First Floor, 1 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4LB Data via plota.co.uk

PP/25/06708 - Planning Permission Refused
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use from Office (Class E) to residential flat. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Nov 2025
✓
Validated
1 Jul 2026
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Refused
26 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 26 Aug 2026 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 13

28 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 1, Kensington Church Street W8, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 4 Grade II*, 22 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 ↗
Kensington 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Town centre: Kensington High Street
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.
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
Registered park or garden about 122 m away: The Roof Garden, 99 High St, Kensington; Inside the Kensington and Chelsea built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space about 9 m away; National infrastructure project about 1295 m away: London Strategic Heat Main Project, at pre-application.
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 4LB
Received
12 Nov 2025
Validated
1 Jul 2026
Ward
Campden
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
26 Aug 2026
Applicant
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Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 26 days faster than Kensington and Chelsea's median of 82 for changes of use. Refused, as 16% of changes of use here are.

30%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
88decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
24 Jul 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
Basement To First Floor, 23 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4LF
Installation of 3no illuminated fascia signs (backlit black lettering on glass) to Kensin…
CA/25/06221
2025 Approved
Ingelow House, Holland Street, London, W8 4NE
Prune 1 x Crab Apple
ARB/25/06389
2025 Approved
Basement To First Floor, 23 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4LF
Replacement of existing timber double glazed casement windows, doors, sidelights and fanl…
PP/25/04728
2025 Approved
Ingelow House, Holland Street, London, W8 4NE
Prune 1x Purple Plum
ARB/25/04765
2025 Approved
Public House, 8 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4EP
Installation of replacement signs to include 1x double sided projecting sign, 1x fascia s…
CA/25/03456
2025 Approved
St. Mary Abbots Church, Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4EP
Refurbishment and alteration to East, West and school boundaries, including replacement/r…
LB/25/01521
2025 Approved
St. Mary Abbots Church, Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4EP
Refurbishment and alteration to East, West and school boundaries, including replacement/r…
PP/25/01520
2025 Approved
15 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4LF
Provision of non-illuminated painted fascia sign and installation of non-illuminated hang…
CA/25/02959
2025 Approved
1B and 1F Kensington Church Walk, London, W8 4NB
Decision Order required to name a newly formed property, following the amalgamation of tw…
SNN/25/03228
2025 Approved
Second And Third Floor Flat, 5 Holland Street, London, W8 4NA
Installation of skylight on rear flat roof and modification of rear rain water downpipe
PP/25/01568
2025 Approved
1 Gregory Place, London, W8 4NG
Replacement of existing skylight with extension of existing balcony to form terrace. Crea…
PP/25/00982
2025 Approved
1C Kensington Church Walk, London, W8 4NB
Works to shop elevation within the undercroft, including relocation of the entrance and i…
PP/25/00894
2024 Approved
15 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4LF
Adapt interior of property to establish a bakery while ensuring minimal intervention and…
LB/24/08356
2024 Approved
Second and Third Floors, 84 Kensington High Street, London, W8 4SG
Verification Order required to confirm the numbering and description of the newly develop…
SNN/24/07883
2024 Approved
1 Gregory Place, LONDON, W8 4NG
Installation of glazed door to give secondary access onto rear balcony
PP/24/07064
2024 Approved
6 Kensington Church Street, LONDON, W8 4EP
Replacement shopfront window with residential access door to upper parts and basement lev…
PP/24/06748
2024 Approved
16 Kensington Church Street, LONDON, W8 4EP
Replacement of shopfront and addition of retractable awning with lettering. Installation…
CA/24/05752
2024 Approved
16 Kensington Church Street, LONDON, W8 4EP
Replacement of shopfront and addition of retractable awning with lettering. Installation…
PP/24/05751
2024 Approved
Outside St Mary Abbots Parish Church, on the corner of Kensington High Street and Kensington Church Street, LONDON, W8 4LA
Formation of a Christmas-themed book donation point comprised of externally illuminated o…
CA/24/06079
2024 Withdrawn
6 Kensington Church Street, LONDON, W8 4EP
Alteration of shopfront window to create residential access door with similar glazing, pa…
PP/24/04601
2019 Withdrawn
St Mary Abbots Parish Church, Kensington High Street, LONDON, W8 4LA
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PP/19/06266
2019 Refused
84-86 Kensington High Street, London, W8 4SG
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2019 Approved
Ground Floor, 17 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4LF
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PP/19/03772
2019 Refused
7A Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4LF
Installation of 1 x fascia sign with illuminated lettering and 1 x internally illuminated…
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Kensington and Chelsea
Planning Authority Score
5.1/10
Average
#144 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

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