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

PP/25/04864 - Planning Permission Approved at committee

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

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Application progress

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Received
7 Aug 2025
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Validated
2 Sept 2025
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Committee
15 Sept 2026
Decision notice
Not issued yet

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 2 Dec 2025.

The consultation period closed on 31 Oct 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.
Read how the committee decided The proposed amendments, site history, officers’ assessment and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Kensington and Chelsea's committee minutes of 15 Sept 2026.

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 11

2 Article 4 directions
Article 4 - No 100 · Article 4 - No 106. 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.
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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 ↗
Town centre: Notting Hill Gate
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
22 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Notting Hill Gate Underground Station, District/Circle Line Platforms, Grade II, about 40 m from the postcode pin · 22 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 27 m away: Pembridge; Inside the Kensington and Chelsea built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Tree preservation order about 27 m away; National infrastructure project about 1963 m away: London Strategic Heat Main Project, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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

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
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