136 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4BH Data via plota.co.uk

PP/25/04949 - Planning Permission Refused
Change of useExtensions & alterationsNew homes

Proposal

Use of building as a single dwellinghouse under Use Class C3 and associated internal alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 Sept 2025
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Refused
27 Mar 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 27 Mar 2026 · Last checked 23 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 11

Grade II listed: 138 Kensington Church Street
List entry 1239852 · The pin is inside its outline · 12 more listed buildings within 150 m (11 Grade II)
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.
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Historic England ↗
Kensington Palace conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Article 4 - No 100. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Tree preservation order
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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: Notting Hill Gate
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Kensington and Chelsea built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; National infrastructure project 1788 m away: London Strategic Heat Main Project, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Building

Floor area209 m² (2,250 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (34 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyMid-terrace house, 7 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Kensington and Chelsea
Application type
Planning Permission
Postcode
W8 4BH
Received
1 Sept 2025
Validated
1 Sept 2025
Ward
Campden
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Oct 2025
Decision
Refused
Decision date
27 Mar 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 207 days from validation, 127 days slower than Kensington and Chelsea's median of 80 for changes of use. Refused, as 16% of changes of use here are.

27%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
100decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Kensington and Chelsea in the last twelve months, from validation. Kensington and Chelsea decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
26 Sept 2025

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Internal alterations.
LB/25/04950
2024 Withdrawn
Change of use of premises from offices, back to private residence (Certificate of Lawful…
CL/24/02414
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
10 Strathmore Gardens, London, W8 4RZ
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved drawings) of PP/24/08551 (External alterations; reinst…
PP/26/00115
2025 Approved
115 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 7LN
Proposed shopfront alteration and refurbishment works to provide independent access to fi…
PP/25/06218
2025 Approved
6 Bedford Gardens, London, W8 7EH
Installation of external staircase to access garden from ground floor level. Alterations…
PP/25/06544
2025
19 Peel Street, London, W8 7PA
Internal layout reconfiguration to existing two-storey dwelling house, to provide 1no.?ad…
PP/26/00056
2025
Flat A, 101 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 7LN
Installation of 2no air conditioning units on roof.
PP/25/06694
2025
Flat A, 101 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 7LN
Installation of 2no air conditioning units on roof.
LB/25/06695
2025
26 Peel Street, London, W8 7PD
Excavation of a basement with front lightwell and rear walk on rooflight, replacement rea…
PP/25/06616
2025 Approved
Flat 19, Campden Hill Mansions, Edge Street, London, W8 7PL
Addition of fixed roof light within existing flat roof.
PP/25/04545
2025 Approved
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Prune 1x Cedar at front
ARB/25/05776
2025 Approved
6 Bedford Gardens, London, W8 7EH
Reconfiguration of single dwellinghouse to provide two self-contained flats.
PP/25/04944
2025 Approved
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SNN/25/05545
2025 Approved
56 Brunswick Gardens, London
FELL 1x Cherry and prune 1x Lime tree at front
ARB/25/04921
2025 Approved
Flat 5/6, 2 Strathmore Gardens, London, W8 4RZ
Installation of an AC condenser unit with acoustic enclosure on the roof. Installation of…
PP/25/04424
2025 Withdrawn
6 Bedford Gardens, London, W8 7EH
****Withdrawn by applicant**** Conversion of house to provide two self contained flats.
PP/25/03914
2025 Approved
6 Bedford Gardens, London, W8 7EH
Proposed roof terrace
PP/25/03374
2025 Approved
111 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 7LN
Demolition of existing rear extensions at basement and ground floor level. Creation of a…
PP/25/03148
2025 Approved
59A Palace Gardens Terrace, London, W8 4RU
Installation of 1no. air condensing unit within acoustic enclosure on the flat roof of th…
PP/25/02953
2025 Approved
Flat 3, 8 Strathmore Gardens, London, W8 4RZ
Replacement of front sash windows to match existing.
PP/25/02487
2024 Approved
27 Brunswick Gardens, London, W8 4AW
Excavation of lower ground floor and courtyard. External vaults (x 2) to be incorporated…
PP/24/08324
2024 Approved
10 Strathmore Gardens, London, W8 4RZ
External alterations; reinstatement of first floor rear terraces; alterations to fenestra…
PP/24/08551
2018 Approved
56 Brunswick Gardens, LONDON, W8 4AN
Prune 1 x Lime (side)
ARB/18/01316
2018 Approved
On highway outside of 166-168 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4BN
Installation of telephone kiosk on pavement.
PA/18/00519
2018 Withdrawn
140-142 Kensington Church Street, LONDON, W8 4BN
installation of 900mm high panels around a vertical flu pipe on terrace roof ** WITHDRAWN…
PP/18/00628
2018 Approved
1 Strathmore Gardens, LONDON, W8 4RZ
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ARB/18/00600
2017 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.