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2025/03096/FUL - Full Planning Application Approved at committee

Approved at planning committee on 14 April 2026, subject to a legal agreement. The council issues its decision notice once the agreement is signed.

Proposal

Erection of two additional floors at roof level to form a second and third floor level in connection with the creation of 1,229 sqm of new Class E(g)(1) floorspace; installation of new solar panels and rooflights at roof level; erection of ground and first floor extensions; alterations to external facades to include the installation of new doors and windows; associated external changes. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Nov 2025
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Validated
16 Dec 2025
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Committee
14 Apr 2026
Decision notice
Not issued yet

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 17 Apr 2026; it is now day 317.

The consultation period closed on 17 Apr 2026.

Planning committee

Decided by Hammersmith and Fulham Planning and Development Control Committee on 14 Apr 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the scheme would provide creative-industry workspace without unacceptable harm to heritage, neighbours, highways or the environment.
  • Residents objected to the scale, height, heritage impact, privacy, light, noise, traffic and construction effects.
  • The committee unanimously approved both recommendations, subject to a legal agreement, conditions and Addendum changes.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, committee debate, vote and decision. Includes the meeting recording, from 2:44:02 where this application was taken

Source: Plota analysis of Hammersmith and Fulham's committee minutes of 14 Apr 2026.

Documents 22

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Hurlingham 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.
Air quality management area: Hammersmith and Fulham 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 ↗
National infrastructure project 58 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 58 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Hammersmith and Fulham built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
SW6 3BU
Received
5 Nov 2025
Validated
16 Dec 2025
Ward
Parsons Green And Sandford
Case officer
Show
Applicant
Show
Agent
David Kerford / Kerford IPC

Decision outlook

Day 317, past the statutory target. 64% of full applications in Hammersmith and Fulham are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.

Day 317261 days past the 56-day target
29%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
759decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Hammersmith and Fulham in the last twelve months, from validation. Hammersmith and Fulham decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
18 Dec 2025
Comments by
17 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
7 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Mar 2026
Hammersmith and Fulham
Planning Authority Score
3.7/10
Below average
#210 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Hammersmith and Fulham is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #281 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 63% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 99% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Hammersmith and Fulham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #20 of 296
99%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #4 of 296
33%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #281 of 296
63%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #275 of 296
97%
Minor dwellings approved
209 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
1 decided (10+ homes)
92%
Change of use approved
37 decided
1,321
Total decisions
60 refused in the year to March 2026

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