Kingston student village plan declared ‘dead duck’ by planning inspector
Kingston University’s nine-year dream of building a 1,000-bedroom student village has been declared a “dead duck” by a planning inspector.
The proposals, for Thames Water land on the Berrylands sewage treatment works, formed a key part of Kingston Council’s 15-year vision for the borough.
But in a letter on September 9, the water company’s chief executive said officers were told it would not release the land eight months ago …