5 - 6 Central Parade St Mark's Hill Surbiton KT6 4PJ Data via plota.co.uk

25/02184/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use of ground floor premises from commercial restaurant (use class E) to educational centre use (class F1-a), alterations to shopfront, new signage, a/c units, and all associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Aug 2025
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Validated
12 Sept 2025
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Consultation
16 Dec 2025
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Approved
24 Dec 2025

Approved on 24 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Documents 19

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Article 4 direction
Surbiton. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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: Surbiton
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.
23 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 4 St Mark's Hill, 33 m away · 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 all 23 with distances
  • 33 m4 St Mark's Hill
  • 43 m6 St Mark's Hill
  • 44 mSurbiton StationGrade II
  • 46 mFormer Ritz Cinema 7 St Mark's Hill
  • 68 m8 Claremont Road
  • 68 m6 Claremont Road
  • 69 m10 Claremont Road
  • 69 m4 Claremont Road
  • 70 m12 Claremont Road
  • 71 m2 Claremont Road
  • 72 m14 Claremont Road
  • 73 m16 Claremont Road
  • 73 m10 St Mark's Hill
  • 75 m18 Claremont Road
  • 80 m20 Claremont Road
  • 82 m22-24 Claremont Road
  • 86 m12 St Mark's Hill
  • 104 m28-30 Claremont Road
  • 118 mMidland Bank 1 Victoria Road
  • 119 m2-8, Victoria RoadGrade II
  • 120 mClock TowerGrade II
  • 126 m32A Claremont Road
  • 136 mHillcroft College Including Former Stable BlockGrade II
Local nature reserve 257 m away: The Wood and Richard Jefferies Bird Sanctuary
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Conservation area 33 m away: Surbiton Town Centre Conserv Area; 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

Checked on 12 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 area223 m² (2,400 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 35)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
KT6 4PJ
Received
20 Aug 2025
Validated
12 Sept 2025
Ward
St Mark's & Seething Wells
Parish
Surbiton
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Dec 2025
Decision
Application Granted
Decision date
24 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 103 days from validation, 47 days slower than Kingston upon Thames's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 73% of full applications here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
304decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 17 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14254885
Planning Portal ref
PP-14254885
Neighbours
17 Sept 2025
Consultation
16 Dec 2025
Comments by
9 Jan 2026
Site or press notice
1 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
7 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No
Kingston upon Thames
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#76 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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.