Surbiton Educational Campus

The existing use of the site is as a college. Following a number of pre-application meetings and two design reviews with Design South East a combined planning and listed building consent application was submitted in January 2022 on behalf of the Richmond and Hillcroft Adult Community College (RHACC), for: “Demolition of Powell House. Construction of a replacement college building comprising two storeys and ancillary single storey building Use Class F.1. Partial demolition, conversion and extension of the Listed Building Hillcroft College Including Former Stable Block to provide 17 residential dwellings Use Class C3. Construction of a new building in the setting of the Listed Building comprising two storeys and providing 4 residential dwellings Use Class C3. Construction of an additional new building comprising four storeys and providing13 residential dwellings Use Class C3 with associated access, landscaping, drainage and other works.” The planning application was registered 23/2/22 and has reference 22/00607/FUL. The application for listed building consent was registered 23/2/22 and has reference 22/00608/LBC. The fundamental purpose of the applications was to obtain permission for a brand new college building and crèche for RHACC alongside the associated proposal for new build residential and residential accommodation within the existing college building (Grade II listed). The residential element was intended to part fund the new college building alongside other funding steams. Accordingly, the site was to be effectively split into two parts: east being the residential and the west being the new college and creche. Each were to have separate means of access. Following a change of strategy the College has now made the decision to dispose of the whole site and will not be progressing the planning application