Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames decided more than 2,600 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 17% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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15 October 2026 · Refused
Hawker Centre Lower Ham Road Kingston Upon Thames KT2 5BH · 26/01633/FUL
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28 September 2026 · Approved
Park House 87 Burlington Road New Malden KT3 4LP · 26/00806/FUL
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23 September 2026 · Approved
Cambridge Road Estate Redevelopment Site Cambridge Road Kingston Upon Thames · 25/02075/ARM
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21 September 2026 · Approved
26 And 26A Kingston Road New Malden KT3 3LS · 25/00032/FUL
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9 September 2026 · Approved
Hobkirk House 109 Blagdon Road New Malden KT3 4BD · 26/00807/OUT
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7 September 2026 · Approved
7A The Triangle Kingston Upon Thames KT1 3RU · 25/02151/FUL
Figures for Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
| Applications decided | more than 2,600 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 17%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 12%of more than 910 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 220 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 39%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 160plan adopted 2012 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames’s planning applications.
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“The main issues for Appeal A are: (a) Whether or not the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies; (b) The effect of…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the CA.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the siting and appearance of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“There is no dispute between the main parties that the proposal meets the requirements of under Schedule 2, Part 16, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (GPDO) and therefore that it constitutes permitted…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.