Installation of underground cables from Chessington to Kingston
Upcoming public information sessions
Date: Wednesday 22 April 2026
Time: 18:00 - 21:00
Venue: St Catherine of Siena Church Hall, 100 Leatherhead Road, Chessington, KT9 2HY.
Dates: Thursday 23 April and Wednesday 29 April 2026
Time: 19:00 - 21:00
Venue: Queen Mary Hall, Cambridge Gardens, KT1 3NJ
Upcoming public information sessions
Date: Wednesday 22 April 2026
Time: 18:00 - 21:00
Venue: St Catherine of Siena Church Hall, 100 Leatherhead Road, Chessington, KT9 2HY.
Dates: Thursday 23 April and Wednesday 29 April 2026
Time: 19:00 - 21:00
Venue: Queen Mary Hall, Cambridge Gardens, KT1 3NJ
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) |
WORK COMPLETE |
| Leatherhead Road A243 (From junction of Fairoak Lane to Chessington Roundabout with Hook Road) |
Now: Public information sessions: |
| Hook Road A243 (From junction of Leatherhead Road across Chessington Roundabout to Hook Road and Hook Junction Underpass) |
IN PLANNING |
| Hook Road A243 (From Hook Junction Underpass to junction of Ditton Road) |
16 March - End of May 2026 |
| Ditton Road (From junction of Hook Road A243 to the junction of Ewell Road) |
WORK COMPLETE |
| Ewell Road (From junction of Ditton Road to the junction of Lamberts Road) |
12 January to end of May 2026 Two and three-way lights around our working area. |
| Lamberts Road (From junction of Ewell Road to progress along Villiers Avenue) |
PARTIALLY COMPLETE Remaining work planned for May 2026. |
| Villiers Avenue (From Lamberts Road to the roundabout with Lingfield Avenue and Grove Lane - known as Duke of Buckingham Roundabout) |
WORK COMPLETE |
| Villiers Road (From the roundabout with Lingfield Avenue and Grove Lane, to the junction of Fairfield and Hawks Road) |
WORK COMPLETE |
| 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) |
18 April to end of May 2026 Road closed at the point we are working. Some parking spaces suspended. Public information sessions: |
| London Road A308 and A307 (From junction of Albert Road to junction of A307 Queen Elizabeth Road) |
IN PLANNING |
| Queen Elizabeth Road (From junction of A308 and A307 Queen Elizabeth Road to junction of Canbury Park Road) |
IN PLANNING Work planned for June to August 2026. |
| Canbury Park Road (From junction of Queen Elizabeth Road to junction of Richmond Road A307) |
WORK COMPLETE |
| 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) |
WORK COMPLETE |