Policy information sourced from the Kingston Upon Thames Core Strategy

CS 15 Future Needs of Kingston University, Kingston College and Schools

The Council will continue to work in partnership with Kingston University and Kingston College, recognising their importance in the local economy, to identify appropriate opportunities, including on their existing sites, to meet their needs for new and upgraded facilities and for smarter travel initiatives, including travel planning.

The Council recognises the shortfall of managed student accommodation for Kingston University and the impact that this has on the local housing market. The Council will continue to work with the University to help deliver suitable managed student accommodation in accordance with the Core Strategy Housing and Transport Policies and Kingston Town Centre Area Action Plan (K+20) Policy K7 (2008). Where necessary, the Council will use available mechanisms to prevent over-concentrations of houses in multiple occupation, particularly where this leads to the loss of family housing.

The Council will facilitate improvements to the school estate and make provision for a permanent increase in the number of school places to meet increasing demand through the expansion of existing schools and the provision of new schools. Potential for shared and community use will be provided for.

The Council will continue the programme of partnership working with schools on travel planning to reduce car use and the impact of school trips on local transport networks.