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26/01773/CLC - Details Reserved by Condition Pending Consideration

Proposal

Details required for Condition 7 (Mechanical and Electrical Services) of planning permission (Variation of Condition Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to carry out development following amendments to Condition 1 (Approved Plans), Condition 12 (Evidence), Condition 28 (Energy Strategy) and Condition 33 (Biodiversity Method Statement) of planning permission (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.) to allow the removal of basement below Block A2 to reflect an updated energy strategy and waste management strategy, amendment at ground level to cycle parking, drainage, landscaping and refuse. (This application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Statement of Conformity) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
13 Aug 2026
Consultation
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 8 Oct 2026. Comments are open until 1 Oct 2026.

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Documents 24

Plans & drawings 22

PDF 6671-RJA-A2-04-DR-A-27403 Rev C01 Building A Typical Rood Details Section 4th Floor Sheet 03 Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 6671-RJA-A2-04-DR-A-27404 Rev C01 Building A Roof Detail section 4th Floor Sheet 04 Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 6671-RJA-A2-04-DR-A-27405 Rev T02 Building A Roof Details Plan, Elevations and Section 4th Floor Sheet 05 Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 6671-RJA-AZ-ZZ-DR-A-20300 Rev C01 Building A General Arrangement Section1-1 Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 6671-RJA-AZ-ZZ-DR-A-20303 Rev C01 Building A General Arrangement Section 4-4 Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 6671-RJA-AZ-ZZ-DR-A-20304 Rev C01 Building A General Arrangement Section 5-5 Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 6671-RJA-AZ-ZZ-DR-A-20305 Rev C01 Building A General Arrangement Section 6-6 Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 6671-RJA-BZ-05-DR-A-20100 Rev C01 Building A General Arrangement Plan 5th Floor Plan Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 6671-RJA-AZ-ZZ-DR-A-20301 Rev C01 Building A General Arrangement Section 2-2 Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 6671-RJA-BZ-05-DR-A-27404 Rev C01 Building B Typical Roof Details 5th Floor Sheet 04 Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 6671-RJA-BZ-05-DR-A-27402 Rev C01 Building B Roof Details 5th Floor Sheet 02 Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 6671-RJA-BZ-ZZ-DR-A-20300 Rev C01 Building B General Arrangement Section 1-1 Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 6671-RJA-BZ-ZZ-DR-A-20301 Rev C01 Building B General Arrangement Sectionn 2-2 Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 6671-RJA-BZ-ZZ-DR-A-20302 Rev C01 Building B General Arrangement Section 3-3 Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 6671-RJA-BZ-ZZ-DR-A-27406 Rev C01 6671-rja-bz-zz-dr-a-27406 (rev c01)-screen blk b 02 Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 6671-RJA-DZ-05-DR-A-20100 Rev C01 Building B Rroof Detail Sections Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 6671-RJA-DZ-SC-DR-A-20301 Rev C01 Building D 1930-1963 Building South Courtyard Detail Section 01 Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 6671-RJA-DZ-ZZ-DR-A-27458 Rev P01 Building D Vent Details Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 6671-RJA-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-20310 Rev P01 Building A2-D Site Wide Roof Plant Section Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 6671-RJA-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-20311 Rev P01 Building B-D-Site Wide Roof Plant Section 02 Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 6671-CAM-ZZ-ZZ-DR-LA-00311 Rev T01 Vent Details Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 6671-RJA-BZ-05-DR-A-27405 Rev C01 Building B Lift Overrun Shaft Section Drawing · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 16

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
13 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Kingston Town
Parish
Kingston And North Kingston
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15153985
Consultation
10 Sept 2026
Comments by
1 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Oct 2026
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