KINGSTON AND NORTH KINGSTON NEIGHBOURHOOD

Conservation Areas Advisory Committee

PLANNING APPLICATION COMMENT FORM DATE: 8 April 2026

CA25

RBK ref: 26/00309/FUL

Address: 110 Lower Ham Road Kingston Upon Thames KT2 5BD Planning Officer: Gosia Danik

Description of proposed works: Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to carry out development without compliance with Condition 1 (Approved Drawings), Condition 7 (Detailed Landscape and Plating Plan) and Condition 8 (Arboricultural Impact Assessment) of planning permission 25/01146/HOU (Conversion of an existing garage into a habitable space, erection of single storey rear extension. Replacement of glass link. Fenestration alteration. Replacement of existing windows with double glazed sash windows. Erection of 1no metal gate and 1no timber clad gate. Installation of 2nos side rooflights and 1no rear dormer in main roof.) to amend the drawings to allow for the removal of existing trees within the site.

APPRAISAL

By full committee on …… 8 April 2026 …… with …… 5 …… members present

Issued on 8 Apr 2026

1. Positive support		2. No objection
3. Objection	X	4. Objection unless revised as below
5. No comment/neutral		6. Lack of detail
7. Decision already issued

Reason for objection:

Objection. This application follows 25/02825 which we objected to & was withdrawn by the applicant. We stand by our comments on that application: despite the applicant’s view to the contrary, the existing yew trees are mature, healthy specimens, one of which is clearly visible from & is a positive contributor to the public realm. In our opinion, TPOs should only be set aside if there are very compelling reasons for doing so. Opening up the view from inside this applicant’s new purpose built rear extension is no such reason. These TPOs & trees should remain in situ. Yews are slow growing and very long living so become particularly important.