Driveway or hard surface in Kingston upon Thames
Do you need planning permission for a driveway in Kingston upon Thames? Here is what the permitted development rules say, how Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames’s designations change them, and what decides an application, grounded in the official guidance and quoted verbatim.
Do you need planning permission for a driveway in Kingston upon Thames?
Replacing a driveway is permitted development under Class F where the surface is porous, or where rainwater drains to a permeable area within the property rather than to the highway. Whether a driveway needs permission in Kingston upon Thames still depends on your exact address and the designations on it.
The starting point
Replacing a driveway is permitted development under Class F where the surface is porous, or where rainwater drains to a permeable area within the property rather than to the highway.
“This provides permitted development rights within the curtilage of a house for - (a) the provision of a hard surface for any purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse as such”PD technical guidance, Class F · full text in the library → · official source →
How Kingston upon Thames’s designations apply
| Designation in Kingston upon Thames | Published |
|---|---|
| Conservation areas | 28 |
| Article 4 directions (PD removed) | 114 |
| Listed building outlines | 231 |
A non-permeable surface over five square metres draining to the road needs permission; a dropped kerb for vehicle access is a separate highways consent. Counts are read live from planning.data.gov.uk; your report checks them against your exact address.
What Kingston upon Thames weighs
A non-permeable surface over five square metres draining to the road needs permission; a dropped kerb for vehicle access is a separate highways consent.
As a London borough, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames also decides against the London Plan 2021 (the strategic policy layer for all 33 boroughs), alongside national policy and its own Local Plan.
Get a planning report for your Kingston upon Thames address
A Planning Policy report reads the designations on your exact Kingston upon Thames address, quotes the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and national policies that apply to a driveway, and (on Pro) shows decided applications nearby with outcomes.