Land at 43-45 and 39-41 Notting Hill Gate and 161-237 (odd) Kensington Church Street, London, W11 3LQ Data via plota.co.uk
Approved at planning committee on 15 September 2026. The council has not issued its decision notice yet.
Proposal
Variation of Condition 2 (Compliance with approved drawings) of planning permission (Partial retention, refurbishment and extension of Newcombe House tower for continued office use, full demolition of rest of site comprising existing retail and housing uses and surface level car park, and redevelopment to provide retail use at ground floor and office use at the upper floors, housing and a medical centre in new buildings ranging from 6-15 storeys with double basement, public realm works and other ancillary works (MAJOR DEVELOPMENT)) for the following amendments to: The position and extent of Basement 1 and Basement 2 Levels;GIAs and GEAs of the office, retail, residential and medical centre floorspace;The fa?ades and roof of Newcombe House Tower;The fa?ade and roof of the?ground floor building linking the Kensington Church Street Block and Newcombe House Tower;The?fa?ades and roof of the Kensington Church Street Block;Reduce the clear height of the Service Yard; andThe fa?ades and roof of the Medical Centre / Housing Block. [MAJOR DEVELOPMENT; AND DEVELOPMENT AFFECTING THE SETTING OF CONSERVATION AREAS AND THE SETTING OF LISTED BUILDINGS] Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 2 Dec 2025.
Planning committee
Decided by Kensington and Chelsea Planning Committee on 15 Sept 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the changes would remain acceptable and public benefits would outweigh identified heritage harm.
- The proposal included changes to basements, floorspace, façades, roofs and the service yard within an implemented redevelopment.
- The committee granted permission in accordance with the recommendation, taking account of an addendum.
Source: Plota analysis of Kensington and Chelsea's committee minutes of 15 Sept 2026.
Associated applications 4
- VariationVariation of Condition 2 (Compliance with approved drawings)This applicationPP/25/04864
Site constraints 11
Show all 22 with distances
- 40 mNotting Hill Gate Underground Station, District/Circle Line PlatformsGrade II
- 62 m1-5, Pembridge Gardens W2Grade II
- 84 m2, Pembridge Gardens W2Grade II
- 85 m7, Pembridge Gardens W2Grade II
- 87 mMall ChambersGrade II
- 89 m4, Pembridge Gardens W2Grade II
- 94 m9, Pembridge Gardens W2Grade II
- 95 m6, Pembridge Gardens W2Grade II
- 102 m8, Pembridge Gardens W2Grade II
- 103 m11, Pembridge Gardens W2Grade II
- 108 mEntrance Arch From Linden GardensGrade II
- 109 m10, Pembridge Gardens W2Grade II
- 113 m13, Pembridge Gardens W2Grade II
- 115 mThe Gate CinemaGrade II
- 116 m12, Pembridge Gardens W2Grade II
- 122 m15, Pembridge Gardens W2Grade II
- 124 m14, Pembridge Gardens W2Grade II
- 130 m17, Pembridge Gardens W2Grade II
- 132 m16, Pembridge Gardens W2Grade II
- 141 m18, Pembridge Gardens W2Grade II
- 142 mSecond Church of Christ ScientistGrade II
- 145 m19, Pembridge Gardens W2Grade II
Checked on 2 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
- Planning Permission
- Postcode
- W11 3LQ
- Received
- 7 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 2 Sept 2025
- Ward
- Campden
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 2 Dec 2025
- Applicant
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Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 31 Oct 2025
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Land at 43-45 and 39-41 Notting Hill Gate and 161-237 (odd) Kensington Church Street, London, W11 3LQ
Partial retention, refurbishment and extension of the Newcombe House tower for continued office use (Class E(g)(i)), the full demolition of the rest of the site comprising existing retail (Class E) and housing (Class C3) uses and surface level car park, and redevelopment to provide retail use (Class E) at ground floor and office use (Class E(g)(i)) at the upper floors, housing (Class C3) and a medical centre (Class E (e)), in new buildings ranging from 6 - 15 storeys with double basement, public realm works and…
- Received
- 5 Jun 2023
- Decided
- 21 May 2024
- Outcome
- Approved

The consultation period closed on 31 Oct 2025.