Supplementary Planning Documents

The purpose of this document is to provide clarity for developers and stakeholders on matters relating to the role of financial viability assessments in planning. This Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) sets out the council's requirements and the approach applied to the assessment of viability. It has been prepared as a SPD to support Policy CS10 (housing delivery) of the Kingston upon Thames Core Strategy (2012) and the Infrastructure Delivery Plan, as supported by other council strategies.

Adoption statement 

In accordance with Regulation 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012, notice is hereby given that the Financial Viability in Planning SPD was formally adopted by the Council on 1st of December 2016. 

Details of the Growth Committee decision including the Committee Report and statement summarising the consultation responses, are available on the Council's website.

The adopted Financial Viability in Planning SPD is available to view.

The documents are also available for inspection from our Offices at Guildhall 2, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 1EU

Any person with sufficient interest in the decision to adopt the Supplementary Planning Document listed above may apply to the High Court for permission to apply for judicial review of the Council's decision to adopt the SPD. Any such application must be made promptly and in any event not later than 3 months after the date in which this Supplementary Planning Document was adopted (1 December 2016).