7 Palace Gardens Terrace, London, W8 4SA Data via plota.co.uk

Approved PP/26/04206
Solar & renewables
Council
Kensington and Chelsea 5.1/10
Date received
12 Aug 2026
Date validated
12 Aug 2026
Decision date
7 Oct 2026
Postcode
W8 4SA

Description

Installation of two external Air Source Heat Pump units mounted to an existing chimney stack at roof level Data via plota.co.uk

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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 87% of full applications here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
93,033decided in the last year

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Site constraints 11

Kensington Palace 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 57 · 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
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
9 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Registered park or garden about 221 m away: Kensington Gardens; Inside the Kensington and Chelsea built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; National infrastructure project about 1582 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.

Sales history 4

Last sold for £9,351,000 in November 2025. Terraced house, freehold.

25 November 2025£9,351,000
16 June 2004£3,523,500
28 January 2000£2,300,000
15 December 1995£1,240,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area315 m² (3,391 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (66 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 7 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
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Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
6 Palace Gardens Terrace, London, W8 4RP
FELL 1x Japanese cherry at rear
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2025 Approved
1 Palace Gardens Terrace, London, W8 4SA
Construction of a single storey basement, lower ground floor rear extension and associate…
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2025 Approved
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Prune 1 x Purple-Leaved Cherry Plum (centre of garden No. 5) and 1 x Crab Apple (overhang…
ARB/25/05393
2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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Prune 1 x Sycamore (front)
ARB/25/04891
2025 Withdrawn
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Construction of a single storey basement, lower ground floor rear extension and associate…
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2024 Refused
Flat 4, 11 Palace Gardens Terrace, London, W8 4SA
Alterations to roof to form a rooftop sun deck terrace and associated glazed access housi…
PP/24/06507
2024 Approved
Flat 2, 26 Palace Gardens Terrace, LONDON, W8 4RP
Construction of single storey outbuilding garden room, in rear garden
PP/24/05682
2024 Approved
Flat A, 4 Brunswick Gardens, LONDON, W8 4AJ
Prune 1x Magnolia in rear garden
ARB/24/07349
2024 Approved
20 Brunswick Gardens, LONDON, W8 4AJ
Prune 1x London Plane (Platanus x hispanica) and 1x Bay(Laurus nobilis) in rear garden
ARB/24/06409
2024 Approved
76 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4BY
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2024 Approved
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Prune 2 x Horse Chestnut (rear)
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2023 Approved
9 Brunswick Gardens, LONDON, W8 4AS
Prune s 1 silver birch (betula pendula) (rear garden)
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Prune x 2 birch (rear garden)
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Flat 3, 18 Palace Gardens Terrace, London, W8 4RP
Installation of victorian style railings to 3rd floor flat roof
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Prune 1x Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) at rear
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Prune 1 x Ash (front)
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2023 Approved
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Installation of one electric car charging point with associated feeder pillar on the foot…
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Extension to pitched roof to form a mansard extension to the front and rear with a slate…
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Replacement of window of closet wing at second floor with double hung sash window
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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.