Ground Floor, 153 Earl's Court Road, London, SW5 9RQ Data via plota.co.uk

PP/25/04421 - Planning Permission Allowed on appeal

Proposal

Removal of condition 3 (Hours of operation) of planning permission , to allow the Adult Gaming Centre (AGC) to operate 24/7. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jul 2025
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Refused
24 Oct 2025
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Appeal allowed
18 Jun 2026

Refused on 24 Oct 2025 · Last checked 23 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Kensington and Chelsea Planning Applications Committee on 21 Oct 2025.

Refused unanimously

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • The proposed change would allow the adult gaming centre to operate 24/7.
  • A ward councillor and two objectors spoke against the application; the agent and applicant spoke in support.
  • The committee unanimously refused permission because of cumulative night-time activity and noise affecting nearby residents.
Read how the committee decided The proposed operating hours, objections, public speakers, committee debate, vote and reasons for refusal.

Source: Plota analysis of Kensington and Chelsea's committee minutes of 21 Oct 2025.

Site constraints 9

2 Article 4 directions
Article 4 - No 100 · Article 4 - No 106. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Air quality management area: Kensington and Chelsea AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Town centre: Earls Court Road
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Prince of Teck Public House, Grade II, about 18 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Conservation area about 7 m away: Earl's Court Village
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1487 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Tree preservation order about 7 m away; Inside the Kensington and Chelsea built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Planning Permission
Postcode
SW5 9RQ
Received
17 Jul 2025
Validated
17 Jul 2025
Ward
Earl's Court
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Sept 2025
Decision
Refused
Decision date
24 Oct 2025
Appeal
Allowed · 18 Jun 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6005514 ↗
Applicant
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Leaseholder
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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
22 Aug 2025
Kensington and Chelsea
Planning Authority Score
5.1/10
Average
#144 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Kensington and Chelsea ranks #174 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Kensington and Chelsea decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the nine months to December 2025
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #58 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #110 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #174 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #152 of 296
94%
Minor dwellings approved
455 decided (1-9 homes)
87%
Change of use approved
53 decided
1,839
Total decisions
135 refused in the nine months to December 2025

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