Vicarage Gate House, Vicarage Gate, London, W8 4AQ Data via plota.co.uk

Consultation PP/26/04864
Solar & renewablesUtility infrastructure
Council
Kensington and Chelsea 5.1/10
Date received
25 Sept 2026
Date validated
25 Sept 2026
Postcode
W8 4AQ
Freehold owner
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Description

Removal and like-for-like replacement of existing Air Handling Unit (AHU), removal and like-for-like replacement of existing solar panels, installation of liquid applied overlay system to existing flat roof membrane and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision between 5 Dec 2026 and 16 Jan 2027, from Kensington and Chelsea's recent utility and infrastructure works.

Day 10 of the 56-day target. Kensington and Chelsea usually decides utility and infrastructure works by day 90.

Day 1080 days to the predicted decision (day 90)
29%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
311decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 10

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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
10 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 10, Palace Green W8, Grade II, about 48 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 9 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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Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 189 m away: Kensington Gardens; Inside the Kensington and Chelsea built-up area; Metropolitan Open Land about 100 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 30 September 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.

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Nearby activity

2025
9 Palace Green, London, W8 4QA
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9 Palace Green, London, W8 4QA
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Installation of 2no. sets of boundary railings
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1 Palace Gardens Terrace, London, W8 4SA
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2024 Approved
Flat 2, 26 Palace Gardens Terrace, LONDON, W8 4RP
Construction of single storey outbuilding garden room, in rear garden
PP/24/05682
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36 Palace Gardens Terrace, LONDON, W8 4RP
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2023 Approved
8 Palace Green, London, W8 4QA
Prune as specified (rear)
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Flat 3, 18 Palace Gardens Terrace, London, W8 4RP
Installation of victorian style railings to 3rd floor flat roof
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Prune 1x Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) at rear
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32 Palace Gardens Terrace, LONDON, W8 4RP
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10 Palace Gardens Terrace, LONDON, W8 4RP
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2016 Approved
10 Palace Gardens Terrace, LONDON, W8 4RP
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PP/16/00983
2016 Approved
8 Inverness Gardens, LONDON, W8 4RN
Replacement fenestration with new 'slimlite' double glazing.
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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%).

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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

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