47 Melbury Road, London, W14 8AD Data via plota.co.uk

LB/26/00544 - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Variation of Condition 2 of (Demolition of 8 garages and erection of a two storey building with mansard roof and single storey basement to provide two single family dwelling houses with off-street parking for 2 cars and associated landscaping on land rear of 47 Melbury Road. Erection of pedestrian and vehicular gates and railings fronting Melbury Road; and underpinning works to rear boundary wall) to allow for: Modifications to the buildings' footprint and design; Removal of lightwells; Relocation of car parking bays and cycle stores; Relocation of plant and provision of solar panels on the main roof; and Changes to internal layouts. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Dec 2025
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Approved
25 Sept 2026

Approved on 25 Sept 2026 · Last checked 22 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Kensington and Chelsea Planning Applications Committee on 21 Jul 2026.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised granting consent subject to conditions protecting the building’s architectural and historic interest.
  • An objector spoke against the application and the agent spoke in support.
  • The committee unanimously granted listed building consent subject to the report’s conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposed changes, the speakers, the officers’ recommendation, and the committee’s decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Kensington and Chelsea's committee minutes of 21 Jul 2026.

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    • VariationVariation of Condition 2 (Demolition of 8 garages and erection of a two storey building…This applicationLB/26/00544

Site constraints 13

14 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 47, Melbury Road W14, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 1 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 6 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 ↗
Holland Park 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.
Registered park or garden about 54 m away: Commonwealth Institute
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
National infrastructure project about 1364 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Kensington and Chelsea built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre about 72 m away: Kensington High Street; Metropolitan Open Land about 79 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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, 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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Important details

Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
W14 8AD
Received
11 Dec 2025
Validated
11 Dec 2025
Ward
Holland
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Feb 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
25 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
24 Apr 2026
Kensington and Chelsea
Planning Authority Score
5.1/10
Average
#144 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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