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PP/26/04799 - Planning Permission Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Formation of an opening through the front garden wall between 53 and 55 Campden Hill Road,and formation of steps to allow access between the front gardens of the property Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Sept 2026
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Validated
8 Sept 2026
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Approved
22 Oct 2026

Approved on 22 Oct 2026 · Last checked 23 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 10

Kensington 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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; National infrastructure project about 1850 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; 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, 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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Important details

Council
Kensington and Chelsea
Application type
Planning Permission
Postcode
W8 7DY
Received
2 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Campden
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Nov 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
22 Oct 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 44 days from validation, 39 days faster than Kensington and Chelsea's median of 83 for extensions. Approved, as 95% of extensions here are.

33%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
1,441decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Kensington and Chelsea in the last twelve months, from validation. Kensington and Chelsea decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
2 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Withdrawn
4 Upper Phillimore Gardens, London, W8 7HA
Fell T1 - 1x Birch tree 14m tall in front garden
ARB/25/06722
2025 Withdrawn
38 Argyll Road, London, W8 7BS
Erection of single storey garden room in rear garden***WITHDRAWN***
PP/25/06268
2025 Approved
47 Argyll Road, London, W8 7DA
Rear FELL 1 x Pear (Pyrus communis)(T3) in rear garden, andPrune 1 x Lime (Tilia spp)(T5)…
ARB/25/05666
2025 Approved
The Great Hall, Town Hall, Hornton Street, London, W8 7NX
Variation of Condition 2 (Compliance with approved drawings) of planning permission PP/24…
PP/25/02320
2025 Approved
Town Hall, Hornton Street, London, W8 7NX
Re-waterproofing north forecourt area. Current paving bricks to be taken up. Replacement…
PP/25/02416
2025 Approved
2 Upper Phillimore Gardens, London, W8 7HA
Prune 1 x Robinia 'Frisia' in rear garden.
ARB/25/03853
2025 Approved
55 Campden Hill Road, London, W8 7DY
Prune 3 x Lime Trees in rear garden.
ARB/25/03224
2025 Decided
33 Campden Hill Road, London, W8 7DX
Prune 1 x Ginkgo/Maidenhair (front garden)
ARB/25/03068
2025 Approved
55 Argyll Road, London, W8 7DA
Prune 2 x Lime (Tilia x europaea) in rear garden
ARB/25/02575
2025 Approved
38 Argyll Road, London, W8 7BS
Amendment to approved application PP/23/05785 granted on 31/10/2023, to replace the appro…
PP/25/01931
2025 Approved
55 Campden Hill Road, London, W8 7DY
Prune 1 x Magnolia
ARB/25/02084
2025 Approved
31 Argyll Road, London, W8 7DA
Erection of single-storey rear extension at lower ground floor level, along with associat…
PP/25/00869
2025 Approved
38 Argyll Road, LONDON, W8 7BS
FELL 1 x multi-stemmed Acer (rear)
ARB/25/00527
2024 Approved
21 Argyll Road, LONDON, W8 7DA
FELL 2 x Laurels (rear)
ARB/24/06836
2023 Refused
Town Hall, Hornton Street, LONDON, W8 7NX
Part change of use of basement car park to provide 985 sqm of flexible work-space and anc…
PP/23/04148
2024 Approved
The Great Hall, Town Hall, Hornton Street, LONDON, W8 7NX
Installation of vertical garden/ green wall to the external wall of the Great Hall at Ken…
PP/24/04220
2024 Approved
55 Argyll Road, LONDON, W8 7DA
Prune 2 x Lime trees (Tilia x europaea)(T1/T2) in rear garden.
ARB/24/05338
2024 Approved
51 Argyll Road, LONDON, W8 7DA
Proposed rear extension with flat rooflight.
PP/24/02662
2024 Approved
11 Argyll Road, LONDON, W8 7DA
Prune 1 x Prunus (rear) and 1 x Magnolia (front)
ARB/24/03071
2024 Approved
9 Argyll Road, LONDON, W8 7DA
Variation of condition nos. 2 (Compliance with approved drawings), 3 (Trees and landscapi…
PP/24/02075
2017 Approved
43 Campden Hill Road, LONDON, W8 7DX
FELL 1x Common Plum (Prunus domestica) in front garden
ARB/17/06403
2017 Withdrawn
35 Campden Hill Road, LONDON, W8 7DX
Construction of basement under house and part of rear garden, alterations to front of hou…
PP/17/06726
2017 Approved
33 Campden Hill Road, LONDON, W8 7DX
Prune 1 x False Acacia and 1 x Ginkgo/Maidenhair
ARB/17/05846
2017 Withdrawn
25 Argyll Road, LONDON, W8 7DA
Prune 1 x London Plane***WITHDRAWN***
ARB/17/05739
2017 Approved
45 Campden Hill Road, LONDON, W8 7DX
Replacement of windows on front and rear elevations
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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%).

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings