Single-storey rear extension in Coombe

Which Coombe postcodes does this house extensions service cover?

Every Coombe postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a house extensions there. Coombe fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not house extensions estimates.

Which Coombe neighbourhoods suit a house extensions best?

Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Coombe streets, and each one changes what a house extensions can achieve at that address.

• Coombe (KT2, KT3) — a house extensions in Coombe starts from 1930s detached, edwardian villas, and Coombe reads as 1930s detached and large semi-detached. Edwardian plots here are wider in KT2. Kingston Council assesses Coombe house extensions against its own Coombe character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Coombe references Coombe Hill.
• Near Coombe: Kingston (KT1, KT2) — Georgian and Victorian centre, riverside defines Kingston, where georgian fragments, victorian terraces, 1930s semi-detached set what a house extensions can do. Georgian rear elevations here are usually the listed or locally listed face of the building across KT1. Any Kingston house extensions is validated by Kingston Council, with Kingston Market the usual Kingston reference point on the site plan.
• Near Coombe: Surbiton (KT5, KT6) — Edwardian villas, mansion blocks defines Surbiton, where edwardian villas, mansion blocks set what a house extensions can do. Edwardian plots here are wider across KT5. Any Surbiton house extensions is validated by Kingston Council, with Surbiton station the usual Surbiton reference point on the site plan.
• Near Coombe: New Malden (KT3) — house extensions work in New Malden means edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached. New Malden is Edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached. Edwardian plots here are wider throughout KT3. Kingston Council decides the New Malden application, and New Malden High Street anchors the New Malden location plan.
• Near Coombe: Chessington (KT9) — house extensions work in Chessington means 1930s semi-detached. Chessington is 1930s semi-detached, post-war estates. 1930s semis here have the deepest rear gardens in the area throughout KT9. Kingston Council decides the Chessington application, and Chessington World of Adventures anchors the Chessington location plan.
• Near Coombe: Tolworth (KT5, KT6) — a house extensions in Tolworth starts from 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats, and Tolworth reads as 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats. 1930s semis here have the deepest rear gardens in the area in KT5. Kingston Council assesses Tolworth house extensions against its own Tolworth character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Tolworth references Tolworth Tower.
• Near Coombe: Norbiton (KT2) — house extensions work in Norbiton means victorian terraces, edwardian villas. Norbiton is Victorian terraces, Edwardian villas. The side-return infill is the classic move on these Victorian terraces — 3 m of permitted development depth plus the width of the original side passage throughout KT2. Kingston Council decides the Norbiton application, and Norbiton station anchors the Norbiton location plan.

What local planning policy applies to a house extensions in Coombe?

Coombe conservation designations: there are 22 across Kingston Council, Surbiton, Hampton Wick, Coombe Hill among them. Designation costs a Coombe owner the permitted-development route: a house extensions then needs a £548 householder application over 8 weeks, in place of the £249 prior approval route that takes 6 weeks. Coombe Hill is the Coombe designation that most often changes a house extensions design.

Coombe permitted development status: there is no borough-wide direction from Kingston Council, so a house extensions at a KT2 address is normally still permitted development. We certify that with a £274 Lawful Development Certificate rather than leaving a Coombe sale to argue it later.

The building fabric around Coombe: 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. A house extensions in Coombe is scoped against that stock first.

What happens if a Coombe property sits on a boundary?

• Richmond upon Thames — adjoining Coombe, with 72 conservation areas centred on SW13. A house extensions on the far side of the Coombe line is determined by Richmond Council, so the Coombe quote for house extensions is checked against Richmond upon Thames guidance before it is issued.
• Merton — adjoining Coombe, with 28 conservation areas centred on SW16. A house extensions on the far side of the Coombe line is determined by Merton Council, so the Coombe quote for house extensions is checked against Merton guidance before it is issued.
• Sutton — cross the Coombe boundary and Sutton Council takes the house extensions instead, applying 17 conservation areas of its own around SM1. We re-price house extensions at the Coombe edge because Sutton policy and Kingston upon Thames policy rarely align on house extensions depth.

Sources for this Coombe house extensions 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.