Grounds adjacent to Holland House, Holland Park, London, W8 7QU Data via plota.co.uk

Consultation LB/26/04538
Commercial & major worksCommercial premises
Council
Kensington and Chelsea 5.1/10
Date received
9 Sept 2026
Date validated
9 Sept 2026
Postcode
W8 7QU

Description

Temporary use of a defined area of Holland Park to present GLOW at Christmas, a curated outdoor light art exhibition staged on winter evenings, together with associated temporary structures, for five consecutive winter seasons, each season running between 15 November and 5 January, with a build period of up to 20 working days before each season and a de-rig period of up to 15 working days commencing within three days of the final operating evening of each season (excluding public holidays). (Major Application) Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision between 26 Nov 2026 and 16 Dec 2026, from Kensington and Chelsea's recent commercial and major works.

Day 4 of the 56-day target. Kensington and Chelsea usually decides commercial and major works by day 86.

Day 482 days to the predicted decision (day 86)
29%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
59decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 9

Metropolitan Open Land
Green belt level protection inside London.
The London Plan gives Metropolitan Open Land the same protection as green belt: inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Registered park or garden: Holland Park
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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.
Archaeological priority area: The APA covers the high-ground of the gravel spur and slopes of Campden Hill
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 ↗
Habitat network: Wood pasture and parkland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Kensington and Chelsea built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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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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%).

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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