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Major projects March 2021:


Seething Wells Filter Beds

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Seething wells filter beds is situated about a mile from Kingston Town Centre, on Portsmouth Road. Its located opposite the grounds of Hampton Court Palace, a Grade I listed building and Home Park. It comes within the Riverside South Conservation Area. Owned by Isle of Man registered Cascina Limited.The site has been subject to numerous unsuccessful planning applications for development and currently appealing Kingston Council. Local Residents Action group needs residents help to continue their fight.

This is not only a unique local nature and wildlife asset but also a national heritage asset which should be protected.Site has also a unique and functional relationship with the listed buildings opposite side of Portsmouth Road and therefore it is an integral pat of the wider setting of the Conservation Area it is located.

What YOU can do to help Save Seething Wells

1. Make a representation to the Planning Inspectorate supporting RBK’s decision to refuse Permitted Development rights for hard surfacing and fencing at Seething Wells. The owners have appealed this. Respond by 15th March.

2.
Attend RBK’s Culture, Housing, Environment and Planning Committee meeting on 17th March at 7:30pm. The committee will be deciding whether to make the Article 4 direction removing Permitted Development rights relating to fencing permanent.
https://moderngov.kingston.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=699&MId=9182

3.Write to your local ward councillors, Portfolio Holder (rebekah.moll@kingston.gov.uk), Development Management (development.management@kingston.gov.uk) and Biodiversity Officer (elliot.newton@kingston.gov.uk) to express your concern at the site’s SINC status being at risk.

More info on Seething Wells Campaign >>
See our representation here >>

Cambridge Road Estate

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The Cambridge Road Estate, (the site) is located in south-west London within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. The site sits along Cambridge Road / Kingston Road (A2043) which links Kingston town centre to the A3.

"Part detailed / part outline planning permission for a mixed use development, including demolition of existing buildings and erection of up to 2,170 residential units 290sqm of flexible office floorspace (Use Class E), 1,395sqm of flexible retail/commercial floorspace (Use Class E/Sui Generis), 1,250sqm community floorspace (Use Class F2), new publicly accessible open space and associated access, servicing, landscaping and works"

Planning Application Ref. No: 20/02942/FUL | Received: Thu 19 Nov 2020 | Validated: Thu 03 Dec 2020 | Status: Pending Consideration

For Full application Details and Documents Visit Council Portal Here
For more info here

Eden Campus

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EDEN CAMPUS VIDEO PRESENTATION
edencampusviews.co.uk/Planning Application is updated, Residential Tower is now reduced to 16 storey.

Comments deadline:
Statutory Expiry Date Sunday 10 Jan 2021 But any representations received up until a decision is taken will be taken into consideration in the assessment of the applications.'
RBK Planning Department.


2 Phased application.
1. Multiple Office Towers and Car Park facility (Unilever's name dropped)
2. Residential Tower block (22 Storey reduced to 16, No affordable Housing)


Applicant Name Hathaway Opportunity Fund General Partners

STATEMENT FROM RBK -
Published: 8th December 2020

20/02495/FUL – 10 & 11 Storey Office Towers and Car parking Building
20/02499/OUT – 22 Storey Residential Tower

"Kingston Council has received an amended planning application for the proposed Eden Campus in Kingston town centre in response to councillor and resident concerns.

Councillors and residents raised concerns about the height of some of the proposed buildings, as did Historic England, while welcoming and recognising the overall boost to the local economy by Unilever expanding its presence in the borough.

However, councillors are concerned that the reduction in height may result in a lack of affordable housing provided through the development.  The financial viability of the amended proposal will be scrutinised by the Council’s external consultants. 

Cube Real Estate’s amended planning application for the site has been received today as part of the formal planning process and will now be shared for public consultation.
" Source: RBK Website 8th December

For  further visuals please visit Kingston Society Dedicated Website: (Drag slider to view before and after images)

OUR January 2021 RESPONSE
OUR November 2020 RESPONSE:


Submit your comments by email: development.management@kingston.gov.uk

Original application and Further Information
Kingston Council Planning Portal Comments page

Tolworth Tower Clusters

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A new application for the Tolworth Tower site has been lodged with Kingston Council. If approved it will be a very large development of about 500 new units. The current tower is to be converted into 261 flats and the two new towers would have 136 and 102 flats. No affordable homes planned on the site.
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Surrey County Hall

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initial comments to: surreycountyhall@becg.com
Second exhibition: November 2020 - comments deadline December 2020
Planning Application: Submission January 2021
Whilst we support the re-development of the SurreyCounty Hall site in principle, we see the present proposals as completely visionless and inappropriate in their scale, quality and adverse impact on the existing local environment. 

For full information on what is proposed please visit developers -2nd Consultation - site here.

For further residents communications with the developers
and Historic England's comments on this matter
please visit Riverside Residents Association website 
HERE

Our Latest Response (2nd Consultation) HERE

Our Inital Response (1st Consultation ) HERE


Canbury Place Car Park

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Hybrid application for Canbury Place car park and 12-52 Kingsgate Road for the demolition of the existing buildings and the erection of two buildings to provide residential apartments

Revised application includes: reduction in height from 25 storeys above ground to 17 storeys above ground and associated design changes; reduction in number of homes from 445 to 389 units. Highway alterations, with the introduction of a left-hand turn from Sopwith Way into Richmond Road as part of the first phase of development and minor realignment of southern part of Seven Kings Way to allow the widening of the footway and new trees. Introduction of a left-hand filter lane at the junction of Sury Basin and Richmond Road.

*17+1 storeys it WILL be visible from those crossing Kingston Bridge, the footpath alongside Home Park & in the distance from Richmond Park’s protected view. It will also dominate the view of Kingston Station looking from the town centre (from the south).

Full application details here
Response to the updated application by KSoc: here

Live Planning Applications

Larger schemes currently awaiting planning decisions (updated weekly)

Source: RBK, curated by Kingston CAACs



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Resident Public meetings

Kingston Society, 7:30pm at the Judge Lecture Theatre, Tiffin School, Kingston KT2 6RL.


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