158 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4BN Data via plota.co.uk

Consultation ARB/26/05288
Trees & landscaping
Council
Kensington and Chelsea 5.1/10
Date received
30 Sept 2026
Date validated
30 Sept 2026
Postcode
W8 4BN

Description

FELL 1 x Cotoneaster (T1) at rear. Data via plota.co.uk

Get alerts nearby Council site ↗

Last checked

Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision between 6 Nov 2026 and 10 Dec 2026, from Kensington and Chelsea's recent tree and landscaping works.

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Kensington and Chelsea usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 46.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
744decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 9

Kensington Palace 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 ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Article 4 - No 100 · Article 4 - No 106. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Town centre: Notting Hill Gate
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 138 Kensington Church Street, Grade II, about 52 m from the postcode pin · 8 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 8 with distances
Historic England ↗
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 3 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 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Kensington and Chelsea - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Other new applications on this street

17 Sept 2026Pending

97A-97B Kensington Church Street, London, W8 7LN

Installation of a retractable fabric awning above double patio door on the South...

PP/26/04947
29 Jul 2026Pending

2-4 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4EP

Temporary installation of three external downlights to temporary scaffold shroud...

CA/26/04101
1 Jul 2026Refused

First Floor, 1 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4LB

Change of use from Office (Class E) to residential flat.

PP/25/06708
16 Jun 2026Approved

34B Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4HA

Replacement of existing sign with externally illuminated sign with LED trough li...

CA/26/03119

Nearby new applications

1 Oct 2026Pending

180 Campden Hill Road, London, W8 7AS

Installation of air source heat pump within louvred acoustic enclosure in rear g...

PP/26/05241
30 Sept 2026Pending

York House, York House Place, London, W8 4EY

Prune various as specified

ARB/26/05159
29 Sept 2026Pending

55 Hillgate Place, London, W8 7SS

Construction of single storey extension to rear of dwelling house

PP/26/05240
29 Sept 2026Pending

95 Notting Hill Gate, London, W11 3JZ

Replacement of existing front glazed facade, fascia signage and addition of fron...

PP/26/05243
28 Sept 2026Pending

46 Campden Hill Square, London, W8 7JR

Prune 1 x Walnut (rear garden)

ARB/26/05255
28 Sept 2026Pending

Pavement outside, 146-154 Notting Hill Gate, London, W11 3QW

The proposed removal of an existing InLink Unit, and the deployment of a replace...

CA/26/05196

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
10 Strathmore Gardens, London, W8 4RZ
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved drawings) of PP/24/08551 (External alterations; reinst…
PP/26/00115
2025 Refused
136 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4BH
Use of building as a single dwellinghouse under Use Class C3 and associated internal alte…
PP/25/04949
2025 Approved
136 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4BH
Internal alterations.
LB/25/04950
2025 Approved
31 Jameson Street, London, W8 7SH
Construction of new single storey extension at roof level, installation of double-glazed…
PP/25/05805
2025 Approved
Flat 19, Campden Hill Mansions, Edge Street, London, W8 7PL
Addition of fixed roof light within existing flat roof.
PP/25/04545
2025 Approved
8 Rabbit Row, London, W8 4DX
Alterations to fenestration, installation of 10no solar PV panels to main flat roof and i…
PP/25/04590
2025 Approved
Flat 1, 55A Palace Gardens Terrace, London, W8 4RU
Prune 1x Cedar at front
ARB/25/05776
2025 Approved
Flat 5/6, 2 Strathmore Gardens, London, W8 4RZ
Installation of an AC condenser unit with acoustic enclosure on the roof. Installation of…
PP/25/04424
2025 Refused
31 Jameson Street, London, W8 7SH
Construction of new single storey extension at roof level, installation of double-glazed…
PP/25/03663
2025 Approved
59A Palace Gardens Terrace, London, W8 4RU
Installation of 1no. air condensing unit within acoustic enclosure on the flat roof of th…
PP/25/02953
2025 Approved
Flat 3, 8 Strathmore Gardens, London, W8 4RZ
Replacement of front sash windows to match existing.
PP/25/02487
2024 Approved
10 Strathmore Gardens, London, W8 4RZ
External alterations; reinstatement of first floor rear terraces; alterations to fenestra…
PP/24/08551
2024 Approved
59A Palace Gardens Terrace, London, W8 4RU
Rebuilding two-storey rear extension; construction of single storey rear extension within…
PP/24/07747
2024 Approved
158 Kensington Church Street, London W8 6SH
FELL 1 x Fig (T1) and Prune 1 x Arbutus (T2) in rear garden.
ARB/24/07961
2024 Approved
Flat 4 and Flat 5, 5 Strathmore Gardens, London, W8 4RZ
Verification Order required to confirm the numbering and description of the newly develop…
SNN/24/07654
2024 Approved
Flat 4, 11 Strathmore Gardens, LONDON, W8 4RZ
Installation of openable flat rooflight at flat roof
PP/24/05448
2024 Approved
Flat 4 and Flat 5, 5 Strathmore Gardens, LONDON, W8 4RZ
Amalgamation of second and third floor flats into single enlarged maisonette unit.
PP/24/02264
2024 Approved
127-129 Kensington Church Street, LONDON, W8 7LP
Shopfront alterations, replacement of modern windows and doors, reinstatement of corner e…
PP/24/02657
2024 Approved
Flat 4, 11 Strathmore Gardens, LONDON, W8 4RZ
Installation of timber framed window to rear elevation, replacement window to side elevat…
PP/24/02481
2024 Approved
140-144 Kensington High Street, LONDON, W8 7LR
Installation of new shopfront laminated glass glazing; entrance door, shopfront frames an…
CA/24/01852
2017 Refused
Flat 2, 59A Palace Gardens Terrace, LONDON, W8 4RU
Reconfiguration of roof as traditional mansard with flat roof towards central courtyard a…
PP/17/00301
2017 Withdrawn
131D Kensington Church Street, LONDON, W8 7LP
Replacement of shop windows with frameless shop front ***WITHDRAWN***
PP/17/00644
2016 Withdrawn
131D Kensington Church Street, LONDON, W8 7LP
Installation of internally illuminated fascia sign ***WITHDRAWN***
CA/16/07501
2017
131D Kensington Church Street, LONDON, W8 7LP
Installation of non-illuminated fascia sign on front elevation.
CA/17/01498
2016 Approved
55 Palace Gardens Terrace, LONDON, W8 4RU
Construction of basement level extension under footprint of dwelling
PP/16/07760
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings