134-134a Lancaster Road and 139 Ladbroke Grove, London, W11 1QU Data via plota.co.uk

PP/26/00698 - Planning Permission Refused
Change of useCommercial & major worksShopfrontsCommercial premises

Proposal

134-134A Lancaster Road for the use of the ground and basement floor as an expansion to the public house/Hotel (sui generis) at 139 Ladbroke Grove, with new kitchen in the basement and a restaurant dining area on the ground floor, outdoor tables and chairs, new replacement awnings and retention and repair of the shopfront. In addition, planning permission is also sought to create new internal openings at ground and basement level to co-join the buildings at 134-134A Lancaster Road and 139 Ladbroke Grove. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Feb 2026
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Refused
24 Jul 2026
Appeal
Appeal Pending

Refused on 24 Jul 2026 · Last checked 22 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Kensington and Chelsea Planning Applications Committee on 21 Jul 2026.

Refused unanimously

Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.

  • Officers advised approval because the expansion would support the neighbourhood centre and, with conditions, protect neighbours and the conservation area.
  • Eight letters objected, raising concerns about outdoor seating, noise, kitchen equipment, late-night activity, waste and the conservation area.
  • The committee unanimously rejected the officer recommendation and refused permission because harm to neighbours from noise and disturbance had not been demonstrated against.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site context, officer advice, objections, committee debate, vote and reasons for refusal.

Source: Plota analysis of Kensington and Chelsea's committee minutes of 21 Jul 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 7

2 Article 4 directions
Article 4 - No 100 · Article 4 - No 106. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
Conservation area about 6 m away: Ladbroke
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Public Library, Grade II, about 53 m from the postcode pin · 3 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
Tree preservation order about 6 m away; Inside the Kensington and Chelsea built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), 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, 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
W11 1QU
Received
10 Feb 2026
Validated
10 Feb 2026
Ward
Notting Dale
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Apr 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
24 Jul 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 164 days from validation, 82 days slower 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 Apr 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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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