Kingston is a thriving Borough powered by an attractive and successful Metropolitan town centre, ranked third best in London.
To ensure that the town centre and Borough interests are maintained and progressed the Council with its partners seeks to guide and influence new development, public realm improvements and sustainable transport initiatives across the town centre through the Kingston Futures programme.
Kingston Futures seeks to optimise the areas within the town centre where redevelopment can come forward to accommodate new commercial, cultural, leisure and residential opportunities, as well as undertaking public realm and sustainable transport improvements that can act as important catalysts for further development and lever in public and private investment.
Key re-development opportunities include the Eden Quarter and North Kingston areas, and key public realm enhancements include the Ancient Market and the Riverside Walk, with the Mayor of London’s Mini-Holland project headlining the next phase of sustainable transport improvements.
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Close to a bustling town centre, the CRE is being revitalised to deliver a total of 2,170 high-quality new homes (incl. 941 affordable ones, of which 767 will be council-rented) over 10–15 years.
Arun House is part of Kingston’s Small Sites Programme which will transform four redundant Council owned sites and deliver 101 new council homes - the first to be built in a generation.
Kingston Riverside is the co-design of a key piece of riverside public realm in Kingston. Designed in collaboration with children from The Kingston Academy and charity Creative Youth.
The Kingston Cycle Hub and Bridge, set in a linear landscaped park, provide an exemplar vision for how civic infrastructure can be beautiful, functional and accessible.