Draft Conservation Area General Guidance

Overview

Kingston Council is currently creating a general guidance document for people living or owning a property in a conservation area.

We are sharing a draft of the document to hear your feedback before the final document is published on the council's website. 

This new Conservation Area General Guidance aims to improve the overall management and quality of conservation areas in the borough, so that they can be better protected. It sets out the purpose of conservation areas, and what needs to be considered when making or proposing changes to buildings and sites within them. It is intended to make the planning process clearer and more efficient for everyone involved, by pulling together information from different relevant sources into a single document.

We want to make sure the information in the guidance document is clear and helpful before a final version is published, so we’re seeking your feedback on its clarity, and how comprehensive the information is. You may also be able to suggest specific examples from your local area which you think the document should include an image of or refer to? These could be specific buildings or streets which demonstrate positive or negative examples of character or appearance.

A draft copy of the Conservation Document Guidance Document is available to download from the Related section at the bottom of this web page. You may need to 'download' the document after you have clicked on it below, for the title page and image placeholders to appear correctly. 

Please complete the short questionnaire with any comments you may have before 31 October 2023.

If you’d like to find out more or ask any questions about this work, we have kindly been invited to talk about it at the Kingston’s Society’s monthly public meeting at 7.30pm, on Wednesday 20 September 2023, at the Judge Lecture Theatre, Tiffin School, Kingston, KT2 6RL.

The publication of the general guidance will form an important part of the forthcoming work to update Conservation Area Appraisals and Management Plans (CAAMPs) for each of the borough’s conservation areas, by avoiding duplication of common points and issues.

If you have have any questions or need help accessing the document you can:

• email placemaking@kingston.gov.uk

• call the council's contact centre on 020 8547 5000 and ask for Rebecca Eng, the heritage and conservation lead, to call you back

Why your views matter

We want to make sure the information in the general guidance document is clear, helpful and comprehensive before a final version is published. 

You may also be able to suggest specific examples from your local area which you think the document should include, as an image or refer to? These could be specific buildings or streets which demonstrate positive or negative examples of character or appearance.

What happens next

Thank you for your contributions. We are reviewing your feedback and suggestions and will use them to finalise the general guidance document before publishing a final version on our website. We will promote its publication and up date this website when it is ready.