Policy information sourced from the Kingston Upon Thames Core Strategy

DM 17 Protecting Existing Employment Land and Premises

The Council will protect all employment land and premises in the following broad locations:

  • KINGSTON TOWN CENTRE - to develop its role as a successful, sustainable Metropolitan Centre through the implementation of the Kingston Town Centre Area Action Plan (K+20)
  • SURBITON, NEW MALDEN AND TOLWORTH DISTRICT CENTRES - to enhance their vitality and viability and promote employment growth through regeneration initiatives including new and improved facilities, improvements to the quality of the office stock, access and public realm
  • LOCAL CENTRES - to protect, manage and enhance them so they continue to provide locally accessible goods, services and employment
  • INDUSTRIAL/BUSINESS AREAS - the Borough’s Strategic Industrial Locations (SILs) comprise Chessington Industrial Area and Barwell Business Park. The Locally Significant Industrial Sites (LSISs) comprise:
    • Canbury Park
    • Fairfield Trade Park/Kingsmill Business Park/Villiers Road Waste Transfer Facility
    • St. George’s Industrial Estate
    • London Road (east of Kingston Town Centre)
    • Cambridge Road/Hampden Road
    • St. John’s Industrial Area
    • Silverglade Business Park
    • Red Lion Road

Together the SILs and LSISs form the main supply of industrial/business land and will be protected for B1, B2 and B8 uses and other uses of an industrial and employment nature (excluding retail).

  • OTHER EMPLOYMENT LOCATIONS - all employment premises not set out in A-D above will be protected for employment uses to meet business needs and provide employment

Alternative uses will not be acceptable within the areas A-E above unless it has been demonstrated by sound evidence and rigorous marketing over a number of years (up to two years) that there is no quantitative or qualitative need for a range of employment uses. Further detail on this issue can be found in the GLA’s Industrial Capacity SPG (2008) para. 4.13.

Mixed use development schemes should not result in a net loss of employment capacity (floorspace and/or land) and should not compromise the viability of the site and/or its surroundings for employment purposes.

Residential use within mixed use schemes will not be appropriate where it would be incompatible with established employment uses, or prejudicial to the site’s continued operation for employment purposes.

For more information please see the Kingston Upon Thames Core Strategy