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The Clearings Site, Draycott Avenue, LONDON, SW3 2NA

CL/25/01062Lawful development: Proposed useRefused

Proposal

For temporary use, to take out Licence from owners of The Clearings Site in order to hire it out as a unit base for commercial film productions where cast facial filming, CGI and scanning would take place along with storage of equipment, crew cars, production HGVS, dining buses and changing facilities to support principal photography taking place in nearby filming locations. (Certificate of Proposed Development/Use)

Received
24 February 2025
Decided
30 April 2025
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received24 Feb
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided30 Apr

Decided in 65 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Kensington86% of lawful development: proposed use applications approved

This is a planning application at The Clearings Site, Draycott Avenue, LONDON, SW3 2NA. Kensington has handled 72 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 65 days, 9 days longer than Kensington's median. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 141 applications across Brompton and Hans Town. We hold 1,475 applications in total for the SW3 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
CL/25/01062
Address
The Clearings Site, Draycott Avenue, LONDON, SW3 2NA
Postcode
SW3 2NA
Local Authority
Kensington
Application Type
Lawful development: Proposed use
Decision Status
Rejected

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided
30 April 2025
Date Submitted
24 February 2025

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.493156, -0.166152
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Kensington

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 - No 100
  • Brownfield land register: Clearings Draycott AvenueRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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