Planning application
20 Merritt Gardens Chessington KT9 2GJ
Works: Loft or dormer
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of loft space to habitable room with installation of 3no. rooflights
As published by the council, reference 26/00472/CPU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00472/CPU
- Type
- Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Proposed
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Application Granted
- Received
- 4 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 1 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 27 May 2026
- Ward
- Chessington South & Malden Rushett
- Parish
- South Of The Borough
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- KT9 2GJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Mar 2026
Received by Kingston upon Thames
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1 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 May 2026
Decision issued: Application Granted
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Kingston upon Thames granted permission on 27 May 2026, 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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