Kingston Old Town, Surbiton and 20 more protected areas

Where in Kingston upon Thames does a conservation area application actually get determined?

Every Kingston upon Thames postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a conservation area application there. Kingston upon Thames fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not conservation area application estimates.

How does a conservation area application differ street by street across Kingston upon Thames?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Kingston upon Thames streets, and each one changes what a conservation area application can achieve at that address.

• Kingston (KT1, KT2) — conservation area application work in Kingston means georgian fragments, victorian terraces, 1930s semi-detached. Kingston is Georgian and Victorian centre, riverside. Applications on Georgian stock here almost always need a heritage statement alongside the drawings throughout KT1. Kingston Council decides the Kingston application, and Kingston Market anchors the Kingston location plan.
• Surbiton (KT5, KT6) — a conservation area application in Surbiton starts from edwardian villas, mansion blocks, and Surbiton reads as Edwardian villas, mansion blocks. Edwardian houses here typically need the same householder set plus a roof plan where a dormer is proposed in KT5. Kingston Council assesses Surbiton conservation area applications against its own Surbiton character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Surbiton references Surbiton station.
• New Malden (KT3) — a conservation area application in New Malden starts from edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached, and New Malden reads as Edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached. Edwardian houses here typically need the same householder set plus a roof plan where a dormer is proposed in KT3. Kingston Council assesses New Malden conservation area applications against its own New Malden character guidance, and the location plan we draw for New Malden references New Malden High Street.
• Chessington (KT9) — a conservation area application in Chessington starts from 1930s semi-detached, and Chessington reads as 1930s semi-detached, post-war estates. On these 1930s semis the prior approval route often replaces a full application in KT9. Kingston Council assesses Chessington conservation area applications against its own Chessington character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Chessington references Chessington World of Adventures.
• Tolworth (KT5, KT6) — a conservation area application in Tolworth starts from 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats, and Tolworth reads as 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats. On these 1930s semis the prior approval route often replaces a full application in KT5. Kingston Council assesses Tolworth conservation area applications against its own Tolworth character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Tolworth references Tolworth Tower.
• Norbiton (KT2) — a conservation area application in Norbiton starts from victorian terraces, edwardian villas, and Norbiton reads as Victorian terraces, Edwardian villas. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans in KT2. Kingston Council assesses Norbiton conservation area applications against its own Norbiton character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Norbiton references Norbiton station.
• Coombe (KT2, KT3) — conservation area application work in Coombe means 1930s detached, edwardian villas. Coombe is 1930s detached and large semi-detached. Edwardian houses here typically need the same householder set plus a roof plan where a dormer is proposed throughout KT2. Kingston Council decides the Coombe application, and Coombe Hill anchors the Coombe location plan.

Does Kingston upon Thames planning policy restrict a conservation area application?

Conservation areas covering Kingston upon Thames: Kingston Council runs 22, and Surbiton, Hampton Wick, Coombe Hill are the ones Kingston upon Thames owners meet most. A conservation area application inside a Kingston upon Thames conservation area loses permitted development, so the Kingston upon Thames submission is a householder application at £548 decided in 8 weeks — not a £249 prior approval decided in 6 weeks. In Surbiton a conservation area application is judged on the street elevation first.

Article 4 and your Kingston upon Thames conservation area application: Kingston Council has made no borough-wide direction, so permitted development for a conservation area application in Kingston upon Thames generally survives outside Kingston upon Thames conservation areas and listed curtilages. A Lawful Development Certificate at £274 is how a KT1 owner records that a conservation area application was lawful.

Kingston upon Thames housing stock: Edwardian villas in Surbiton and New Malden; Victorian terraces in Kingston central; 1930s semi-detached in Chessington and Tolworth; post-war in New Malden. Outer south-west London suburban; generally permissive; riverside conservation areas add character in Kingston town. Read that before choosing a conservation area application route in Kingston upon Thames — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable.

Who decides a conservation area application on the edge of Kingston upon Thames?

• Richmond upon Thames — the Richmond upon Thames boundary runs against Kingston upon Thames, so a conservation area application a street from Kingston upon Thames is decided by Richmond Council instead. Richmond upon Thames runs 72 conservation areas across SW13 and its neighbours, which is why conservation area applications priced for Kingston upon Thames are re-checked against Richmond upon Thames policy whenever the Kingston upon Thames address sits on that edge.
• Merton — the Merton boundary runs against Kingston upon Thames, so a conservation area application a street from Kingston upon Thames is decided by Merton Council instead. Merton runs 28 conservation areas across SW16 and its neighbours, which is why conservation area applications priced for Kingston upon Thames are re-checked against Merton policy whenever the Kingston upon Thames address sits on that edge.
• Sutton — adjoining Kingston upon Thames, with 17 conservation areas centred on SM1. A conservation area application on the far side of the Kingston upon Thames line is determined by Sutton Council, so the Kingston upon Thames quote for conservation area applications is checked against Sutton guidance before it is issued.

Sources for this Kingston upon Thames conservation area application page: borough policies maps and conservation-area registers (2025–26), Royal Mail postcode district boundaries, the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (England) Regulations, the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended, and the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.