565 & 577 Kingston Road, London, SW20

The site extends to approximately 0.19 hectares (0.47 acres) and comprises three single storey buildings and an area of hardstanding in use as parking. The main vehicular and pedestrian access is from Kingston Road to the south and in the proposed scheme there is also a pedestrian access from Abbot Avenue. The site is bound by Abbot Avenue to the north, residential dwellings to the east, Kingston Road to the south and Dundonald Church Development to the west. The Dundonald Church development gained consent in 2018 to provide a replacement church building and 15 private residential units.

Raynes Park is an affluent South West London suburb situated within the London Borough of Merton (LBM). The area benefits from good transport links and close proximity to green open spaces. Residents benefit from a range of local shops and restaurants along Kingston Road and Coombe Lane, Wimbledon is ideally located approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north east, offering extensive retail and leisure amenities. The Wimbledon Quarter is the main shopping
centre and local occupiers include Marks & Spencer, Sainsburys, Pret A Manger and Odeon cinema. There are numerous areas of green open space and leisure facilities surrounding Raynes Park, including Richmond Park, Wimbledon Common, Coombe Hill Golf Club and Prince Georges Playing Fields.

The site benefits from a resolution to grant planning permission (ref: 23/PO455) for:
"Demolition of 3 single storey light industrial units to enable redevelopment to provide 9 x residential units, school (ages 9-13) with pupil capacity of 180; teaching college; workspace; community centre, amended access and associated car parking."