Lever House 3 St James Road Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2BA Data via plota.co.uk

26/01505/FUL - Full Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Demolition of existing Lever House building and the construction of two buildings up to 18 storeys in height to accommodate co-living (Sui Generis) accommodation, co-working floorspace and ancillary cafe, and affordable housing (Use Class C3), associated internal and external amenity space, public realm, play space, hard and soft landscaping, cycle parking and other associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 02:49

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Application progress

✓

Received

8 Jul 2026

✓

Validated

3 Aug 2026

✓

Consultation

24 Aug 2026

Decision

Expected by 23 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 86.

The consultation period closed on 25 Sept 2026.

Documents 150

Statements & assessments 87

Plans & drawings 40

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form (No personal data) Application Form · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

Licence at this address

Licence Unilever Premises licence · in force Hours not given on the register

Inspected 18 Apr 2023

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 12

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea

Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

Flood map ↗

Article 4 direction

Kingston. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.

An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.

Archaeological priority area

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 ↗

Town centre: Kingston

A designated centre in the London Plan.

Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.

Also on the record

15 listed buildings within 150 m; Conservation area 44 m away: Fairfield/Knights Park Conserv Area; Scheduled monument 187 m away: Clattern Bridge; Heritage at risk 44 m away: Fairfield / Knights Park, Kingston Town; Flood defence 24 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 50 year flood); Inside the Kingston upon Thames built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.

Not affected

Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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 area20,821 m² (224,115 sq ft)

Energy ratingA (asset rating 25)

UseOffices and Workshop Businesses

HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2024, 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: KT1 2BA
Received: 8 Jul 2026
Validated: 3 Aug 2026
Ward: Kingston Town
Parish: Kingston And North Kingston
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 23 Nov 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

Decision outlook

Day 86, past the statutory target. 93% of demolitions in Kingston upon Thames are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 2 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 25 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 8630 days past the 56-day target

79%decided within 8 weeks

85%approved

229decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1,421 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14825793
Planning Portal ref: PP-14825793
Neighbours: 25 Aug 2026
Consultation: 24 Aug 2026
Comments by: 25 Sept 2026
Site or press notice: 20 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry: 23 Nov 2026
Env. assessment: Yes

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved

Request for Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Opinion under Regulation 15 of the To…

25/03333/EIASCO 3 Feb 2026

2025

Prior Notification to demolish Lever House

25/00490/PRA 26 Feb 2025

Within ~100m

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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

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.

Lever House 3 St James Road Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2BA Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 150

Statements & assessments 87

Plans & drawings 40

Application forms 1

Other documents 22

Licence at this address

Site constraints 12

Building

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