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26/01266/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Conversion of single dwelling house into 2nos. self-contained flats, including subdivision of the rear garden to provide private amenity space, and provision of refuse and cycle storage. Changes to ground floor rear fenestrations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
15 Jun 2026
Consultation
24 Jun 2026
Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Documents 39

Plans & drawings 32

PDF P08 Proposed Rear Elevation and Door/Window Details Drawing · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF P07 Proposed Cycle Storage Details Drawing · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF P06 Proposed Bin and Cycle Storage Details Drawing · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF P05 Proposed Section Drawing · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF P04 Proposed Rear and Left Side Elevations Drawing · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF P03 Proposed Front and Right Side Elevations Drawing · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF P02 Proposed Loft and Roof Plan Drawing · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF P01 Proposed Floor Plans Drawing · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF P00 Location and Block Plans Drawing · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF E06 Existing Rear Elevation and Door/Window Details Drawing · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF E05 Existing Section AA Drawing · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF E04 Existing Rear and Left Side Elevation Drawing · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF E03 Existing Front and Right Side Elevation Drawing · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF E02 Existing Loft and Roof Plan Drawing · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF E01 Existing Floor Plans Drawing · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF E00 Location Plan and Block Plan Drawing · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF E 00 Location Plan and Block Plan Drawing · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF E 01 Existing Floor Plans Drawing · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF E 02 Existing Loft and Roof Plan Drawing · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF E 03 Existing Front and Right Side Elevation Drawing · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF E 04 Existing Rear and Left Side Elevation Drawing · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF E 05 Existing Section AA Drawing · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF E 06 Existing Rear Elevation and Door/Window Details Drawing · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF P 00 Proposed Location Plan and Block Plan Drawing · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF P 01 Proposed Floor Plans Drawing · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF P 02 Proposed Loft and Roof Plan Drawing · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF P 03 Proposed Front and Right Side Elevations Drawing · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF P 04 Proposed Rear and Left Side Elevations Drawing · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF P 05 Proposed Section Drawing · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF P 06 Proposed Bin and Cycle Storage Details Drawing · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF P 07 Proposed Cycle Storage Details Drawing · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF P 08 Proposed Rear Elevation and Door/Window Details Drawing · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Kingston upon Thames built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
KT9 1DE
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Ward
Hook & Chessington North
Parish
South Of The Borough
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Granted
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 88 days from validation, 32 days slower than Kingston upon Thames's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 67% of changes of use here are.

82%decided within 8 weeks
67%approved
82decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15004561
Neighbours
19 Aug 2026
Consultation
24 Jun 2026
Comments by
3 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
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