Three temporary downlights at 2-4 Kensington Church Street, Kensington, London W8

“/CA/26/04101:1 THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA PLANNING APPLICATIONS COMMITTEE 06/10/2026 REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR, PLANNING AND PLACE Application: CA/26/04101 Agenda Item: N063 Address:2-4 Kensington Church Street, LONDON, W8 4EP Proposal: Temporary installation of three external downlights to temporary scaffold shroud advertisement Applicant: [the applicant]: MrO'Neill Metropolis Planning Properties notified:Objections:Support:Comments:Petition: 0 Conservation…”

“/CA/26/04101:2 3.3The site has two Article 4 Directions: 100 (Basements) and 106 (Commercial, Business and Service use to Residential Use). The site is in the Kensington Critical Drainage area and Flood Zone 1. 3.4The application site sits opposite to Grade II* listed Parish Church of St Mary Abbot and various Grade II listed buildings along the eastern side of Kensington Church Street.”

“6.10The downwards facing lighting upon the advertisement is to be controlled by a condition limiting its brightness thus the amenities of any neighbouring residential properties are preserved. 6.11The advertisement would fit within a large temporary structure. The scaffolding to be constructed would have a considerable visual impact on the area.”

“6.12Overall, the temporary nature of the proposals means the advertisements would not result in material harm to the visual amenity of the area or the Kensington Palace Conservation Area, and the proposals would comply with policies CD1, CD2, CD4, CD15 and TR4 of the Local Plan 2024 and are acceptable. Public Safety 6.13 The advertisement is not of a type identified by the NPPG as one which may cause danger to road users.”

“/CA/26/04101:6 6.Limited time period (Other than 5 years) The advertisement(s) shall be retained for a limited period only until 19/06/2027 on or before which date the advertisements shall be removed and the use of the site for the display of advertisements discontinued. Reason: The building is permitted for a limited period only, because of the special circumstances of the case.”

“9.Hours of illumination The advertisements shall not be illuminated between 00:00 hours and 06:00 hours the following day. Reason - To accord with policy GB10 of theLocal Plan 2024as illumination outside these hours would be unduly obtrusive and would be detrimental to the amenity of the area. INFORMATIVES 1This property is within a Conservation Area. All building works should, therefore, be completed with great care.”

“Details GRANTED, in accordance with the recommendation, subject to additional informative to read:”

“Future Advertisement Consent The applicant is advised that, upon expiry of this temporary advertisement consent, any future application for the display of an advertisement in association with the scaffolding should have regard to the anticipated timeframe and programme of the associated works.”