Serlby Court, 29 Somerset Square, London, W14 8EF Data via plota.co.uk

Consultation ARB/26/05892
Trees & landscaping
Council
Kensington and Chelsea 5.1/10
Date received
around 30 Oct 2026
Date validated
30 Oct 2026
Postcode
W14 8EF

Description

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision between 4 Dec 2026 and 21 Dec 2026, from Kensington and Chelsea's recent tree and landscaping works.

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Kensington and Chelsea usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 39.

Day 749 days to the 56-day target
63%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
865decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 12

Holland Park 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
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.
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 ↗
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
National infrastructure project about 1208 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Registered park or garden about 151 m away: Holland Park; 3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Kensington and Chelsea built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space about 17 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 5 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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Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Installation of underground gas supply pipe from street mains, and installation of new ga…
CL/25/01529
2024 Approved
Installation of telecommunications base station at rooftop comprising of the installation…
PP/24/04471
2024 Decided
FELL 1 x Lime and Prune 1 x Horse Chestnut and 3 x Lime
ARB/24/06124
2020 Approved
Installation upgrade including proposed 6 antennas mounted to face of building to be pain…
PP/20/05995
2021 Approved
Prune 1 x Beach tree (rear)
ARB/21/00258
2020 Approved
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2017 Decided
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Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
8 Somerset Square, London, W14 8EE
Prune 1 x Tree of Heaven (rear)
ARB/25/05331
2025 Approved
6 Addison Crescent, London, W14 8JP
Replacement of double garage by single storey side extension. New side additions at lower…
PP/25/04356
2025 Approved
Open Space Opposite 27, Somerset Square, London
Prune 1 x Chestnut
ARB/25/03856
2025 Approved
31-62 Oakwood Court, London W14 8JX
Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission 23/02022 to increase…
PP/25/00571
2025 Withdrawn
6 Addison Crescent, London, W14 8JP
Replacement of double garage by single garage with new side additions at lower ground and…
PP/25/02827
2025 Withdrawn
6 Addison Crescent, London, W14 8JP
Replacement of double garage by single garage with new side additions at lower ground and…
PP/25/02969
2025 Approved
19 Abbotsbury Close, London, W14 8EG
Prune 1 x Magnolia (rear)
ARB/25/02532
2025 Approved
8 Abbotsbury Close, London, W14 8EG
Prune 1 x Silver Birch (T027) on common land of Abbotsbury Close, adjoining No 8.
ARB/25/01688
2024 Refused
6 Addison Crescent, London, W14 8JP
Replacement of double garage by a single storey side extension; new side additions at low…
PP/24/05510
2024 Approved
16 Abbotsbury Close, LONDON, W14 8EG
Prune 1 x Bay (front)
ARB/24/06705
2024 Approved
6 Oakwood Court, LONDON, W14 8JU
Replacement of single glazed windows and external doors with double glazed windows and ex…
PP/24/05563
2024 Approved
68 Addison Road, LONDON, W14 8JL
Prune as specified
ARB/24/05129
2024 Approved
149 Oakwood Court, LONDON, W14 8JT
Replacement of 1no. window with double glazed painted timber framed door to access terrac…
PP/24/00814
2024 Approved
21 Abbotsbury Close, LONDON, W14 8EG
Installation of split system air-conditioning unit to 2nd floor with a single condensing…
PP/24/01741
2024 Approved
22 Somerset Square, London, W14 8EE
Alteration and redesign to rear garden to reflect on new extension; provision of new leve…
PP/24/01875
2024 Approved
22 Somerset Square, LONDON, W14 8EE
Air conditioning unit on the roof level covered by acoustic enclosure
PP/24/01225
2024 Approved
2 Abbotsbury Close, LONDON, W14 8EG
Prune 1 x Beech (Fagus sylvatica) in rear garden
ARB/24/01047
2024 Approved
2 Somerset Square, LONDON, W14 8EE
Prune 1x Evergreen Magnolia (Magnolia x 1 grandiflora) in rear garden
ARB/24/00465
2023 Approved
22 Somerset Square, LONDON, W14 8EE
Erection of single storey 3-metre rear extension
PP/23/08344
2023 Approved
32-33 Abbotsbury Close, LONDON, W14 8EG
Excavation of basement below footprint of property extending partially below rear garden…
PP/23/05165
2016 Approved
3 Somerset Square, LONDON, W14 8EE
PRUNE 1 x Copper Beech
ARB/16/02715
2016 Approved
21 Somerset Square, LONDON, W14 8EE
Full demolition and rebuilding of house, excavation of basement storey below existing foo…
PP/16/02015
2016 Approved
27-28 Somerset Square, LONDON, W14 8EE
Provision of dormer windows on front and rear roof slopes and raise height of roof ridge…
PP/16/01946
2016 Approved
51 Oakwood Court, LONDON, W14 8JY
Prune 3 x Lime and 2 x London Plane
ARB/16/00830
2016 Approved
15 Somerset Square, LONDON, W14 8EE
Prune 2 x Lime (rear garden)
ARB/16/00246
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