Installation of underground cables from Chessington to Kingston
Public information sessions
Here are the latest upcoming public information sessions:
Work relating to: Albert Road
Date: Monday 7 September
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Venue: Queen Mary Hall, Cambridge Gardens, KT1 3NJ
Work relating to: Leatherhead Road
Date: Thursday 10 September
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Venue: St Catherine of Siena Church Hall, 200 Leatherhead Road, KT9 2HY
Work relating to: Villiers Road, Lamberts Road, and Villiers Avenue
Date: Thursday 17 September
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Venue: Duke of Buckingham pub, 104 Buckingham Road, KT1 3BB
Work relating to: Hook Road
Date: Monday 28 September
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Venue: St Paul's Parish Hall, 224 Hook Road, KT9 1PL
Work relating to: Ewell Road
Date: Thursday 1 October
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Venue: Surbiton Hill Methodist Church, 39 Ewell Road, KT6 6AF
Work relating to: Ditton Road
Date: Wednesday 11 November
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Venue: The Maypole pub, 2 Hook Road, KT6 5BH
Public information sessions
Here are the latest upcoming public information sessions:
Work relating to: Albert Road
Date: Monday 7 September
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Venue: Queen Mary Hall, Cambridge Gardens, KT1 3NJ
Work relating to: Leatherhead Road
Date: Thursday 10 September
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Venue: St Catherine of Siena Church Hall, 200 Leatherhead Road, KT9 2HY
Work relating to: Villiers Road, Lamberts Road, and Villiers Avenue
Date: Thursday 17 September
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Venue: Duke of Buckingham pub, 104 Buckingham Road, KT1 3BB
Work relating to: Hook Road
Date: Monday 28 September
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Venue: St Paul's Parish Hall, 224 Hook Road, KT9 1PL
Work relating to: Ewell Road
Date: Thursday 1 October
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Venue: Surbiton Hill Methodist Church, 39 Ewell Road, KT6 6AF
Work relating to: Ditton Road
Date: Wednesday 11 November
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Venue: The Maypole pub, 2 Hook Road, KT6 5BH
What are we doing?
We manage the electricity network delivering power to your area and connect and move power cables. Our engineers plan to upgrade the electricity network between Chessington Grid and Kingston Grid to maintain reliable electricity supplies for homes and businesses, manage increasing demand for electricity and support the drive to Net Zero.
What are we doing?
We manage the electricity network delivering power to your area and connect and move power cables. Our engineers plan to upgrade the electricity network between Chessington Grid and Kingston Grid to maintain reliable electricity supplies for homes and businesses, manage increasing demand for electricity and support the drive to Net Zero.
What will the work entail?
We are installing new electricity cables along a 10km route between the two substations. We are working closely with the Royal Borough of Kingston and Transport for London to plan our work and minimise disruption.
Our team will excavate trenches to lay pipework (ducts) along the route. We will then return to open excavations at intervals along the route to pull the new cables into position and connect them to our electricity network.
We will start work in September 2025 and aim to complete the project by January 2027.
What will the work entail?
We are installing new electricity cables along a 10km route between the two substations. We are working closely with the Royal Borough of Kingston and Transport for London to plan our work and minimise disruption.
Our team will excavate trenches to lay pipework (ducts) along the route. We will then return to open excavations at intervals along the route to pull the new cables into position and connect them to our electricity network.
We will start work in September 2025 and aim to complete the project by January 2027.
Will there be roadworks?
Work is due to take place in stages in the roads listed in the table below.
As well as using advance warning signs, we will write to residents and councillors with further details before work is due to start in each new area.
Safety is our priority and in consultation with the local highways authorities, traffic management measures will be in place as we progress along the cable route.
Work will progress in stages, with traffic management and safety barriers being moved along the route in sequence with our working area.
We aim to complete the work as safely and as efficiently as possible to minimise the impact. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Will there be roadworks?
Work is due to take place in stages in the roads listed in the table below.
As well as using advance warning signs, we will write to residents and councillors with further details before work is due to start in each new area.
Safety is our priority and in consultation with the local highways authorities, traffic management measures will be in place as we progress along the cable route.
Work will progress in stages, with traffic management and safety barriers being moved along the route in sequence with our working area.
We aim to complete the work as safely and as efficiently as possible to minimise the impact. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
| Road name | Current status |
|---|---|
| Fairoak Lane (From Chessington substation, located on Fairoak Lane, to the junction of Leatherhead Road A243) |
Ducting work complete |
| Leatherhead Road A243 (From junction of Fairoak Lane to Chessington Roundabout with Hook Road) |
Ducting work complete Dates: 18 September to 19 October 2026 Dates: 23 September to 26 October 2026 Dates: 30 September to 3 November 2026 |
| Chessington Roundabout (Linking Leatherhead Road, Hook Road, Mansfield Road and Hook Road) |
WORK COMPLETE |
| Hook Road A243 (From Chessington Roundabout to Roundabout over A3) |
Duct laying work: Joint bay work: Dates: 5 October to 10 November 2026 Dates: 9 October to 18 November 2026 Dates: 15 October to 25 November 2026 |
| Hook Road Roundabout (over A3) |
IN PLANNING |
| Hook Road A243 (From Hook Junction Underpass to junction of Ditton Road) |
Duct laying work: Dates: 14 to 28 September 2026 Joint bay work: Dates: 20 October to 8 December 2026 |
| Ditton Road (From junction of Hook Road A243 to the junction of Ewell Road) |
Ducting work complete Joint bay work: Dates: 18 November to 6 December 2026 |
| Ewell Road (From junction of Ditton Road to the junction of Lamberts Road) |
Ducting work complete Joint bay work: Dates: 10 October to 20 November 2026 Dates: 14 October to 28 November 2026 |
| Lamberts Road (From junction of Ewell Road to progress along Villiers Avenue) |
Ducting work complete Joint bay work: Dates: 7 October to 14 November 2026 |
| Villiers Avenue (From Lamberts Road to the roundabout with Lingfield Avenue and Grove Lane - known as Duke of Buckingham Roundabout) |
Ducting work complete Joint bay work: Dates: 2 October to 4 November 2026 |
| Villiers Road (From the roundabout with Lingfield Avenue and Grove Lane, to the junction of Fairfield and Hawks Road) |
Ducting work complete Joint bay work: Dates: 21 September to 28 October 2026 |
| Hawks Road Crossing (From the junction of Villiers Road to the junction of Albert Road) |
WORK COMPLETE |
| Albert Road (From the junction of Hawks Road to the junction of to London Road A308) |
Ducting work complete Joint bay work: Dates: 16 September to 20 October 2026 |
| London Road A308 and A307 (From junction of Albert Road to junction of A307 Queen Elizabeth Road) |
Ducting work complete |
| Queen Elizabeth Road (From junction of A308 and A307 Queen Elizabeth Road to junction of Canbury Park Road) |
WORK COMPLETE |
| Canbury Park Road (From junction of Queen Elizabeth Road to junction of Richmond Road A307) |
Ducting work complete Joint bay work: Dates: 11 September to 13 October 2026 |
| Richmond Road A307 (From junction of Canbury Park Road to junction of Sury Basin) |
WORK COMPLETE |
| Henry Macaulay Avenue | WORK COMPLETE |
| Sury Basin (From Henry Macaulay Avenue, to the junction of A307 Richmond Road) |
Ducting work complete Joint bay work: Dates: 7 September to 5 October 2026 |