56 Kendal Steps St George's Fields London W2 2YE Data via plota.co.uk

26/06569/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Pending
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Amalgamation of Flats 56 and 57 Kendal Steps to form a single four-bedroom dwellinghouse, including the retention and use of the existing internal staircase serving Flat 56 to provide access between the fifth and sixth floors. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 25 Nov 2026 and 4 Dec 2026, from Westminster's recent extensions.

Documents 12

Statements & assessments 2

PDF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN STATEMENT Background Papers · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 5

PDF LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF CURRENT (PROPOSED) L6 FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF CURRENT (PROPOSED) L5 FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ORIGINAL L5 FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ORIGINAL L6 FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF FEECALCULATION Background Papers · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 1 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 1ST INVALID LETTER Background Papers · 1 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Bayswater 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 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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: City of Westminster APA 2.9
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: Westminster 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: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
18 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 7-57, Connaught Street W2, Grade II, 42 m away · 18 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.
Show all 18 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 146 m away: Hyde Park; National infrastructure project 111 m away: London Strategic Heat Main Project, at pre-application; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £880,000 in December 2015. Flat or maisonette, leasehold.

4 December 2015£880,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area49 m² (527 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (66 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyMid-terrace flat, 3 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingElectric underfloor heating
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2013, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Full Planning Permission Application
Postcode
W2 2YE
Received
24 Sept 2026
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Ward
Hyde Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
SoHoKo

Decision outlook

Day 4 of the 56-day target. Westminster usually decides extensions by day 55.

Day 452 days to the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
1,674decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15149460
Planning Portal ref
PP-15149460
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Alterations and refurbishment to existing windows. (Linked to 25/05278/LBC)
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2025 Approved
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Alterations and refurbishment to existing windows. (Linked to 25/05277/FULL)
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External alterations including replacing existing french doors onto the rear terrace with…
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Variation of Condition 1 and 6 of listed building consent dated 31 January 2017 (RN: 16/1…
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2018 Withdrawn
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2017 Approved
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Installation of lighting and security alarm to the front elevation, replacement door on r…
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Westminster
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#221 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Westminster is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #258 out of 296. Only 28% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Westminster is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 81% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 81% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Westminster decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #201 of 296
81%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #277 of 296
44%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #258 of 296
28%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #46 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
12 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
133 decided
4,602
Total decisions
648 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.