Hawker Centre Lower Ham Road Kingston Upon Thames KT2 5BH Data via plota.co.uk

26/01633/FUL - Full Application Refused
Commercial & major worksCommercial premises

Proposal

Construction of a 91m x 55m synthetic turf football pitch with installation of a 4.5-meter-high fencing system, access pathway, acoustic barriers, floodlighting, ancillary equipment and storage facilities. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
27 Jul 2026
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Validated
20 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
17 Sept 2026
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Refused
15 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 15 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Documents 35

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION NOTICE - REFUSE - FUL Decision · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report Officer Report · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 15

PDF BNG Metric Supporting Documents · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 25-0242(G-203807) 04 Topographical Survey Drawing · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Supporting Documents · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG Metric Supporting Documents · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment and Drainage Strategy Supporting Documents · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Historic Environment Desk-Based Assessment Supporting Documents · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Environmental Noise Assessment Supporting Documents · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Preliminary Arboricultural Assessment Supporting Documents · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Statement and Metric Assessment Supporting Documents · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Transport Statement Supporting Documents · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Preliminary Ecological Appraisal Supporting Documents · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Checklist Supporting Documents · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Statement of Community Involvement Appendices Supporting Documents · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Statement of Community Involvement Appendix F Supporting Documents · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) Supporting Documents · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 11

PDF 25-0242(G-203807) 08 REV 01 Existing Site Plan Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 25-0242(G-203807) 10 REV 01 Proposed Elevations 2 Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 25-0242(G-203807) 09 REV 01 Proposed Elevations Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 25-0242(G-203807) 03 Proposed Pitch Layout Drawing · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 25-0242(G-203807) 02 Proposed Site Plan Drawing · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 25-0242(G-203807) 06 Sporting Provision Layout Drawing · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 25-0242(G-203807) 07 Acoustic Barrier Detail Drawing · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 25-0242(G-203807) 05 Proposed Elevations Drawing · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Lighting Plan Supporting Documents · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Infill Loss and Microplastics Management Plan Supporting Documents · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 25-0242(G-203807) 01 Location Plan Drawing · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form (No personal data) Application Form · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 6

PDF Planning Fire Safety Strategy Supporting Documents · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Football Foundation Letter Supporting Documents · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Infiltration Testing Supporting Documents · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF General Appearance of Materials Supporting Documents · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF YMCA Hawker - Notice 1 Supporting Documents · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Validation Checklist Supporting Documents · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Riverside North Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Archaeological priority area: This APA covers the Thames riverside in the northern part of the Borough
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Kingston upon Thames AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 209 m away: Teddington Direct River Abstraction (TDRA), at pre-application; Inside the Kingston upon Thames built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1b (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Tree preservation order 24 m away; Metropolitan Open Land 94 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area1,283 m² (13,810 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 52)
UseNon-residential Institutions: Community/Day Centre
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Kingston upon Thames
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
KT2 5BH
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Ward
Tudor
Parish
Kingston And North Kingston
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
15 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 24% of commercial premises here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
158decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Kingston upon Thames in the last twelve months, from validation. Kingston upon Thames decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

30 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15096513
Planning Portal ref
PP-15096513
Neighbours
2 Sept 2026
Consultation
17 Sept 2026
Comments by
8 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
7 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

17 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
T.1 Poplar - Re pollard to historical points.H.1 Mixed species hedge - EXEMPT.
22/02977/TPO
2021 Refused
T.1 Poplar - Fell.
21/03128/TPO
2018 Approved
T.1 & T.2 Hybrid Poplar - Fell.
18/12136/TPO
2018 Approved
T.1 & T.2 Hybrid Poplar - Fell.
18/12136
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2019 Approved
British Aerospace Sports Lower Ham Road Kingston Upon Thames KT2 5BH
G.1 Lime x 27 - Reduce the canopy of the trees numbered 48,43,35 and 33 by 2.5-3m. T.1 Po…
19/01778/TPO
2018 Approved
28 Wittering Close Kingston Upon Thames KT2 5GA
Erection of single storey rear extension
18/12007/LDP
2018 Approved
28 Wittering Close Kingston Upon Thames KT2 5GA
Erection of single storey rear extension
18/12007
2016 Approved
7 Chivenor Grove Kingston Upon Thames KT2 5GE
Erection of single storey rear extension.
16/12558
2016 Approved
7 Chivenor Grove Kingston Upon Thames KT2 5GE
Erection of single storey rear extension.
16/12558/HOU
2016 Approved
32 Wittering Close Kingston Upon Thames KT2 5GA
Erection of single storey side/rear extension. Conversion of garage to habitable space. E…
16/12275
2016 Approved
32 Wittering Close Kingston Upon Thames KT2 5GA
Erection of single storey side/rear extension. Conversion of garage to habitable space. E…
16/12275/HOU
2016 Approved
32 Wittering Close Kingston Upon Thames KT2 5GA
Erection of single storey rear extension (6m in depth, maximum height of 2.8m and eaves h…
16/12270
2016 Approved
32 Wittering Close Kingston Upon Thames KT2 5GA
Erection of single storey rear extension (6m in depth, maximum height of 2.8m and eaves h…
16/12270/PNH
2016 Withdrawn
32 Wittering Close Kingston KT2 5GA
Erection of single storey rear extension (6m in depth, maximum height of 2.8m and eaves h…
16/12194
2016 Withdrawn
32 Wittering Close Kingston KT2 5GA
Erection of single storey rear extension (6m in depth, maximum height of 2.8m and eaves h…
16/12194/PNH
2016 Approved
12 Chivenor Grove Kingston Upon Thames KT2 5GE
Demolition of existing conservatory and replace with rear extension and minor amendments…
16/12005/HOU
2016 Approved
12 Chivenor Grove Kingston Upon Thames KT2 5GE
Demolition of existing conservatory and replace with rear extension and minor amendments…
16/12005
Kingston upon Thames
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#76 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Kingston upon Thames is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #33 out of 296. Only 20% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Kingston upon Thames is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 82% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Kingston upon Thames decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
75%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #288 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #266 of 296
81%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #33 of 296
20%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #18 of 296
44%
Minor dwellings approved
124 decided (1-9 homes)
60%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
42%
Change of use approved
26 decided
1,112
Total decisions
274 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.