Ancient Market Place Kingston Town Centre Kingston Upon Thames KT1 1JS Data via plota.co.uk

26/01756/FUL - Full Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Continued operation of the seasonal "Kingston Christmas Market" within the Ancient Market Place, Kingston upon Thames. Temporary permission to allow the Christmas Market, Comprising of 20 wooden Market stalls of various sizes selling a mixture of Food and beverage and gifts and craft, one central Pyramid Bar, along with associated furniture, stage and temporary toilet block, installation of 7m Christmas Tree. Dates:Set up dates: from 2nd November 2026-11th November 2026 Opening dates: 12th November 2026- 3rd January 2027 Break Dates: 4th January 2027 - 8th January 2027 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2026
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Validated
24 Sept 2026
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Consultation
13 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 19 Nov 2026, from Kingston upon Thames's recent commercial premises.

Comments are open until 5 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 13

Grade II* listed: Market House
List entry 1358428 · The pin is inside its outline · 60 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 27 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.
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Historic England ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Kingston Old Town Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Article 4 direction
Kingston. 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.
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.
Scheduled monument 123 m away: Clattern Bridge
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
SSSI 369 m away: Bushy Park and Home Park SSSI; Inside the Kingston upon Thames built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 26 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
KT1 1JS
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Sept 2026
Ward
Kingston Town
Parish
Kingston And North Kingston
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 25 of the 56-day target. Kingston upon Thames usually decides commercial premises by day 56.

Day 2531 days to the 56-day target
77%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
158decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

93 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15148340
Planning Portal ref
PP-15148340
Neighbours
8 Oct 2026
Consultation
13 Oct 2026
Comments by
5 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
15 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Nov 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

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