Planning decisions in Kensington And Chelsea
How long Kensington And Chelsea takes to decide a planning application and how many it approves, from the 3,170 decisions it made in the twelve months to August 2026. Days run from validation to decision, the clock the council reports against; the wait from receipt is shown beside it. How the figures are made.
87 daysmedian from validation to decision (UK 52); 87 from receipt
36%decided within eight weeks (UK 73%), 52% within thirteen
96%approved (UK 89%): 2,711 approved, 122 refused, 289 withdrawn
320 of 322UK rank for speed; 58 of 322 for approvals
By kind of application
| Kind | Median days | Within 8 weeks | Approved | Decisions | UK rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tree works | 51 | 53% | 99% | 657 | 223 of 261 |
| Discharge of conditions | 117 | 30% | 97% | 505 | 178 of 178 |
| Amendments | 73 | 40% | 89% | 167 | 269 of 271 |
| Advertisement consent | 77 | 39% | 93% | 150 | 185 of 192 |
| Lawful development certificates | 74 | 35% | 94% | 54 | 255 of 256 |
| Listed building consent * | 83 | 0% | 100% | 12 | 195 of 200 |
Appeals
66 appeals against Kensington And Chelsea decisions were decided by the Planning Inspectorate in the window, 54 for every 100 refusals; 35% were allowed. Every appeal in Kensington And Chelsea.
By year
| Year decided | Median days | Within 8 weeks | Approved | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 87 | 36% | 96% | 3,170 |
Decided in the last three weeks
- 45 Limerston Street, London, SW10 0BLPrune 1 x Liquidambar (front)Approved11 Sept 2026
- Gardens, Nevern Square, LondonPrune 1 x Roble Beech and 1 x Ash; FELL 1 x Laburnum (West Gate)Approved11 Sept 2026
- 70 Bedford Gardens, London, W8 7EHPrune 1x Lime, 1x Robinia and 1x Feijoa in rear gardenApproved11 Sept 2026
- 3A Gilston Road, London, SW10 9SJPrune 1x Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) in front gardenApproved11 Sept 2026
- 28 Holland Villas Road, London, W14 8DHPrune 2 x London Plane (front)Approved11 Sept 2026
- 16 Pembridge Crescent, London, W11 3DXPrune 1 x Liquidambar (front)Approved11 Sept 2026
- 127 Elgin Crescent, London, W11 2JHPrune 1 x Magnolia (front)Approved11 Sept 2026
- 4 Cottesmore Gardens, London, W8 5PRFELL 1 x Malus (rear)Approved11 Sept 2026
Built nightly from Kensington And Chelsea's planning register. Ranks are among the 322 published councils. See planning applications in Kensington And Chelsea, appeals, or get alerts for Kensington And Chelsea.
About these figures
How are decision times measured?
Days from the date the council validated the application to the date it decided it, for applications approved or refused in the window. That is the clock councils report against and the official statistics use. Each council’s page also shows the count from receipt, which is what the applicant actually waited. Withdrawn and undecided applications are not timed.
Why do these figures differ from the council’s own?
Councils count an agreed extension of time as decided on time; we treat the calendar as the calendar. Our figures are also live and rolling, where official statistics are quarterly and annual. So a council’s own within-eight-weeks figure will usually sit a little above ours.
What counts as approved?
Approval rate is approvals divided by approvals plus refusals. Withdrawals, and decisions whose outcome the register does not state, are counted in the totals but not in the rate.
Why is a council missing?
A council is published when it has at least 25 timed decisions in the window and its register’s decision data passes our consistency checks. Councils that fail are listed with the reason rather than shown with a number that would mislead.
How often is this updated?
Nightly, from the decisions we collect from every council register we monitor. The window is the twelve months to the last complete month.