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Kingston Council’s latest Development Control Committee meeting saw the approval of a planning application to demolish two houses at 17-19 Coombe Lane West, to be replaced with a three storey 67-bed care home. Local residents were very concerned about the proposal, which will see two large family homes being demolished and replaced with a three-storey…

  Kingston Council has ignored the concerns of local residents about a lack of early consultation and is rushing through a planning application for a nine-storey tower of 41 flats at the rear of Cumberland House. Despite concerns that the LibDem Council Leader has already pre-determined the approval of this application, it is vitally important…

LibDem-run Kingston Council has submitted a planning application for a new tower of flats at the rear of Cumberland House, despite a large petition submitted by the residents asking for a short delay so that they could be consulted properly. Despite submitting the large petition to Kingston Council through the official channels, residents have not…

It has been reported that Warren House, the 46-bedroom hotel and conference venue on the Coombe Estate, has been sold to a local investor. The historic hotel located on Warren Road has been closed since late March this year. A report by Property Funds World states that the hotel has been acquired by Sun Hotel…

The Coombe Hill ward Conservative councillors have voiced their concerns at the poor consultation and unfair treatment being given to the residents of Cumberland House, as the Council force through plans for a 9-storey block of flats on the car park. Kingston Council is currently carrying out a consultation to build a 9-storey block of…

Kingston Council has advised that works will soon start to install width-restrictions into Crescent Road and Queens Road. The aim of the restrictions is to prevent large vehicles using the roads as a cut-through. The work involves construction of the following: A width restriction island outside Sunningdale Court, Queens Road A width restriction island outside…

The Coronavirus lockdown has resulted in a big drop in burglaries in Coombe Hill ward, during the second quarter of the year. The latest Police report for the months of March, April and May 2020 shows a total of:  7 residential burglaries 3 attempted burglaries  3 commercial burglaries These latest figures follow on from the…

An animal welfare service working with Kingston Council and our very own Coombe HIll Police team, acted in response to animal welfare concerns at a property in Robin Hood Way.  A visit to the house on 19th May found a number of animals kept in the garden, in what were considered to be very poor…

Kingston Council has approved a planning application to demolish Kingston Riding School on Crescent Road, and replace it with 52 flats. The planning approval by the Development Control Committee came after the LibDem-run Council decided to remove the protection traditionally given to recreational and community facilities. A previous planning application for flats on the site…

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