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PP/26/05726 - Planning Permission Consultation
Change of useNew homes

Proposal

Change of use: sub-division of Flat 3 to provide an additional dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 31 Dec 2026 and 14 Feb 2027, from Kensington and Chelsea's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 20 Nov 2026

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Documents

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Site constraints 12

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 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
Town centre: Kensington High Street
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
38 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Parish Church of St Mary Abbot and Railings to Churchyard, Grade II*, about 20 m from the postcode pin · 4 Grade II*, 31 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Registered park or garden about 95 m away: The Roof Garden, 99 High St, Kensington
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Kensington and Chelsea built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; National infrastructure project about 1225 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 28 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 4PE
Received
22 Oct 2026
Validated
22 Oct 2026
Ward
Campden
Target decision
17 Dec 2026

Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Kensington and Chelsea usually decides changes of use by day 82.

Day 775 days to the predicted decision (day 82)
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
20 Nov 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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Installation of one internally illuminated hanging sign mounted behind storefront glazing.
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2025 Approved
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CA/25/06697
2025 Approved
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PP/25/05286
2025 Approved
Basement And Ground Floor, 9 Young Street, London, W8 5EH
Replacement of existing extraction and ventilation plant and ducting on rear flat roof wi…
LB/25/05287
2025 Approved
Unit SU2, Barkers Arcade, 63-97 Kensington High Street, London, W8 5SE
Installation of 4no. vinyl logo decals to storefront glazing.
CA/25/04452
2025
Unit SU2, Barkers Arcade, 63-97 Kensington High Street, London, W8 5SE
Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus.
NOT/25/04837
2025 Approved
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Installation of replacement signs to include 1x double sided projecting sign, 1x fascia s…
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2025 Withdrawn
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Unit SU3, Barkers Arcade, 63-97 Kensington High Street, London, W8 5SE
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Second And Third Floor Flat, 9 Young Street, London, W8 5EH
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Kensington and Chelsea
Planning Authority Score
5.1/10
Average
#144 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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