Shop, 26-40 Kensington High Street, London, W8 4PF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed red LED keylight internally to perimeter of existing glazing; proposed replacement vinyl applied to internal face of existing windows (3no. locations) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 20 May 2026 · Last checked 21 Oct 2026
Site constraints 13
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- 6 m1, Palace Green W8Grade II*
- 33 m2, Palace Green W8Grade II*
- 35 mKensington Fire StationGrade II
- 41 mGates and GatepiersGrade II
- 43 mOld Barrack Block at Kensington PalaceGrade II
- 43 mGates and Gatepiers
- 83 m46, Kensington Court W8Grade II
- 93 mMessers Barkers' StoreGrade II
- 99 m48, Kensington CourtGrade II
- 102 m9, Young StreetGrade II
- 125 mEntrance Gates to Kensington PalaceGrade II
- 126 mParish Church of St Mary Abbot and Railings to ChurchyardGrade II*
- 132 m1, Kensington Church Street W8Grade II
- 132 mWar Memorial at Corner With Kensington Church StreetGrade II
- 132 mWar Memorial at Corner With Kensington Church Street
- 134 m4, Palace Green W8Grade II
- 135 m3, Kensington Church Street W8Grade II
- 138 m5 and 5a, Kensington Church Street W8Grade II
- 141 m7, 7a and 7b, Kensington Church Street W8Grade II
- 142 m1, Kensington High Street W8Grade II
- 146 m9, Kensington Church Street W8Grade II
- 147 mK6 telephone kiosk by the south-west entrance to Kensington GardensGrade II
- 148 m11, Kensington Church Street W8Grade II
Checked on 3 November 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
- Council
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Application type
- Advertisement consent
- Postcode
- W8 4PF
- Received
- 9 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 9 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Campden
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 4 May 2026
- Decision
- Granted
- Decision date
- 20 May 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 72 days from validation, 6 days faster than Kensington and Chelsea's median of 78 for extensions. Approved, as 95% of extensions here are.
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Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 8 May 2026
Historical activity at this location
28 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%).
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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