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PP/25/04318 - Planning Permission Allowed on appeal

Proposal

Construction of basement under footprint of building with lightwells; demolition of single-storey side extension/ garage and rear conservatory at lower ground level and construction of (smaller) single-storey side extension; insertion of rooflight in rear roof slope. Construction of cycle racks and replacement bin store in front garden area; alterations to elevations and construction of new front boundary wall and railings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Jul 2025
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Refused
14 Oct 2025
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Appeal allowed
19 Mar 2026

Refused on 14 Oct 2025 · Last checked 24 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Kensington and Chelsea Planning Applications Committee on 9 Oct 2025.

Refused unanimously

Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.

  • Officers advised approval because the changes would preserve or enhance the conservation area and safeguard neighbours’ living conditions.
  • Objectors raised concerns about heritage harm, trees, structural effects, flooding and the quality of the rearranged homes.
  • The committee unanimously refused permission because of harm to the conservation area and poor, non-independent replacement dwellings.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, committee debate, vote and reasons for refusal.

Source: Plota analysis of Kensington and Chelsea's committee minutes of 9 Oct 2025.

Documents

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Site constraints 8

De Vere 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 67. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
16 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Eldon Lodge, Grade II, about 42 m from the postcode pin · 15 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 ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1695 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Kensington and Chelsea built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
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

Council
Kensington and Chelsea
Application type
Planning Permission
Postcode
W8 5RQ
Received
11 Jul 2025
Validated
11 Jul 2025
Ward
Queen's Gate
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Sept 2025
Decision
Refused
Decision date
14 Oct 2025
Appeal
Allowed · 19 Mar 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6001343 ↗
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 95 days from validation, 21 days slower than Kensington and Chelsea's median of 74 for full applications. Approved, as 94% of full applications here are.

38%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
1,533decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
22 Aug 2025

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

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PP/22/00484
2022 Approved
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CL/22/00707
2021 Withdrawn
Demolition of existing building comprising three flats and replacement with a new four st…
PP/21/05542
2016 Approved
Prune 1 x Bay and 1 x Magnolia
ARB/16/01616
2016 Approved
FELL 1 x Robinia as specified (OR reduce to previous pruning points)
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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