ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 (AS AMENDED)
PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990 (AS AMENDED)
TOWN AND COUNTRY (DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE) (ENGLAND) ORDER 2015 NOTICE UNDER ARTICLE 15 OF APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSION ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT
Reference Number: 20/02499/OUT
Proposed Development at
Unilever - Kingston, 3 St James's Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2BA
Hathaway Opportunity Fund General Partners has applied to the Royal Borough of Kingston for: Outline planning permission for the demolition of Lever House and the erection of a Residential (C3) building not exceeding 16 storeys comprising of a maximum of 115 units, along with a ground floor cafe/retail pod (Use Class - E (c)) with all matters reserved except for access, layout and scale.
This application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement.
This application is Phase 2 of a 2 stage development - Phase 1 is covered by application reference 20/02495/FUL.
Amendments have been made including a reduction in the maximum height from 22 storeys to maximum 16 storeys and a reduction of residential units from 156 units to 115 units. Revised supporting documents/ addendums have been submitted in support of these changes at Unilever Kingston, 3 St James Road, Kingston upon Thames.
This application is a Major Development accompanied by an Environmental Statement. The proposed development would affect the setting of Listed Building(s) / Conservation Areas.
Copies of the application, the plans, the Environmental Statement and other documents submitted with the application may be viewed on the Council's website (

) via the following link:

Members of the public may obtain copies of the Environmental Statement and/or the Non-Technical Summary from:
Barry Kitcherside, Eden House, Suite 21, High Cedars, Relgate, RH2 ODD. Requests should be made via email and sent to:

During normal circumstances the application documents could be viewed by appointment at the following address, Guildhall 2, High St, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 1EU, however, due to the ongoing COVID-19 (Coronavlrus) pandemic Guildhall 2 has been closed to the public since Tuesday 24 March 2020 until further notice.
Making representations
For Information on the planning application process you should visit the following website

If you wish to submit a representation / comment then it Is strongly advised that this is done via Planning Public Access at the following website using the following reference number 20/02499/OUT

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Alternatively, you can email

however, submitting comments via the website is preferable, by doing so you will ensure your comments are automatically uploaded to the planning database and logged against the relevant planning application.
Please note, in line with Government advice the majority of Council staff will be working remotely.
As such, every effort should be made to avoid submitting anything in paper / by letter during this time,
we are unable to guarantee timescales for receipt or the processing of the information.
Please ensure you quote your full name, address, and reference number 20/02499/OUT on submitted correspondence. Any representations should be received by 09 January 2021.
We will put any comments you make on the application file, which is available for public inspection and copying.
Executive Director of Place Nazeya Hussain
Guildhall 2, High Street, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 1EU 10/12/2020