KT6 · Surbiton
KT6 is Surbiton — the Surbiton Town Centre, Surbiton Hill Park, Southborough and The Groves conservation areas, with their Italianate villas and mature streets. Outside the conservation areas much of the stock keeps permitted development rights; inside, a full application to the Residential Design SPD is the norm.
Location data: postcodes.io · Constraints: planning.data.gov.uk (borough-level) · Open Government Licence
Constraint context · Kingston upon Thames
Real · planning.data.gov.ukKingston upon Thames has 27 designated conservation areas and 0 Article 4 areas. A district is too coarse to say which apply to your house — postcode districts span many streets and KT6 crosses 2 boroughs. Enter a full postcode below for the point-level check, or read the full borough picture on the Kingston upon Thames planning guide.
Is KT6 in a conservation area?
Partly — and which part matters. A postcode district is never uniformly designated: KT6 contains 12 conservation areas within 1km of its centre, and whether your own property sits inside one decides whether permitted development survives. The centre point of KT6 itself does not fall inside one — but many of its streets will.
| CADOGAN ROAD CONSERVATION AREA | Nearby |
| CHRIST CHURCH CONSERVATION AREA | Nearby |
| CLAREMONT ROAD CONSERVATION AREA | Nearby |
| FISHPONDS PARK CONSERVATION AREA | Nearby |
| OAKHILL CONSERVATION AREA (A) | Nearby |
| OAKHILL CONSERVATION AREA (B) | Nearby |
| RIVERSIDE SOUTH CONSERVATION AREA | Nearby |
| SOUTHBOROUGH CONSERVATION AREA | Nearby |
| ST.ANDREWS SQUARE CONSERVATION AREA | Nearby |
| SURBITON HILL PARK CONSERV AREA | Nearby |
| SURBITON TOWN CENTRE CONSERV AREA | Nearby |
| VICTORIA AVENUE CONSERVATION AREA | Nearby |
Conservation areas whose official geometry lies within 1km of the centre of KT6. Source: planning.data.gov.uk · Open Government Licence. Proximity to the district centre is not a statement about your own address — run the address check for that.
Does an Article 4 direction apply in KT6?
The national dataset holds no Article 4 geometry within 1km of the centre of KT6. Treat that as unknown, not as “none”. The national dataset is known to omit property-specific directions, so the only safe answer is to verify on the council's own register for Kingston upon Thames before assuming a permitted-development right still exists.
Every designation in the borough: Kingston upon Thames planning guide →
Do you need planning permission in KT6?
Three routes exist, and which one you are on is decided by your address, not your postcode district:
| Permitted development — no application. The work stays inside the GPDO limits and no designation removes them. A Lawful Development Certificate is cheap proof for a future buyer. | No permission |
| Prior approval — the larger single-storey rear extension route, with neighbour consultation. Not available on designated land. | 42 days |
| Full householder application — required once a designation removes your permitted-development right, or the scheme exceeds the limits. | 8 weeks |
KT6 contains mapped conservation-area or Article 4 geometry, so a meaningful share of its streets will have lost some permitted-development rights — which pushes those properties onto the full-application route. Whether yours is one of them is an address-level question, not a district-level one.
What does planning permission cost in KT6?
| Householder planning application | £548 (from 1 April 2026) |
| Lawful Development Certificate — proposed works | £274 (half the application fee) |
| Lawful Development Certificate — existing works | £548 (the full application fee) |
| Listed building consent | No fee |
| Resubmission after a refusal | Free once, within 12 months of the decision |
National statutory figures for England — councils do not set them, so they are the same in every borough. Planning fees re-index every 1 April; confirm the current amount on the Planning Portal fee calculator before you apply. These are the council's fees only — drawings, surveys and any specialist reports are separate.
How long does it take?
| Householder application — statutory target | 8 weeks |
| Householder application — in practice | 8–12 weeks |
| Prior approval (larger home extension) | 42 days |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 8 weeks |
| Householder appeal — deadline to lodge | 12 weeks from the decision date |
| Householder appeal — typical decision | Around 18 weeks |
What if it's refused?
A refusal is a decision notice with reasons attached, and those reasons are a roadmap. Most homeowners in Kingston upon Thames — as anywhere in England — are better served by amending the scheme and using the free resubmission than by appealing: you get one further application on the same site within 12 months without paying again.
| Who can appeal | The applicant only — not neighbours |
| Fee to appeal | None — you bear your own costs |
| Procedure | Written representations for most householder appeals |
| Success rate | Roughly a third — about 36% of householder appeals allowed in 2025/26 |
Appeals go to the Planning Inspectorate, an independent national body. How to read a refusal and choose your route →
Planning permission by project in Kingston upon Thames
Surbiton, New Malden and Old Malden terraces extend under PD; the town-centre, riverside and Coombe conservation areas need a full application.
Rear extension in Kingston upon Thames →Common on Surbiton's Victorian terraces; conservation designation is the main control on the shared flank and roofline.
Side return extension in Kingston upon Thames →Routine on the Surbiton, New Malden and Worcester Park stock under PD; conservation areas require a full application and careful dormers.
Loft conversion in Kingston upon Thames →A full application with structural and flood-risk evidence is the norm, especially near the Thames and on the Coombe slopes.
Basement extension in Kingston upon Thames →Suits the larger gardens of Surbiton, New Malden and Coombe under PD; conservation-area designation and height and incidental-use limits are the constraints.
Garden room in Kingston upon Thames →Pinpoint your street
More of Kingston upon Thames
Royal-borough riverside, the Coombe estate and town-centre Article 4s.
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