Empress State Building Empress Approach London SW6 1TR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of a canopy shelter and storage lockers against the east core side wall to the side of the main entrance; and erection of a relocated smokers shelter adjacent to the west core to the south west of the main building. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 20 Nov 2025 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
Documents 15
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 12
Application forms 1
Site constraints 7
Checked on 2 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- SW6 1TR
- Received
- 24 Sept 2025
- Validated
- 25 Sept 2025
- Ward
- West Kensington
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- APPLICATION APPROVED
- Decision date
- 20 Nov 2025
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Vincent Gabbe / Knight Frank LLP
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, 21 days faster than Hammersmith and Fulham's median of 77 for full applications. Approved, as 98% of full applications here are.
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Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 29 Sept 2025
- Comments by
- 20 Nov 2025
- Site or press notice
- 8 Oct 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 20 Nov 2028
Historical activity at this location
16 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Hammersmith and Fulham is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #281 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 63% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 99% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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