3 Shaftesbury Villas, Allen Street, London, W8 6UZ Data via plota.co.uk

Refused PP/26/03358
Utility infrastructure
Council
Kensington and Chelsea 5.1/10
Date received
24 Jun 2026
Date validated
24 Jun 2026
Decision date
19 Aug 2026
Postcode
W8 6UZ

Description

Relocate existing external air conditioning unit from west elevation at lower first-floor level to ground floor west flank wall. Enclose unit within a purpose-built cedar-clad slatted timber boxing. Data via plota.co.uk

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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 49 days faster than Kensington and Chelsea's median of 105 for utility and infrastructure works. Refused, as 6% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

27%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
270decided 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 6

Edwards Square/Scarsdale & Abingdon 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.
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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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
Inside the Kensington and Chelsea built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Historical activity at this location

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

This property

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2018 Approved
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2025
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2025 Approved
6 Shaftesbury Villas, Allen Street, London, W8 6UZ
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ARB/25/04143
2025 Approved
4 Shaftesbury Villas, Allen Street, London, W8 6UZ
1.8m additional ground floor rear extension with two rooflights. Part two storey rear ext…
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2025 Approved
56 Scarsdale Villas, London, W8 6PP
Prune 2 x Lime (rear)
ARB/25/03449
2025 Approved
40 - 50 Abingdon Road, London, W8 6AR
Erection of single storey infill extensions to the rear of 44, 48 and 50 Abingdon Road
PP/25/03076
2025 Approved
6 Shaftesbury Villas, Allen Street, London, W8 6UZ
Construction of single storey rear lower ground floor extension with associated modificat…
PP/25/02269
2025 Approved
4 Shaftesbury Villas, Allen Street, London, W8 6UZ
1.8m additional ground floor rear extension with two rooflights.
PP/25/02820
2025 Approved
40-50 Abingdon Road, London, W8 6AR
Erection of single storey infill extensions to rear of 44, 48 and 50 Abingdon Road.
PP/25/02565
2025 Approved
Development Site at Demolished Avon House, Allen Street, London W8
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ARB/25/02378
2025 Approved
72 Scarsdale Villas, LONDON, W8 6PP
Prune 1 x Lime (rear)
ARB/25/00704
2024 Approved
47-49 Abingdon Road, LONDON, W8 6AN
FELL 1 x Prunus Avium in rear garden.
ARB/24/08544
2024 Approved
Ground Floor Flat, 73 Abingdon Road, LONDON, W8 6AW
FELL 1 x Trident Maple (rear)
ARB/24/06486
2024 Approved
Kensington United Reformed Church, Allen Street, LONDON, W8 6BL
Prune 1 x Magnolia (front) and 1 x Evergreen Magnolia (side)
ARB/24/06361
2024 Approved
6A Shaftesbury Villas, Allen Street, LONDON, W8 6UZ
New fenestration at ground floor level: Obscure glass blocks to wall and high level doubl…
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2024 Approved
Abingdon Gardens, 40 Abingdon Villas, LONDON, W8 6BU
Prune 6 x Lime (front) and 1 x Lime (rear)
ARB/24/05932
2024 Approved
Kensington United Reformed Church, Allen Street, LONDON, W8 6BL
Underpinning and associated works to plinth wall and railings
LB/24/03359
2016 Approved
46 Scarsdale Villas, LONDON, W8 6PP
Replacement of rear ground floor conservatory; alterations to fenestration at lower groun…
PP/16/07475
2016 Approved
51 Abingdon Villas, LONDON, W8 6XA
Excavating an extension to basement below footprint. Internal works on lower ground and b…
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2016 Approved
66 Scarsdale Villas, LONDON, W8 6PP
Prune 1 x Acacia (rear garden)
ARB/16/07176
2016 Decided
48 Abingdon Villas, LONDON, W8 6XD
Prune 1 x Robina
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2016 Refused
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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%).

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