Lib Dem councillors Stephen Brister and Chrissie Hitchcock, alongside MP for Kingston and Surbiton Ed Davey, have launched a campaign to block the Tory Council’s proposals to get rid of Kingston’s iconic tumbling phone boxes at the junction of Old London Rd and Clarence St. The phone boxes artwork called “Out of Order”, which feature […]

The expected planning application for the Old Post Office in Kingston town centre has now been received by Kingston Council. The application is for: Demolition of non-listed buildings. Erection of new buildings of 4 to 21 storeys in height and part demolition, alterations and change of use of Former Post Office and Former Telephone Exchange […]

The developers who own the Dairy Crest site on the corner of Villiers Avenue and Lower Marsh Lane have announced the dates for a public consultation. Antoinette Hotel Kingston, Beaufort Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, KT1 2TQ Thursday 4th December 2014, 3.30pm – 8pm Saturday 6th December 2014, 10am – 3pm As previously reported, St Mark’s Ward Liberal Democrats […]

Local Lib Dem MP, Ed Davey, has launched a petition to stop the Tory-run Council from paving over a section of the Fairfield opposite Kingston Library. The proposals are set out as part of a Council commissioned development brief for the “Eden Quarter”. To sign the petition please see our Kingston Lib Dem website. Plans […]

St Mark’s Ward Councillors are delighted that developers who now own the Dairy Crest Site on the corner of Villiers Avenue and Lower Marsh Lane will NOT be applying to house students on this site. Local residents were concerned about adding to the number of students in the vicinity of Clayhill Halls, which houses around […]

The old Kingston Post Office and the surrounding site has been bought be St Georges with a plan to build around 400 flats with shops, restaurants and offices.  There is also a small community use space proposed. The planning application will be submitted later this year, however the developers are looking for public feedback on their proposals […]

Dairy crest site on corner of Lower Marsh Lane and Villiers Avenue has been boarded up by the new owners. They are also planning to begin clearing the site shortly. I hope that now they are looking after the site, it will be less of an eyesore for local residents.  We’ll still be keeping an eye […]

The now disused diary crest site on the corner of Villiers Avenue and Lower Marsh Lane has been bought by developers.  Little has been done to improve the appearance and litter is generally strewn across the site.  Residents have raised concerns about what development will be built on this brownfield site, especially as many already […]

The long running saga of the planning application to build 64 ‘floating homes’, marina and restaurant on the filter beds site on Portsmouth Road has come to a close. The applicant had appealed the decision by Kingston Councillors to refuse the planning permission, but today the Planning Inspectorate announced that they dismissed that appeal and […]

As residents and Councillors, we believe very strongly that Surbiton Town Centre is a great place.  We recognise and support our independent traders, which is why we set up www.shoplocalsurbiton.co.uk. Kingston Council is limited legally as to how much it can directly influence the types of shops and outlets that exist in our town centre. […]