Kingston Council is using its planning powers to protect Seething Wells Filter Beds in Surbiton from potential harm to local biodiversity.

An ex-council leader of Kensington and Chelsea has been announced as the new executive chairman of Kingston Council leader Kevin Davis' PR firm.

The company behind the proposal to develop Surbiton’s filter beds wll set out its case as to why it should be given permission this week.
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Hydro's plans for Surbiton filter beds have been hit with another snag - this time over a patent.

A campaign group is calling for new ideas for the Surbiton filter beds, ahead of a planning appeal by the company wanting to build floating homes there.

A developer says he’ll appeal against a decision, stopping him from building homes on Surbiton Filterbeds.

Hydro Properties, made the announcement after Kingston council rejected its plans. The developer wants to build 60 new homes and a marina on Portsmouth Road.

Planning officers will be making their decision on a controversial development on the Surbiton Filter Beds tonight (Tuesday). Campaigners have been fighting against the development of floating homes and a new marina.

This meeting will take place at 7.30pm at the Guildhall in Kingston. If you want to comment on the scheme, you can write to Kingston Council. Make sure you mark the letter Filter Beds application and quote the application ...

A property developer planning to build floating homes on the Surbiton filter beds site has finally reached an agreement to bring in a conservation group.

Matthew Simpson of WWT has agreed to work with us if planning permission is granted. This has always been their position but they were lobbied hard and wavered but as Natural England have withdrawn their objection they are very excited about working with us as a demo of their new manifesto, as to how man and the environment work together in harmony as a showcase project.

Kingston and Surbiton MP Edward Davey will speak at a meeting held by campaigners against building floating homes on the Surbiton Filter Beds.

Surbiton's MP, Edward Davey, has this week confirmed he will be opposing the proposed development of the filter beds site by the Portsmouth Road in Surbiton. He has urged local people to back the campaign being organised by the Friends of Seething Wells, a community group with alternative ideas of how this enviromentally and historically special site can be conserved.

We have also undertaken further ecological surveys and as a result of this Natural England are now considering removing their objection to our plans.

Royal Parks has raised concerns the bat population at Bushy and Richmond Park would be affected by plans to develop Surbiton filter beds.

Plans to build flats on the Surbiton filter beds have been dealt a further blow after official sports and transport bodies raised concern
over the development.

The Seething Wells filter beds are under threat of a massive development.

Residents and businesses can have their say about a planning application that has been submitted to Kingston Council for the development of the Surbiton Filter Beds site on Portsmouth Road.

A 50m swimming lido has been proposed as an alternative use of the historic filter bed site in Surbiton.

The plans to develop floating homes and a marina on could leave a positive legacy on the town, it has been claimed.

The company behind plans to develop floating homes have promised to rethink parts of the proposals.

There has been a mixed response from residents over plans to develop floating homes and a marina on the former Surbiton Filter Beds site.