20 Kensington Gate, London, W8 5NA Data via plota.co.uk

LB/26/05929 - Listed Building Consent Consultation
Extensions & alterationsListed buildings

Proposal

Improvements to forecourt and stair to lightwell; replacement rear door to garden and replacement of internal dividing door Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Nov 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 4 Jan 2027 and 12 Feb 2027, from Kensington and Chelsea's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 4 Dec 2026

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Site constraints 11

25 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 18-27, Kensington Gate W8, Grade II*, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 7 Grade II*, 16 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 ↗
Queen’s Gate 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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
National infrastructure project about 1749 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Registered park or garden about 207 m away: Kensington Gardens; Inside the Kensington and Chelsea built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space about 19 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £6,450,000 in February 2020. Terraced house, freehold.

17 February 2020£6,450,000
31 March 2004£2,100,000
11 September 1998£83,750

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Kensington and Chelsea
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
W8 5NA
Received
4 Nov 2026
Validated
4 Nov 2026
Ward
Queen's Gate
Target decision
30 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Kensington and Chelsea usually decides extensions by day 78.

Day 771 days to the predicted decision (day 78)
35%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
1,595decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
4 Dec 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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PP/25/05237
2025 Approved
4 Kensington Gate, London, W8 5NA
Alterations to the front elevation, including replacement of doors and installation of so…
LB/25/05238
2025 Approved
1-3 Gloucester Road, London, SW7 4PP
Amended description: Installation of 2no. internally illuminated fascia signs and 2no. in…
CA/25/01959
2025 Approved
28 Hyde Park Gate, London, SW7 5DJ
Prune 1 x unspecified tree (T1) in front garden.
ARB/25/04393
2025 Approved
40 Queen's Gate Mews, London, SW7 5QN
Installation of a/c unit within acoustic enclosure on main flat roof; replacement of 2 wi…
PP/25/03393
2025 Approved
45 Hyde Park Gate, London, SW7 5DU
Prune 1x Eucalyptus in rear garden
ARB/25/03359
2025 Approved
Garden Square, Kensington Gate, London, W8 5NA
Pune x6 as specified
ARB/25/03176
2024 Approved
Flat 4, 40 Hyde Park Gate, London, SW7 5DT
Replace first floor conservatory
PP/24/07649
2024 Approved
53 Queen's Gate Mews, London, SW7 5QN
Removal of enclosed roof access structure to roof terrace to create mansard storey roof a…
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2024 Approved
29 Kensington Gate, London, W8 5NA
Installation of replacement windows, doors and roof to conservatory
PP/24/06479
2024 Approved
29 Kensington Gate, London, W8 5NA
Installation of replacement windows, doors and roof to conservatory
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2025 Approved
1-5 Gloucester Road, London, SW7 4PP
Installation of new shopfront
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2025 Approved
4 Kensington Gate, London, W8 5NA
Investigative works for opening up and soft strip, alterations, restoration, and refurbis…
LB/25/00530
2024 Approved
1 Kensington Gate, London, W8 5NA
Repair and reconstruction to part of rear boundary/garden wall. (Retrospective Applicatio…
LB/25/00067
2024 Approved
40 Queen's Gate Mews, London, SW7 5QN
Replacement second floor rear mansard roof slope with vertical, slate clad wall; installa…
PP/24/07650
2024 Approved
Flat 4, 40 Hyde Park Gate, LONDON, SW7 5DT
Replacement of timber framed, single glazed windows with timber framed, double-glazed win…
PP/24/05901
2024 Approved
Flat 6, 24 Queen's Gate Terrace, LONDON, SW7 5PH
Replacement laminate timber floor boards; replacing carpet, kitchen joinery and appliance…
LB/24/06786
2024 Approved
48 Hyde Park Gate, LONDON, SW7 5DU
Prune 3x Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum) in side garden
ARB/24/05197
2024 Approved
42 Hyde Park Gate, LONDON, SW7 5DU
PRUNE 1 x Holm Oak (Rear)
ARB/24/04719
2024 Approved
Flat 2, 10 Palace Gate, LONDON, W8 5NF
Internal alterations, installation of sound insulation and associated ancillary works.
LB/24/03475
2020 Withdrawn
26 Hyde Park Gate, LONDON, SW7 5DJ
Confirmation that works to create mansard extension to second floor rear bedroom with ass…
CL/20/03682
2020 Approved
1 Kensington Gate, LONDON, W8 5NA
FELL 1x London Plane in rear garden
ARB/20/03796
2020 Approved
54 Queen's Gate Mews, LONDON, SW7 5QN
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2020 Approved
29A Hyde Park Gate, London, SW7 5DJ
Formation of pavement crossover.
PC/20/01595
2020 Approved
1-3 Gloucester Road, London, SW7 4PP
Provision/ display of : 1 No. Internally illuminated fascia sign & 1 No. Internally illum…
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.