Ground Floor, 69 King's Road, London, SW3 4NT Data via plota.co.uk

Consultation PP/26/05711
ShopfrontsCommercial premises
Council
Kensington and Chelsea 5.1/10
Date received
around 2 Nov 2026
Date validated
2 Nov 2026
Postcode
SW3 4NT

Description

Installation of new serving hatch to the Smith Street elevation, comprising an aluminium framed sash window with fixed glazed panel at ground level; recladding of the shopfront surround to provide a painted micro cement finish; installation of new shopfront glazing and door, comprising aluminium frames, to fit within existing shopfront openings Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision between 28 Dec 2026 and 19 Jan 2027, from Kensington and Chelsea's recent shopfronts.

Day 4 of the 56-day target. Kensington and Chelsea usually decides shopfronts by day 66.

Day 462 days to the predicted decision (day 66)
46%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
110decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 11

Royal Hospital 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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: King's Road (east)
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.
18 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 2, 2a, 3, 4 and 5, Smith Street Sw3, Grade II, about 2 m from the postcode pin · 17 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.
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Historic England ↗
National infrastructure project about 364 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 364 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, about 582 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Registered park or garden about 90 m away: ROYAL HOSPITAL, CHELSEA and RANELAGH GARDENS
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Kensington and Chelsea built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space about 30 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 5 November 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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Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Approved
Relocation of 2no. air conditioning condenser units from ground floor roof to third floor…
PP/21/07529
2021 Withdrawn
Relocation of 2no. air conditioning condenser units from ground floor roof to third floor…
PP/21/04931
2021 Approved
Refurbishment of shop front; replacement of entrance door with metal framed double glazed…
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Within ~100m

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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2021 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