Planning application
River House 53 - 57 High Street Kingston Upon Thames KT1 1LQ
Relates to 21/02920/FUL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary Conditions 2 (Temporary Use Period) and 4 (Access Hours) for Application Reference Number: 21/02920/FUL ("Temporary Change of Use from Office - Class E(g)(i) to Provision of Education facility - Class F1(a)") dated 26/08/2022. Variation of wording of Condition 2 to extend the permitted period for the educational use and Condition 4 to allow weekend site access.
As published by the council, reference 26/01602/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01602/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Granted
- Received
- 21 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 2 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Kingston Town
- Parish
- Kingston And North Kingston
- Postcode
- KT1 1LQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Kingston upon Thames register
This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01603/NMA Granted
River House 53 - 57 High Street Kingston Upon Thames KT1 1LQ
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary Conditions 2 (Temporary Use Period) and 4 (Access Hours) for Application Reference Number: 21/02920/FUL (Temporary Change of Use from Office - Class E(g)(i) to Provision of Education facility - Class F1(a)). Variation of wording of Condition 2 to extend the permitted period for the educational use and Condition 4 to allow weekend site access.
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21/02920/FUL Granted
River House 53 - 57 High Street Kingston Upon Thames KT1 1LQ
Temporary Change of Use (5 years) from Office - Class E(g)(i) to Provision of Education facility -Class F1(a) (commencing on 1st September 2022) - Flood Risk Assessment Addendum Received
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Jul 2026
Received by Kingston upon Thames
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5 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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2 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Application Granted
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4 Oct 2026
Status changed to Pending Decision
Previously Pending Consideration.
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6 Oct 2026
Status changed to Granted
Previously Pending Decision.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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21/02920/FUL Granted
River House 53 - 57 High Street Kingston Upon Thames KT1 1LQ
Temporary Change of Use (5 years) from Office - Class E(g)(i) to Provision of Education facility -Class F1(a) (commencing on 1st September 2022) - Flood Risk Assessment Addendum Received
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Kingston upon Thames granted permission on 2 October 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.
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Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary Conditions 2 (Temporary Use Period) and 4 (Access Hours) for Application Reference Number: 21/02920/FUL (Temporary Change of Use from Office - Class E(g)(i) to Provision of Education facility - Class F1(a)). Variation of wording of Condition 2 to extend the permitted period for the educational use and Condition 4 to allow weekend site access.
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