Renovating in Coombe, KT2: when you need planning permission
Most internal renovation in Coombe KT2 does not need planning permission, but extensions, roof changes and anything altering the outside of the house may, and Kingston Council decides. Kingston granted 83% of its householder decisions in the four quarters to 2026 Q2. We draw the plans from £745.
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Which renovation work needs an application
Planning control is about development, which includes building work that changes the outside of a house and changes of use. Government guidance on when permission is required is the place to start. Fitting a new kitchen or moving internal walls is generally not development in this sense. Building an extension, adding a dormer or changing the outside appearance often is, unless permitted development rights cover it.
Permitted development rights vary with the house and its location. Our permitted development glossary entry explains the limits. A renovation can also need building regulations approval even when planning permission is not required, a separate process covered by our building regulations drawings.
Why Coombe addresses need a designation check
Around the centre of the KT2 postcode district we found 18 live Article 4 direction area entries (our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform article 4 direction area dataset, retrieved 15 Oct 2026). The register is incomplete, so this is a lower bound and not proof of coverage.
The national register records 28 live conservation-area entries for Kingston (our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area dataset, snapshot of 14 Aug 2026). Either kind of designation can take away rights you would otherwise have, so check your Coombe address on Kingston Council's conservation area map. Read the Article 4 explainer before you finalise a renovation scheme.
Around the centre of the KT2 postcode district we found 18 live Article 4 direction area entries (our analysis of the MHCLG Planning Data Platform article 4 direction area dataset, retrieved 15 Oct 2026).
How Kingston Council has been deciding
Kingston made 742 householder decisions in the four quarters to 2026 Q2, counting prior approvals (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2).
83% of them were grants, and 93% of those that were not prior approvals were made within 8 weeks (our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2). The statutory period for non-major development is 8 weeks (DMPO 2015, article 34(2)(b)).
Between 2021 and 2026 the Planning Inspectorate ruled on 169 householder appeals from Kingston and allowed 44% (our analysis of the Planning Inspectorate Casework Database, release 2609). Our London planning permission service covers the wider process.
Cost of the planning side
A householder application to Kingston costs £548 from 1 April 2026 (SI 2012/2920, Schedule 1 Part 2, category 6(1), as annually indexed). Our planning drawings for a Coombe home start from £745. If trades are your next worry, the guide to which trades a London renovation needs sequences them.
Sources
Every figure on this page, where it comes from and a link to the original.
| Figure | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 742 | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 83% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 93% | Our analysis of MHCLG planning application statistics, table PS2 (district open data table) (released 24 Sep 2026, quarters to 2026 Q2) | www.gov.uk |
| 169 | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 44% | Our analysis of Planning Inspectorate Casework Database (released 1 Oct 2026 (Casework Database 2609)) | www.gov.uk |
| 28 | Our analysis of MHCLG Planning Data Platform conservation-area and article-4-direction datasets (bulk snapshot retrieved 14 Aug 2026) | www.planning.data.gov.uk |
| 18 | Our analysis of MHCLG Planning Data Platform article-4-direction-area dataset (entity API, retrieved 15 Oct 2026) | www.planning.data.gov.uk |
| 8 weeks | DMPO 2015 art 34(2)(b): decision period for an application that is not major development (source wording: 8 weeks beginning with the day immediately following receipt) | www.legislation.gov.uk |
| £548 | Statutory fee from 1 April 2026, SI 2012/2920 Sch 1 Pt 2 category 6(1): householder application for alterations or extensions to a single dwellinghouse | assets.publishing.service.gov.uk |
| £745 | DrawingsDirect starting fixed fee for planning drawings, from the published price list | drawingsdirect.co.uk |