8 Hillgate Place, London, W8 7SJ Data via plota.co.uk

Approved ARB/26/03253
Trees & landscaping
Council
Kensington and Chelsea 5.1/10
Date received
18 Jun 2026
Date validated
18 Jun 2026
Decision date
17 Jul 2026
Postcode
W8 7SJ

Description

Prune 1 x Silver Birch (rear) Data via plota.co.uk

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How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 22 days faster than Kensington and Chelsea's median of 51 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

53%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
674decided 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 7

Kensington 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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: Network Enhancement Zone 2
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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Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Prune 1x Silver Birch (Betula pendula) in rear garden
ARB/23/07227
2021 Approved
Prune 1 x Silvler Birch (rear)
ARB/21/00956
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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Installation of a front gate and side railing to existing front steps.
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2025 Approved
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Variation of Condition 1 (Limited period (Use)) of planning permission PP/24/02161 (Use o…
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2025 Approved
21 Hillgate Street, London, W8 7SP
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2024 Approved
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Addition of single storey studio room at flat roof level
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23 Jameson Street, LONDON, W8 7SH
Formation of roof level studio/garden room, constructed within two party walls on rear ha…
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2024 Approved
19 Jameson Street, LONDON, W8 7SH
Formation of full width roof-level studio/ garden room on rear half of roof terrace.
PP/24/05986
2024 Approved
18 Hillgate Place, LONDON, W8 7SJ
Full width rear extension at lower ground floor level. Insertion of timber double glazed…
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2024 Refused
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Proposed rear extensions at lower ground and ground floor level.
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2024 Approved
Fox Primary School Whole Site, Kensington Place, LONDON, W8 7PP
Use of Fox School playground for weekly farmers market on Saturdays between 10am and 2pm.
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2018 Approved
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2018 Approved
6 Hillgate Place, London, W8 7SJ
FELL 1 x Ash (rear)
ARB/18/08468
2018 Approved
Pavement outside 47 Notting Hill Gate, London, W11 3JS
Installation of public call box on pavement
PA/18/07264
2018 Approved
14 Farmer Street, LONDON, W8 7SN
Prune 1 x Cotoneaster (rear)
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2018 Approved
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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%).

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