26/00597/FUL
Holmwood Kingston Hill Kingston Upon Thames KT2 7LX
Change of use from dwellinghouse (use C3) to health and wellness retreat (Sui Generis) for a temporary period in any year and limited to the period of ownership of the applicant
The proposed development would result in the material loss of a Use Class C3 dwellinghouse in a borough currently unable to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites. The applicant has failed to demonstrate the genuinely exceptional circumstances required to justify a personal and temporary permission that would override the strong policy presumption against the loss of permanent residential accommodation. Furthermore, the proposal introduces a main town centre use in an out-of-centre location, supported by a sequential assessment that lacks the necessary flexibility in format and scale and is artificially constrained by land ownership and existing site characteristics. The proposal is therefore contrary to Paragraphs 11 and 91 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024), Policies SD8 and H1 of the London Plan (2021), and Policies CS10, DM14, and DM18 of the Kingston Core Strategy (2012).