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25/02512/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Variation of Condition Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to carry out development following amendments to Condition 1 (Approved Plans), Condition 12 (Evidence), Condition 28 (Energy Strategy) and Condition 33 (Biodiversity Method Statement) of planning permission (Refurbishment, restoration and extension of the County Hall (Grade II*) to provide flexible commercial use (class E) and residential use (class C3), demolition of The Canteen Building and The Computer Wing Building, erection of replacement buildings of between 2 and 6 storeys for residential use (class C3), alterations to the existing boundary including Nos. 5 & 7 Milner Road, new means of access, associated public realm and landscaping, highway works, car and cycle parking and all ancillary and associated work.) to allow the removal of basement below Block A2 to reflect an updated energy strategy and waste management strategy, amendment at ground level to cycle parking, drainage, landscaping and refuse. (This application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Statement of Conformity) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Sept 2025
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Consultation
4 Feb 2026
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Approved
16 Apr 2026

Approved on 16 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Documents 78

Statements & assessments 23

PDF Planning Statement Supporting Documents · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF S73 Planning Statement Addendum Supporting Documents · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF P03 Landscape Statement Addendum Supporting Documents · 4 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Drainage Strategy Addendum part 1 Supporting Documents · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Drainage Strategy Addendum part 2 Supporting Documents · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Drainage Strategy Addendum part 3 Supporting Documents · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Drainage Strategy Addendum part 4 Supporting Documents · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Drainage Strategy Addendum part 6 Supporting Documents · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Drainage Strategy Addendum part 5 Supporting Documents · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Transport Addendum Supporting Documents · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Drainage Strategy Addendum Supporting Documents · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Planning Statement Supporting Documents · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Drainage Strategy Addendum Part-2 Supporting Documents · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Addendum 1b Supporting Documents · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Addendum 2a Supporting Documents · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Addendum Part 2b Supporting Documents · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Addendum Part 3-6 Supporting Documents · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Energy Strategy Validation Report Supporting Documents · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Addendum Part 1a Supporting Documents · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Heritage Supporting Statement Supporting Documents · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Method Statement Supporting Documents · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF EIA Statement of Conformity Supporting Documents · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Metric Calculation Tool Supporting Documents · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 47

PDF T20106 Rev PL13 Proposed Roof Plan Revised Drawing · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF T20207-PL7 Proposed Site Elevation 9b & 12a Drawing · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF T20206-PL7 Proposed Site Elevations 01b & 05a Drawing · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF T20205-PL7 Proposed Site Elevations 01a & 04b Drawing · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF T20204-PL7 Proposed Site Elevations 02b & 05b Drawing · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF T20203-PL6 Proposed Site Elevations 02a & 04a Drawing · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF T20202-PL7 Proposed Site Elevations 10b & 11b Drawing · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF T20201-PL5 Proposed Site Elevations 06a & 09a. Drawing · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SY768-050-0001 REV P04 GA - Landscape Plan Revised Drawing · 4 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF SY768-050-0002 REV P04 GA - Hardworks and Boundary Treatments Plan Revised Drawing · 4 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF SY768-050-0003 REV P04 GA - Softworks and Tree Plan Revised Drawing · 4 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF SY768-050-0011 REV P04 GA - Play Strategy Plan Revised Drawing · 4 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF SY768-050-0013 REV P04 GA - Urban Greening Factor Plan Revised Drawing · 4 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF T20100 REV PL22 Proposed Ground Floor Plan Revised Drawing · 4 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF T20105 RevPL7 Proposed 5th Floor Plan Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF T20206 RevPL6 Proposed East and North Elevations Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF T20099 RevPL9 Proposed Lower Ground Floor Plan Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF T20101 RevPL17 Proposed 1st Floor Plan Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF T20102 RevPL11 Proposed 2nd Floor Plan Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF T20103 RevPL11 Proposed 3rd Floor Plan Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF T20104 Rev PL10 Proposed 4th Floor Plan Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF T20207 RevPL6 Proposed Site Elevations Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF T20202 RevPL6 Proposed Site Elevations 10b and 11b Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF T20202_COL Rev PL6 Proposed Site Elevations 10b and 11b Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF T20204 Rev PL6 Proposed Site Elevations 02b and 05b Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF T20204_COL Rev PL6 Proposed Site Elevations 02b and 05b Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF T20205 Rev PL6 Proposed Site Elevations 01a and 04b Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF TA20203a_COL RevPL5 Building A Proposed South Elevation of Building A3 and A4 Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF TA20204_COL Rev PL5 Building A Proposed West Elevation of Building A3 Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF T20207_COL Rev PL6 Proposed Site Elevation 9b and 12a Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF TA20201a RevPL5 Building A Proposed North Elevation of Building A1 and A2 Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF TA20201a_COL Rev PL5 Building A Proposed North Elevation of Building A1 and A2 Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF TA20201b Rev PL5 Building A Proposed North Elevation of Building A3 and A4 Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF TA20201b_COL RevPL5 Building A Proposed North Elevation of Building A3 and A4 Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF TA20203a Rev PL5 Building A Proposed South Elevation of Building A3 and A4 Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF TA20203b Rev PL5 Building A Proposed South Elevation of Building A1 and A2 Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF TA20203b_COL RevPL5 Building A Proposed South Elevation of Building A1 and A2 Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF TA20204 Rev PL5 Building A Proposed West Elevation of Building A3 Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF TA20300 Rev PL4 Building A Section 1 Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF TA20212 RevPL5 Building A Proposed East Elevation of Building A2 Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF TA20214 RevPL5 Building A Proposed West Elevation of Building A2 Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF TA20224 Rev PL5 Building A Proposed West Elevation of Building A1 Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF TB20202 Rev PL5 Proposed East and West Elevation of Buildin B Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF TB20201 RevPL5 Proposed North Elevation of Building B, Bittoms Rd Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF TD1.520149 RevPL6 1930-1963 Building (Building D - D1.5) Proposed Floor Plans Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF TB20203 Rev PL4 Proposed South Elevation of Building B Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF TD520148 Rev PL4 1930-1963 Building (Building D - D5) Proposed Underground and Lower Ground Floor Plan Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 14

Site constraints 9

Grade II* listed: Surrey County Hall, with lamp standards outside the southern entrance block, cobbled southern quadrangle, western terrace and cobbled forecourt to Milner Road
List entry 1184834 · The pin is inside its outline · 17 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 17 with distances
  • 89 m20 Milner Road
  • 89 m19 Penrhyn Road
  • 90 m18 Milner Road
  • 90 m22 Milner Road
  • 90 m24 Milner Road
  • 91 m16 Milner Road
  • 92 m26 Milner Road
  • 95 m1 Grove Crescent
  • 98 m10 Milner Road
  • 100 m9 Penrhyn Road
  • 101 m8 Milner Road
  • 105 m6 Milner Road
  • 109 m4 Milner Road
  • 110 m3-5 Grove Crescent
  • 128 m7 Grove Crescent
  • 138 m9 Grove Crescent
  • 144 m4, Oaklea PassageGrade II
Historic England ↗
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.
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
Conservation area 75 m away: Grove Crescent Conservation Area; Heritage at risk 75 m away: Grove Crescent, Kingston Town; Inside the Kingston upon Thames built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
KT1 2EA
Received
26 Sept 2025
Validated
26 Sept 2025
Ward
Kingston Town
Parish
Kingston And North Kingston
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Jan 2026
Decision
Application Granted
Decision date
16 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

220 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14160650
Planning Portal ref
PP-14160650
Neighbours
14 Oct 2025
Consultation
4 Feb 2026
Comments by
25 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
16 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
16 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
Yes
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