Barkers Arcade, 63-97 Kensington High Street, London, W8 5SE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Reduce extent of rear curtain wall glazing; Installation of stone piers at structural gridlines; localised revision to part fourth-floor fa?ade from glazing to masonry treatment incorporating brickwork and stone cornice detailing; removal of fixed terrace planters to provide more flexibility in the use and layout of terrace areas, whilst retaining opportunity for landscaping; and associated amendments to privacy screening, with consideration of consequential effects on visual impact and overlooking Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Oct 2026 · Last checked 17 Oct 2026
Licences at this address
Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.
Site constraints 12
Show all 43 with distances
- 0 mMessers Barkers' StoreGrade II
- 41 mMarks and Spencers, British Home Stores and the Roof GardenGrade II*
- 57 mParish Church of St Mary Abbot and Railings to ChurchyardGrade II*
- 62 mWar Memorial at Corner With Kensington Church StreetGrade II
- 62 mWar Memorial at Corner With Kensington Church Street
- 70 mSt Mary Abbot's Church of England Primary School and Parish OfficeGrade II
- 73 m40, Kensington Square W8Grade II
- 77 m37, Kensington Square W8Grade II
- 78 m38, Kensington Square W8Grade II
- 79 m36 and 36a, Kensington Square W8Grade II
- 81 m41 and 41a, Kensington Square W8Grade II
- 83 m16, Young Street W8Grade II
- 86 m9, Young StreetGrade II
- 88 m42, Kensington Square W8Grade II
- 90 m43 and 44, Kensington Square W8Grade II
- 94 mBank Melli Iran, Formerly Public LibraryGrade II
- 97 m35, Kensington Square W8Grade II
- 97 m45, Kensington Square W8Grade II
- 103 m34, Kensington Square W8Grade II
- 109 mDrinking Fountain Outside Number 98aGrade II
- 110 mTomb of Elizabeth Johnstone St Mary Abbott Church YardGrade II
- 110 m1, Kensington Church Street W8Grade II
- 110 m33, Kensington Square W8Grade II
- 111 mTomb of Elizabeth Johnstone St Mary Abbott Church Yard
- 116 m3, Kensington Church Street W8Grade II
- 116 m32, Kensington Square W8Grade II
- 121 m31, Kensington Square W8Grade II
- 121 mThe Greyhound Public HouseGrade II
- 123 m5 and 5a, Kensington Church Street W8Grade II
- 128 m3, Kensington Square W8Grade II
- 129 m7, 7a and 7b, Kensington Church Street W8Grade II
- 129 m30, Kensington Square W8Grade II
- 134 m4, Kensington Square W8Grade II
- 136 m29, Kensington Square W8Grade II
- 138 m9, Kensington Church Street W8Grade II
- 141 m28, Kensington Square W8Grade II
- 142 m5, Kensington Square W8Grade II
- 144 mKensington Fire StationGrade II
- 145 m11, Kensington Church Street W8Grade II
- 148 mK8 Kiosk on High Street Kensington StationGrade II
- 148 m27 and 27b, Kensington Square W8Grade II
- 149 m6, Kensington Square W8Grade II
- 150 m13, Kensington Church Street W8Grade II
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, 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
- Listed Building Consent
- Postcode
- W8 5SE
- Received
- 17 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 17 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Queen's Gate
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 12 Nov 2026
- Decision
- Granted
- Decision date
- 16 Oct 2026
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 29 days from validation, 51 days faster than Kensington and Chelsea's median of 80 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 87% of commercial and major works here are.
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Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 16 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
32 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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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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