A former hospital site is set for transformation after planning permission was granted for a major housing scheme.
The Regent Wing of Kingston Hospital in Coombe Road, Kingston, will be redeveloped to deliver 150 new homes in three buildings, including studios, and one, two, and three-bedroom units.
The scheme, designed by dRMM, will feature landscaped communal areas, cycle parking, and flexible amenities, and has been designed with a focus on resident wellbeing and biodiversity.
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Chris Riley, development manager at Bywater, said: "This site has sat empty since the old hospital wing closed, and we're going to change that with homes that are genuinely well-designed, responsibly built, and rooted in the neighbourhood.
"Planning approval is the moment a scheme becomes real, and this one has been worth the work to get here. The council and local community have been genuine partners throughout, and that shows in what we've designed together.
"Our focus now is straightforward: progress the final detailed design, begin construction on site in 2026 and start delivering."
The homes will be delivered using modern methods of construction, including a lightweight timber structure on a concrete base and core, built for cost certainty and consistent quality as well as lower carbon.
Bywater described the project as its first build-to-rent scheme and its second residential project in London, following the Tanner Street project in Bermondsey.
Affordable housing will be provided through a financial contribution agreed with the council. The developer said this approach reflects the scheme's viability position but will be revisited as Bywater scales.
The Coombe Road development adds to Bywater’s growing pipeline of past 900 homes across the capital, with projects consented, in planning and in development. The firm said timber and low carbon are at its core.
Bywater said: "When we talk about creating a residential platform on low-carbon, responsible foundations, this is what that looks like in practice."
The site, located close to Norbiton Station, has remained vacant since the closure of the former hospital wing.
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