7 Kensington High Street, London, W8 5NP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of the basement and ground floor level from Class E (restaurant/breakfast room) to Class C1 (hotel use), comprising 10 guest rooms, together with associated internal alterations. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 29 May 2026 · Last checked 23 Oct 2026
Licence at this address
Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.
Site constraints 13
Show all 17 with distances
- 21 m1, Kensington High Street W8Grade II
- 36 m46, Kensington Court W8Grade II
- 49 mK6 telephone kiosk by the south-west entrance to Kensington GardensGrade II
- 50 m48, Kensington CourtGrade II
- 51 mEntrance Gates to Kensington PalaceGrade II
- 74 mMilestone HotelGrade II
- 76 m3-15, Kensington Court W8Grade II
- 79 mOld Barrack Block at Kensington PalaceGrade II
- 79 mGates and Gatepiers
- 82 mGates and GatepiersGrade II
- 82 mThe Milestone HotelGrade II
- 113 m9, Young StreetGrade II
- 120 m1, Palace Green W8Grade II*
- 121 m16-21, Kensington Court W8Grade II
- 139 mThe Greyhound Public HouseGrade II
- 142 m22-25, Kensington Court W8Grade II
- 147 m4, Kensington Square W8Grade II
Checked on 3 November 2026. 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 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 5NP
- Received
- 20 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 20 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Queen's Gate
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 15 Dec 2025
- Decision
- Granted
- Decision date
- 29 May 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 221 days from validation, 141 days slower than Kensington and Chelsea's median of 80 for changes of use. Approved, as 84% of changes of use here are.
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
- 15 May 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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