Former SCC HQ County Hall Penrhyn Road Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2EA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00077/CLC - Details Reserved by Condition Approved

Proposal

Details required for Conditions 12d and 13c (ceiling plans) of planning permission (Listed Building Consent for the 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 (Amended Description, Amended Plans and Additional Information Received)) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
14 Jan 2026
Approved
11 May 2026

Approved on 11 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Associated applications 7

Site constraints 8

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 · 18 m from the pin
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.
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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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
Details Reserved by Condition
Postcode
KT1 2EA
Received
14 Jan 2026
Validated
14 Jan 2026
Ward
Kingston Town
Parish
Kingston And North Kingston
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Mar 2026
Decision
Application Granted
Decision date
11 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 117 days from validation, 61 days slower than Kingston upon Thames's median of 56 for demolitions. Approved, as 86% of demolitions here are.

82%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
165decided 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14621106
Env. assessment
No
Kingston upon Thames
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#76 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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