Category: Planning News

The two-year redevelopment of the old Tolworth Hospital is underway by South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, working with developer McAlpine. A new five-ward hospital building with outpatient services is due to open late 2027.
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You may have been contacted by your landline provider about changing your phone line to something called VoIP – which stands for ‘Voice over Internet Protocol’. This means the old analogue copper telephone lines will soon become redundant, with all calls using your internet connection. If you are unsure what this means and how it could affect you, we have written what we hope is a user-friendly article about the switchover.
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We are faced with yet another planning application for an opportunist back garden development. This time at 200 Leatherhead Road, Chessington KT9 2HU, adjacent to the existing Fleetwood Close. The proposed development of 2 x three-bedroom houses, 1 x two-bedroom house and 1 x one-bedroom house will bring more cars onto the already busy A243. A considerable disadvantage is that there is no actual access direct from the development to the main road. Access is proposed across an existing eight bay garage forecourt into Fleetwood Close.
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Scaffolding has been erected around the balconies of Millais House on Bridge Road after CDRA raised concerns about falling cladding with PA Housing, the association that owns the flats. This is the second cladding issue in six months, underscoring the risks of building balconies that overhang busy pedestrian footpaths.
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Did you know that beneath our feet, over twenty miles of deep underground tunnels are being built as part of a National Grid £1 billion project to rewire south London? The eagle-eyed among you have spotted that signs and lampposts at the Ace roundabout have been removed. This is because some super large loads are traversing the junction as part of this project.
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There are a number of road closures coming up over the next couple of months, the first is this weekend. From 9pm on Friday 21st February till 6am on Monday 24th February, all the slip roads to and from the A3 and M25 at junction 10 will be closed. The A3 and M25 will both remain open, but you will only be able to drive through the junction and not leave or join either the A3 or M25. Diversions will be in place.  Subsequent closures are taking place 7-10 March, 21-24 March and 11-14 April.
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This proposed back garden development was brought to our attention by a concerned resident who attended our executive committee meeting in November 2024. CDRA felt that this development could set a precedent for our community and objected. We were, therefore, pleased to hear early in January 2025 that the planning application has been refused by Kingston Council.
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The majority of the work has been completed on refurbishment of the tennis court at King Edward’s recreation ground on Hook Road, which started in September. The court is now also marked out for netball. The final works will take place in the spring.
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There was a consultation event on 19th September 2024 about the attraction’s current projects and new proposals. Chessington World of Attraction’s owners, Merlin Entertainments, has now submitted plans to Kingston Council for redevelopment, creating new attractions and accommodation.
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In our November newsletter we wrote about Signal Park developers Guinness Partnership and Countryside submitting their planning application for Phase Two. CDRA’s concern is that the developers are seeking permission to build 226 more housing units that the 950 units that were previously permitted. We are also concerned by the height of the blocks. We will be objecting to the application.
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