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Allowed3 October 20253364278

28-46 Cromwell Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 6RJ

Planning appeal 3364278 at 28-46 Cromwell Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 6RJ (Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames) was allowed on 3 October 2025 by Inspector Bowyer J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the loss of existing hostel accommodation on the site would be acceptable.

Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of site to provide a building comprising part one, two, four, five, six and seven storeys in height (including a basement) incorporating residential units, a replacement childrens nursery (Class E(f)), a community use space (Class F1 and F2) and associated Blue Badge parking, cycle parking, refuse storage, plant, landscaping and amenity space, without complying with conditions 1 and 44 of permission 21/01086/FUL

Authority
Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Bowyer J
Postcode
KT2 6RJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not the loss of existing hostel accommodation on the site would be acceptable
  • the effect of the proposal on community facilities in respect of nursery provision
  • whether or not the proposal would make acceptable provision for affordable housing

What decided it

The reinstated SLO Contribution satisfied the CIL Regulation 122(2) tests and sufficiently mitigated the harm from loss of hostel accommodation, tipping the planning balance in favour of the substantial benefits of housing delivery.

The substantial weight given to housing delivery on brownfield land, together with moderate weight for family housing mix, economic, environmental and community-facility benefits, was found not to be significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the limited harm from loss of hostel/community floorspace (mitigated by the SLO Contribution) and the limited harm to neighbouring living conditions, so the tilted balance favoured the grant of permission.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM 24Policy DM 14Policy DM 15Policy CS 10Policy K6Policy GG1Policy H8Policy H12Policy D9Policy G5Policy H4Policy H5Policy D12
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 58Paragraph 125

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