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Planning drawings in Kingston upon Thames, £895 fixed
Kingston warns that validation alone can take up to six weeks, charges £35 if an invalid householder application is not put right within 10 working days, and has no area-wide Article 4 directions on householder work.
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Kingston upon Thames: £895 from Fixed Fee Plans, plus £548 to the council. Kingston upon Thames Council granted 616 of 742 householder decisions (83%, prior approvals included) from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026, 23rd highest of the 32 London boroughs with a stated rate and 2.8 points below London's 85.8%.
Kingston upon Thames: 742 householder decisions
What is the householder approval rate in Kingston upon Thames?
Kingston upon Thames Council granted 616 of 742 householder decisions (83%) from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026, with larger home extension prior approvals counted in. That is 2.8 points below London's 85.8% (20,556 of 23,967), and 126 of its 742 decisions were not granted. Rank 23 counts the 32 boroughs with 50+ decisions (one has fewer). Source: MHCLG PS2. Compare all boroughs: London approval rates table.
What does Kingston upon Thames Council need to validate an application?
- The council says validation is currently taking up to 6 weeks from receipt. (source)
- An invalid application has 10 working days to be made valid, then attracts a £35 administration fee, and is disposed of after a further 10 days. (source)
- No drawings larger than A3, no single combined PDF of plans, and no Land Registry maps as location plans. (source)
Article 4 directions in Kingston upon Thames
one Article 4 direction below remove permitted development rights in Kingston upon Thames. Check an address with the permitted development checker.
- North Lodge and South Lodge, Kingsnympton Park. Confirmed 8 February 2024: removes the right to demolish these buildings. Kingston lists no conservation-area or small-HMO Article 4 directions, so ordinary householder rights apply outside conservation areas. (source)
Kingston has 26 conservation areas. Its Residential Design SPD (2013) remains adopted. (source)
How long does a planning decision take in Kingston upon Thames?
Kingston upon Thames decided 638 householder applications from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026, prior approvals excluded; 593 of them (92.9%) took eight weeks or less.
- Fast track: a householder decision within 30 working days of validation for £309.60, faster than the statutory 8 weeks; not available for listed buildings or in conservation areas. (source)
- Householder pre-application advice: £174 for a meeting or written advice, £300 for both; the council aims to respond within 8 weeks. (source)
Drawings and prices in Kingston upon Thames
- planning permission drawings in Kingston upon Thames: £895.
- building regulations drawings: £795.
- house extension drawings
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Council facts checked 10 October 2026.
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