Lever House 3 St James Road Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2BA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for a Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission ref: (Outline planning application for the demolition of Lever House and the erection of a Residential (C3) building not exceeding 16 storeys comprising of a maximum of 115 units, along with a ground floor cafe/retail pod (Use Class - E (c)) with all matters reserved except for access, layout and scale. This application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement. This application is Phase 2 of a 2 stage development - Phase 1 is covered by application reference . Additional Reconsultation Information: Provision of 20 Social rented units (17.4%) and 16 shared ownership units (13.9%) representing 35.2% of the residential units by habitable room; Public footpath to north of Hogsmill realigned, provision of additional childrens play space. Other matters contained within the planning application have not changed.). Amendment to the wording of Condition 3 to alter the trigger point as to when the Design Code is required to be submitted. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 2 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Sept 2026
Documents 3
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Associated applications 8
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Site constraints 12
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Building
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
- Non-Material Amendment
- Postcode
- KT1 2BA
- Received
- 5 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Kingston Town
- Parish
- Kingston And North Kingston
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 2 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Application Granted
- Decision date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 3 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15119467
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15119467
- Statutory expiry
- 2 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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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.
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Unilever Kingston 3 St James Road Kingston Upon Thames
Outline planning application for the demolition of Lever House and the erection of a Residential (C3) building not exceeding 16 storeys comprising of a maximum of 115 units, along with a ground floor cafe/retail pod (Use Class - E (c)) with all matters reserved except for access, layout and scale.This application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement.This application is Phase 2 of a 2 stage development - Phase 1 is covered by application reference 20/02495/FUL.Additional Reconsultation Information…
- Received
- 5 Oct 2020
- Decided
- 2 Dec 2021
- Outcome
- Approved
Surrey House, 34 Eden Street NCP Car Park, St James Road Former Hippodrome, Eden Street And Bo Concept, The Roundhouse 20 Eden Street Kingston Upon Thames KT1 1ER
Full planning application for the demolition of Surrey House, Multi Storey Car Park, Hippodrome and Bo Concept and the erection of 2 (two) Office buildings [Use Class - E(g)(i)] Building A and Building B: Building A 9 storeys (22,144 (GEA) sqms) Building B 11 storeys (11,587 (GEA) sqms). The erection of a replacement multi storey car park of 354 spaces plus cycle parking (for use as a public car park at weekends) landscaping, public realm upgrades, servicing, pedestrian and vehicular access. This application is…
- Received
- 5 Oct 2020
- Decided
- 2 Dec 2021
- Outcome
- Approved
Surrey House, 34 Eden Street NCP Car Park, St James Road Former Hippodrome, Eden Street And Bo Concept, The Roundhouse 20 Eden Street Kingston Upon Thames KT1 1ER
Application under S73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 to carry out development without compliance with condition 1 (Approved plans) of planning permission ref: 20/02495/FUL (Full planning application for the demolition of Surrey House, Multi Storey Car Park, Hippodrome and Bo Concept and the erection of 2(two) Office buildings [Use Class - E(g)(i)] Building A and Building B: Building A 9 storeys (22,144 (GEA) sqms) Building B 11 storeys (11,587 (GEA) sqms). The erection of a replacement multi storey car…
- Received
- 9 Sep 2022
- Decided
- 11 Jan 2023
- Outcome
- Approved
- Type
- Full
Surrey House, 34 Eden Street NCP Car Park, St James Road Former Hippodrome, Eden Street And Bo Concept, The Roundhouse 20 Eden Street Kingston Upon Thames KT1 1ER
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to carry out development without compliance with Condition 1 (Approved Plans) of Planning Permission ref: 20/02495/FUL (Full Planning application for the demolition of Surrey House, Multi Storey Car Park, Hippodrome and Bo Concept and the erection of 2 (two) Office buildings [Use Class - E(g)(i)] Building A and Building B: Building A 9 storeys (22,144 (GEA) sqms) Building B 11 storeys (11,587 (GEA) sqms). The erection of a replacement multi…
- Received
- 20 Dec 2021
- Decided
- 7 Apr 2022
- Outcome
- Approved
- Type
- Full