Planning application
Lever House 3 St James Road Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2BA
Works: Demolition Major scheme
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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 ref: 20/02499/OUT (Outline planning application for the demolition of Lever House and the erection of a Residential (C3) building not exceeding 16 storeys comprising of a maximum of 115 units, along with a ground floor cafe/retail pod (Use Class - E (c)) with all matters reserved except for access, layout and scale. This application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement. This application is Phase 2 of a 2 stage development - Phase 1 is covered by application reference 20/02495/FUL. Additional Reconsultation Information: Provision of 20 Social rented units (17.4%) and 16 shared ownership units (13.9%) representing 35.2% of the residential units by habitable room; Public footpath to north of Hogsmill realigned, provision of additional childrens play space. Other matters contained within the planning application have not changed.). Amendment to the wording of Condition 3 to alter the trigger point as to when the Design Code is required to be submitted.
As published by the council, reference 26/01718/NMA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01718/NMA
- Category
- Amendments
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Granted
- Received
- 5 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 2 Sep 2026
- Postcode
- KT1 2BA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Kingston upon Thames register
This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01505/FUL Awaiting decision
Lever House 3 St James Road Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2BA
Demolition of existing Lever House building and the construction of two buildings up to 18 storeys in height to accommodate co-living (Sui Generis) accommodation, co-working floorspace and ancillary cafe, and affordable housing (Use Class C3), associated internal and external amenity space, public realm, play space, hard and soft landscaping, cycle parking and other associated works.
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26/00478/EIASCO Decided
Lever House 3 St James Road Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2BA
Request for Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Opinion under Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) for Lever House.
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25/03333/EIASCO Decided
Lever House 3 St James Road Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2BA
Request for Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Opinion under Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) for Lever House
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25/00490/PRA Withdrawn
Lever House 3 St James Road Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2BA
Prior Notification to demolish Lever House
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Aug 2026
Received by Kingston upon Thames
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7 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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30 Aug 2026
Status changed to Pending Decision
Previously Pending Consideration.
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2 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Application Granted
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10 Sep 2026
Status changed to Granted
Previously Pending Decision.
What this grant of permission means
Kingston upon Thames granted permission on 2 September 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 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.
Nearby applications
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Lever House 3 St James Road Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2BA
70% historically approved · decision due ~28 Sep
Demolition of existing Lever House building and the construction of two buildings up to 18 storeys in height to accommodate co-living (Sui Generis) accommodation, co-working floorspace and ancillary cafe, and affordable housing (Use Class C3), associated internal and external amenity space, public realm, play space, hard and soft landscaping, cycle parking and other associated works.
Awaiting decision Full applications Demolition 150 docs -
Lever House 3 St James Road Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2BA
Request for Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Opinion under Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) for Lever House.
Decided Outline 5 docs -
Lever House 3 St James Road Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2BA
Request for Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Opinion under Regulation 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) for Lever House
Decided Outline 5 docs -
Surrey House, 34 Eden Street NCP Car Park, St James Road Former Hippodrome, Eden Street And Bo Concept, The Roundhouse 20 Eden Street Kingston Upon Thames KT1 1ER
Details required for Condition 18 (Highways Works Details) of planning permission 22/02905/FUL (Application under S73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 to carry out development without compliance with condition 1 (Approved plans) of planning permission ref: 20/02495/FUL (Full planning application for the demolition of Surrey House, Multi Storey Car Park, Hippodrome and Bo Concept and the erection of 2(two) Office buildings [Use Class - E(g)(i)] Building A and Building B: Building A 9 storeys (22,144 (GEA) sqms) Building B 11 storeys (11,587 (GEA) sqms). The erection of a replacement multi storey car park of 354 spaces plus cycle parking (for use as a public car park at weekends) landscaping, public realm upgrades, servicing, pedestrian and vehicular access. This application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement) dated 02/12/2021. Variation to consist of revisions to the Car Park (Building C) This application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement.)
Granted Conditions Demolition 17 docs -
Lever House 3 St James Road Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2BA
Prior Notification to demolish Lever House
Withdrawn Prior approval Demolition 8 docs -
Surrey House, 34 Eden Street NCP Car Park, St James Road Former Hippodrome, Eden Street And Bo Concept, The Roundhouse 20 Eden Street
Details required for Condition 66 (Post Completion Report) of planning permission 22/02905/FUL (Application under S73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 to carry out development without compliance with condition 1 (Approved plans) of planning permission ref: 20/02495/FUL (Full planning application for the demolition of Surrey House, Multi Storey Car Park, Hippodrome and Bo Concept and the erection of 2(two) Office buildings [Use Class - E(g)(i)] Building A and Building B: Building A 9 storeys (22,144 (GEA) sqms) Building B 11 storeys (11,587 (GEA) sqms). The erection of a replacement multi storey car park of 354 spaces plus cycle parking (for use as a public car park at weekends) landscaping, public realm upgrades, servicing, pedestrian and vehicular access. This application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement) dated 02/12/2021. Variation to consist of revisions to the Car Park (Building C) This application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement.)
Refused Conditions Demolition 2 docs
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