Kelso Cochrane House, 175A Kensal Road, London, W10 5DD Data via plota.co.uk

PP/25/03696 - Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Alterations to ground floor rear elevation windows & doors to suit proposed internal layouts; and installation of rear external plant housing to accommodate 2no. external heating/cooling condensers Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jun 2026
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Approved
10 Sept 2026

Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Last checked 20 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Kensington and Chelsea Planning Applications Committee on 8 Sept 2026.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the works would protect neighbours’ living conditions and preserve the host building’s character.
  • The Environmental Health team had no objection subject to conditions, and no letters of representation were received.
  • The committee unanimously granted permission with the officer report’s conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site, officers’ assessment, consultation, committee discussion, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Kensington and Chelsea's committee minutes of 8 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 7

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Church of Our Lady of Holy Souls, Grade II, about 21 m from the postcode pin · 3 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 77 m away: Queens Park Estate; Inside the Kensington and Chelsea built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre about 89 m away: Harrow Road.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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, 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
W10 5DD
Received
8 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
Ward
Golborne
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 94 days from validation, 11 days slower than Kensington and Chelsea's median of 83 for extensions. Approved, as 95% of extensions here are.

33%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
1,441decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
3 Jul 2026
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