erects a new dwelling on an existing residential plot at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage packages suit local builders; the rear-garden location drives site logistics and boundary management.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
A V House 326 Hook Rise North Tolworth KT6 7LN
Class MA prior approval converting office to five flats, Kingston. Permitted-development route creating five homes with ground-floor elevation alterations at prior approval stage. Internal fit-out, rewiring, partitioning and M&E dominate; the front façade work and five-unit bathroom/kitchen count…
Fit-outM&EGlazing
Coombe Priors Renfrew Road Kingston Upon Thames KT2 7NT
Detached house replacement, Kingston upon Thames. Demolishes an existing dwelling and erects a new detached home on the same site at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame, brickwork and roofing carry the bulk of the work in a high-value south-west London market.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Highwood House 18 Park Road Kingston Upon Thames KT2 6BG
Five-unit residential conversion in Kingston town centre. Changes part of an existing building from Class E use to five flats with facade alteration and plant equipment at full application stage. Fit-out, rewiring, new kitchens and bathrooms, plus external plant installation and glazing replacement…
Fit-outM&EGlazing
41 Elmcroft Drive Chessington KT9 1DY
Part two-storey rear and side extension with front single-storey addition, Chessington. Demolishes an existing garage to make room for multi-level rear extension plus front extension and roof light at full householder stage. Structural steel, brickwork, roofing and M&E packages suit local builders…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
175-177 Kings Road Kingston Upon Thames KT2 5JG
Air-conditioning condenser unit installation, Kingston upon Thames. Single rear-mounted unit added to an existing commercial building at full application stage. HVAC and electrical connections drive the work, with rooftop steelwork and fixings for the installation base.
M&E
11 Raeburn Avenue Tolworth KT5 9BN
Hip-to-gable roof extension and enlarged rear dormer, Tolworth. Adds upper-storey volume and extended dormer space to an existing house at full application stage. Roofing, structural steels and dormer joinery packages suit local installers in this high-value London fringe market.
RoofingSteelJoinery
11 Clarence Avenue New Malden KT3 3TZ
Rear dormer loft conversion with rooflights, New Malden. Adds upper-floor bedroom space via a dormer extension, part retrospective at full application stage. Roofing, joinery, steel and glazing packages suit local contractors in this high-value residential market.
RoofingJoinerySteel
16 Groveland Way New Malden KT3 5BT
Loft conversion with hip-to-gable, rear dormer and rooflights, New Malden. Adds 21 sqm of upper-floor space to an existing house via roof works and dormers at full application stage. Roofing, structural steels, joinery and glazing packages suit specialist installers in this high-value south-west…
RoofingSteelJoinery
79 Cheshire Gardens Chessington KT9 2PT
Single-storey rear extension, Chessington. Adds 4.70m-deep living space to an existing house at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing, groundworks and glazing packages suit local installers in this high-value market.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
12 Van Dyck Avenue New Malden KT3 5NQ
Single-storey rear and first-floor side extensions with dormer, New Malden. Removes conservatory and adds ground-floor and upper-level living space plus a roof bedroom via dormer at full application stage. Roofing, steel beams and glazing packages dominate, with structural work to support the upper…
DemolitionBrickworkRoofing
Flat 1 And 3 Bramley Mansions Berrylands Road Surbiton KT5 8QU
Shared vehicle crossover and parking for two flats, Surbiton. Adds dropped kerb, permeable hardstanding, two parking spaces and EV charging to a flat frontage at full application stage. Groundworks, kerbing, permeable surfacing and electrical infrastructure suit specialist installers in a…
GroundworksHard landscapingM&E
89 Ravenswood Avenue Tolworth KT6 7NW
Second-floor piggyback roof extension, Kingston upon Thames. Adds a new storey via a rear mansard-style or similar roof structure to an existing house at full application stage. Roofing, structural steelwork and glazing packages dominate, with joinery and M&E for the new bedroom or living space.
RoofingSteelGlazing
4 Elmcroft Close Chessington KT9 1DX
Single-storey rear extension, 8m deep, Chessington. Adds living space to an existing house at full householder application stage. Brickwork, roofing and glazing dominate, with groundworks for the new foundation and M&E integration into the existing home.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
84 Robin Hood Lane Kingston Vale SW15 3QS
Multi-part extension with conservatory demolition, Kingston. Adds 70 sqm across part two-storey side, single-storey rear and front porch at full application stage. Structural steels, roofing and brickwork packages suit established contractors in this high-value south-west London market.
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Planning appeals in Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, raw rate
36.8%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
31.4%
national rates applied to this caseload
5.4 percentage points above expected. Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
832 appeals counted, 796 judged either way (293 allowed, 503 dismissed), 36 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 32.5% | 28.8% | 444 | 428 | 139 |
| Householder (HAS) | 43.1% | 35.6% | 288 | 281 | 121 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 36.4% | 36.9% | 34 | 33 | 12 |
| Advertisement Appeal | 35.3% | 36% | 21 | 17 | 6 |
| Enforcement Notice | 17.6% | 13.5% | 19 | 17 | 3 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 75% | 33.3% | 15 | 12 | 9 |
5 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | Too few judged | 25% | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| High Hedges | None judged | 28.5% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Section 106 Agreement | Too few judged | 39.8% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Developer contributions at Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Developers pay into planning obligations and the Community Infrastructure Levy at Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, each sum tied to a purpose in the agreement.
Available is the register's own figure: money banked against a purpose in a signed agreement and not yet paid out. Councils differ on whether it excludes earmarked sums.
| Purpose | Collected | Available |
|---|---|---|
| CIL (unallocated receipts) | £25,797,245 | £2,272,809 |
| Affordable housing | £4,071,305 | £1,904,050 |
| Carbon and energy | £3,524,608 | £1,611,508 |
| Highways and transport | £17,185,152 | £672,077 |
| Health and social care | £907,096 | £353,362 |
| Employment and skills | £1,326,317 | £268,531 |
| Public realm and heritage | £1,198,207 | £165,252 |
| Open space and play | £1,076,034 | £148,680 |
| Education | £6,455,013 | £131,537 |
| Sport and leisure | £1,246,091 | £128,642 |
| Libraries and culture | £1,044,080 | £103,746 |
| Air quality | £56,316 | £56,316 |
| Monitoring and administration | £411,157 | £36,573 |
| Biodiversity and ecology | £110,177 | £2,654 |
| Community safety | £891,985 | None |
| Waste and recycling | £800 | None |
| Other local categories | £1,727,542 | £201,130 |
Source: Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames's Section 106 register and Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames's Community Infrastructure Levy register, read on 29 September 2026. Figures are the whole of each register as published on that date, not a recent period. Our collected totals match each register’s own published total exactly. Purposes are grouped from the council's own wording.
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder81% (225 decided)
- other97% (67 decided)
- residential69% (52 decided)
- commercial84% (32 decided)
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