177-179 Earl's Court Road, London, SW5 9RE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of the ground and basement floors of the building from financial services (Use Class E) to Bingo facility and Adult Gaming Centre (AGC) (Sui Generis) with the provision of residential units (Use Class C3) to the first and second floors along with upgrade works to the shopfront at ground floor level Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 20 Apr 2026 · Last checked 23 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Kensington and Chelsea Planning Applications Committee on 16 Apr 2026.
Refused unanimously
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised refusal because the frontage and gambling use would harm the town centre, streetscene and neighbouring conditions.
- Residents objected to gambling over-concentration, harm to vulnerable people, anti-social behaviour, residential disturbance and effects on the high street.
- The committee voted unanimously to refuse planning permission for six reasons.
Source: Plota analysis of Kensington and Chelsea's committee minutes, Kensington and Chelsea Planning Applications Committee minutes, 16 April 2026 .
Site constraints 9
Show all 2 with distances
- 25 mEarls Court StationGrade II
- 53 mPrince of Teck Public HouseGrade II
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Important details
- Council
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Application type
- Planning Permission
- Postcode
- SW5 9RE
- Received
- 15 Sept 2025
- Validated
- 15 Sept 2025
- Ward
- Earl's Court
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 10 Nov 2025
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 20 Apr 2026
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 217 days from validation, 135 days slower than Kensington and Chelsea's median of 82 for changes of use. Refused, as 16% 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
- 17 Oct 2025
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
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