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PP/25/05420 - Planning Permission Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Excavation of an additional storey beneath footprint of property, with windows inserted into side elevation, facing access road of Copthorne Tara Hotel. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Sept 2025
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Approved
22 Apr 2026

Approved on 22 Apr 2026 · Last checked 23 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Kensington and Chelsea Planning Applications Committee on 16 Apr 2026.

Approved

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

  • The application was for a new storey excavated beneath the property, with windows added to a side elevation.
  • An objector and a supporter both addressed the committee on the application.
  • The committee resolved to grant planning permission with the conditions listed in the report.

Source: Plota analysis of Kensington and Chelsea's committee minutes, Kensington and Chelsea Planning Applications Committee minutes, 16 April 2026 .

Documents

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Site constraints 10

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
Conservation area about 17 m away: De Vere
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
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; National infrastructure project about 1839 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Tree preservation order about 17 m away; Registered park or garden about 245 m away: The Roof Garden, 99 High St, Kensington; Inside the Kensington and Chelsea built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space about 38 m away.
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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £700,000 in April 2002. Semi-detached house, freehold.

11 April 2002£700,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Kensington and Chelsea
Application type
Planning Permission
Postcode
W8 5QP
Received
8 Sept 2025
Validated
8 Sept 2025
Ward
Queen's Gate
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Nov 2025
Decision
Granted
Decision date
22 Apr 2026
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 226 days from validation, 143 days slower than Kensington and Chelsea's median of 83 for extensions. Approved, as 95% of extensions here are.

33%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
1,441decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
10 Oct 2025

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

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Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2022 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Refused
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2022 Withdrawn
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Construction of front mansard extension with two dormer windows
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2021 Approved
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Prune 1 x Bay (front garden); Prune 1 x Cotoneaster and 1 x Fig (rear courtyard)
ARB/21/07101
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Replacement of all existing external windows, door, garage door, balcony door, terrace do…
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2021 Refused
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Construction of mansard roof extension with double glazed sash dormer window at front ele…
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2021 Approved
24 South End Row, LONDON, W8 5BZ
Demolition of infill ground floor rear/side extension; rebuilding infill extension with g…
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2019 Approved
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2017 Approved
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2017 Withdrawn
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2016 Refused
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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner: 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.