21 Oakley Gardens, London, SW3 5QH Data via plota.co.uk
Consultation
ARB/26/05887
Description
FELL 1 x Cherry (front) Data via plota.co.uk
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Decision outlook
Plota predicts a decision between 8 Dec 2026 and 25 Dec 2026, from Kensington and Chelsea's recent tree and landscaping works.
Day 3 of the 56-day target. Kensington and Chelsea usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 39.
Day 353 days to the 56-day target
63%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
865decided in the last year
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Kensington and Chelsea in the last twelve months, from validation. Kensington and Chelsea decision record →
Site constraints 11
27 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Garden Wall to South of Number 17-21, 2 m away · 4 Grade II*, 21 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.
Show all 27 with distances
- 2 mGarden Wall to South of Number 17-21
- 11 mGarden Wall to South of Number 17-21Grade II
- 28 mWall to South West and Forming Boundary to Garden of Number 25Grade II
- 35 mTudor wall to rear of 1-7 Phene StreetGrade II
- 81 m1-31, Margaretta Terrace Sw3Grade II
- 97 m28-35, Oakley Street Sw3Grade II
- 97 m19-26,20a, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II
- 98 m17 and 18, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II
- 98 mQueens HouseGrade II*
- 102 m27-30, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II
- 104 mRossetti StudiosGrade II
- 106 m32-38, Margaretta Terrace Sw3Grade II
- 108 m15, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II*
- 122 mForecourt Railings and Gate to Numbers 20, 20a and 21-25 (Consecutive)Grade II
- 122 m11, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II
- 123 mForecourt Railings and Piers at Number 19Grade II
- 124 mForecourt Railings and Piers to Number 17Grade II
- 125 m10, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II
- 125 mForecourt Railings, Piers and Gate to Number 15 and Number 16Grade II*
- 132 m9, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II
- 135 m8, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II
- 139 mDante Gabriel Rossetti Memorial, Embankment GardensGrade II
- 142 m7, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II
- 142 mDante Gabriel Rossetti Memorial, Embankment Gardens
- 143 mThe CottageGrade II
- 143 m6, Cheyne Walk Sw3Grade II*
- 144 m26 and 27, Oakley Street Sw3Grade II
Cheyne 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.
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.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
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
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.
National infrastructure project 77 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 77 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 823 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 243 m away: Chelsea Physic Garden; Inside the Kensington and Chelsea built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), 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 5 November 2026. 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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25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Nearby activity
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Prune 1 x Cherry (front)
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The Phene Arms, 9 Phene Street, London, SW3 5NY
Replacement timber shed with metal clad insulated unit
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14 Oakley Gardens, London, SW3 5QG
Erection of a mansard roof with 1no. dormer on west elevation.
2025
Approved
15 Cheyne Gardens, London, SW3 5QT
Replacement windows and doors to match existing, glazed with double glazed heritage units…
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25 Oakley Gardens, LONDON, SW3 5QH
Prne 1 x Magnolia (rear)
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The Phene Arms, 9 Phene Street, London SW3 5NY
Installation of awning to Courtyard Garden.
2024
Approved
45 Oakley Gardens, London, SW3 5QQ
Prune 1x Platanus x hispanica (London Plane) and 1x Robinia pseudoacacia (False Acacia sp…
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Approved
22 Oakley Gardens, London, SW3 5QG
Prune 1 x Sycamore (front)
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Flat 1, 37 Oakley Street, London, SW3 5NT
Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings), 4 (acoustic report) and 6 (submission of de…
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Approved
48 Oakley Street, LONDON, SW3 5HA
Installation of 2no. AC condensers and 1no. acoustic enclosure to roof of main house.
2024
Approved
13 Oakley Gardens, LONDON, SW3 5QH
Refurbishment including lowering of existing lower ground floor level and creation of bas…
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48 Oakley Street, LONDON, SW3 5HA
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Flat 6, 9 Cheyne Gardens, LONDON, SW3 5QU
Conversion of loft space over fourth floor. Roof lights to rear and top of mansard roof.
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Creation of basement under existing house and 50% of garden with associated rear light we…
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Creation of extension at lower ground and ground floor levels, formation of closet wing e…
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.
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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