Lawful Development Certificate in Kingston from £575
Surbiton, New Malden, Tolworth and Chessington: a 10-day fast track exists, but not for listed buildings or anything in a conservation area.
£575 £425 drawings + £150 survey (£575 total), no VAT to add
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The short answer
Kingston will fast-track a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development (Householder) for £309.60, on top of the application fee, with a decision up to 10 working days from validation and a site visit assessment in up to 10 working days. You say so at the start of the proposal description, for example “(Fast Track)”. It is not available for listed buildings or for any property in a conservation area. Our fee is £425 drawings + £150 survey (£575 total), no VAT to add; the council’s fees are separate.
Permitted development drawings and Lawful Development Certificate
from £575
- Drawings
- £425
- Measured survey
- £150
- Total you pay
- £575
- VAT
- None to add
- A measured survey of the house, so the drawings show your property and not a template
- Existing and proposed plans and elevations drawn to show each permitted development limit being met
- A check of your address against Kingston’s 26 conservation areas, which decides whether the fast track is open to you
- The “(Fast Track)” description wording and the fast track request, if your house qualifies
- The application submitted for you, with answers to the officer
£425 drawings + £150 survey (£575 total). A starting fee: we confirm one fixed figure after checking your address. The council’s own fee, where there is one, is paid to the council.
Get my fixed feeHow a Kingston certificate runs
Eligibility
We check whether the house is listed or in a conservation area, which rules out the fast track.
Survey
We measure depths, heights and distances to the boundaries.
Drawings to the rules
Each sheet states the limit it tests, within the A3 limit Kingston sets.
Apply
We submit, with the fast track wording in the description if you want it.
What Kingston’s fast track asks of you
You must tell the council when you submit, by starting the proposal description with “(Fast Track)”. The same £309.60 applies to a fast-tracked householder application, while a prior approval householder extension costs £144 to fast-track.
For example, a Surbiton owner with an outbuilding builder due next month, whose road is outside any conservation area, can pay for a decision inside two weeks.
Conservation areas, Article 4 and validation
Kingston has 26 conservation areas covering about 9.4% of the borough, and anyone living in one cannot use the fast track and may have narrower rights. The council lists three Article 4 directions, none of them a conservation-area direction for houses.
Kingston’s CIL runs from £323.07 a square metre in zone 1 to £76.92 in zone 4 in 2026, on 100 square metres or more of new floor space, so a typical certificate project is outside it. Kingston’s householder local list sets A3 as the largest drawing size, with A2, A1 and A0 sheets making the application invalid, and gives 10 working days to make an invalid application valid before an administration fee applies. We draw to it.
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Certificates in Kingston in numbers
593 of 638
Householder decisions by Kingston upon Thames Council between July 2025 and June 2026 (prior approvals left out) that were made inside 8 weeks.
Source: MHCLG live table PS2, district planning application statistics, July 2025 to June 2026 (GOV.UK)
£309.60
Kingston’s fast-track fee for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development (Householder), on top of the application fee.
Source: Fast track your planning application (Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames)
10 days
Working days from validation within which Kingston decides a fast-track proposed certificate.
Source: Fast track your planning application (Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames)
No fast track
The service cannot be used for listed buildings or properties in a conservation area.
Source: Fast track your planning application (Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames)
26
Conservation areas in Kingston upon Thames, covering about 9.4% of the borough.
Source: Conservation areas in Kingston upon Thames (Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames)
3
Article 4 directions listed by Kingston, none of them a conservation-area direction for houses.
Source: Article 4 Directions (Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames)
A3
Largest print size Kingston accepts for any drawing; A2, A1 and A0 sheets make the application invalid.
Source: Householder Validation Local List, February 2024 (Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames)
10 working days
Time Kingston gives to make an invalid application valid before an administration fee applies.
Source: Householder Validation Local List, February 2024 (Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames)
Questions about certificates in Kingston
What does Kingston’s fast track cost?
£309.60 for a proposed householder certificate, on top of the application fee.
Can I use it in a conservation area?
No. The fast track is closed to listed buildings and properties in a conservation area.
How do I ask for it?
Start the proposal description with “(Fast Track)” when you apply, then submit the fast track request as the council directs.
Do I still need building regulations?
Yes. A certificate covers planning law only.
Put it in writing before you build in Kingston
Send the address and what you plan. We reply with whether it fits permitted development and a fixed fee, from £425 drawings + £150 survey (£575 total).