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Development Site At Former Post Office Ashdown Road Kingston Upon Thames

Granted Kingston upon Thames 20/00853/NMA Non-Material Amendment

Works: Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission reference 18/12217/FUL (Variation of condition 2 (plans) of planning permission 17/12378/FUL (Erection of new buildings of 4 to 16 storeys in height and part demolition, alterations and change of use of Former Post Office and Former Telephone Exchange listed buildings to provide retail/ cafe/ restaurant uses (A1-A5 use) and flexible floorspace to be used for either retail/café/restaurant uses (A1-A5) or Office (B1), Office (B1) floorspace and community/leisure (D1/D2 use) and 320 residential units) including for alterations to the external elevations and internal layouts of the 16 storey tower and proposed building fronting Brook Street and Old Post Office public space and alterations to the public realm around these buildings) to include increasing the internal area in Plots 200 & 201 on 7th floor in Building D

As published by the council, reference 20/00853/NMA

Application record

Reference
20/00853/NMA
Type
Non-Material Amendment
Status
Granted
Decision
Application Granted
Received
14 Apr 2020
Validated
14 Apr 2020
Decided
12 May 2020
Ward
Grove - OLD
Parish
Kingston Town - OLD
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Kingston upon Thames register

This site has had 4 applications since 2020: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • 21/03348/CLC Granted

    Development Site At Former Post Office Ashdown Road Kingston Upon Thames

    Details required for Condition 43 (Cycle Parking) of planning permission 18/12217/FUL (Variation of condition 2 (plans) of planning permission 17/12378/FUL) (Erection of new buildings of 4 to 16 storeys in height and part demolition, alterations and change of use of Former Post Office and Former Telephone Exchange listed buildings to provide 2,141 sqm of retail/ cafe/ restaurant uses (A1-A5 use) and 638 sqm of flexible floorspace to be used for either retail/café/restaurant uses (A1-A5) or Office (B1), 931 sqm of Office (B1) floorspace and 253 sqm of community/leisure (D1/D2 use) and 319 residential units. 132 car parking spaces proposed with access from Ashdown Road and 610 cycle parking spaces. The revisions are accompanied by an Environmental Statement Addendum and updated Technical report Addendums)

    Decided 17 Dec 2021 Conditions
  • 21/03349/CLC Granted

    Development Site At Former Post Office Ashdown Road Kingston Upon Thames

    Details required for Condition 31 (Sustainability) 18/12217/FUL (Erection of new buildings of 4 to 16 storeys in height and part demolition, alterations and change of use of Former Post Office and Former Telephone Exchange listed buildings to provide 2,141 sqm of retail/ cafe/ restaurant uses (A1-A5 use) and 638 sqm of flexible floorspace to be used for either retail/café/restaurant uses (A1-A5) or Office (B1), 931 sqm of Office (B1) floorspace and 253 sqm of community/leisure (D1/D2 use) and 319 residential units. 132 car parking spaces proposed with access from Ashdown Road and 610 cycle parking spaces. The revisions are accompanied by an Environmental Statement Addendum and updated Technical report Addendums)

    Decided 6 Jan 2022 Conditions
  • 21/02790/CLC Granted

    Development Site At Former Post Office Ashdown Road Kingston Upon Thames

    Details required for Condition 48 (Compliance with Part M4(2) Accessible and adaptable dwellings) of planning permission 18/12217/FUL (Variation of condition 2 (plans) of planning permission 17/12378/FUL (Erection of new buildings of 4 to 16 storeys in height and part demolition, alterations and change of use of Former Post Office and Former Telephone Exchange listed buildings to provide retail/ cafe/ restaurant uses (A1-A5 use) and flexible floorspace to be used for either retail/café/restaurant uses (A1-A5) or Office (B1), Office (B1) floorspace and community/leisure (D1/D2 use) and 320 residential units) including for alterations to the external elevations and internal layouts of the 16 storey tower and proposed building fronting Brook Street and Old Post Office public space and alterations to the public realm around these buildings. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement Addendum and updated Technical report Addendums)

    Decided 14 Jan 2022 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Apr 2020

    Received by Kingston upon Thames

  2. 12 May 2020

    Decision issued: Application Granted

  3. 30 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Kingston upon Thames granted permission on 12 May 2020, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    Details required for Condition 48 (Compliance with Part M4(2) Accessible and adaptable dwellings) of planning permission 18/12217/FUL (Variation of condition 2 (plans) of planning permission 17/12378/FUL (Erection of new buildings of 4 to 16 storeys in height and part demolition, alterations and change of use of Former Post Office and Former Telephone Exchange listed buildings to provide retail/ cafe/ restaurant uses (A1-A5 use) and flexible floorspace to be used for either retail/café/restaurant uses (A1-A5) or Office (B1), Office (B1) floorspace and community/leisure (D1/D2 use) and 320 residential units) including for alterations to the external elevations and internal layouts of the 16 storey tower and proposed building fronting Brook Street and Old Post Office public space and alterations to the public realm around these buildings. The application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement Addendum and updated Technical report Addendums)

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    Granted Conditions Demolition 1 doc

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