Atlantic House, 1 St. Albans Grove, London, W8 5PN
Withdrawn on 12 June 2025
Council decision: Withdrawn by Applicant
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Proposal
Details required by Condition 8 (Contamination - Verification report) of planning permission PP/23/06237 (Variation of condition 2 (Compliance with approved drawings) of planning permission?PP/22/01567 ((Change of use of Atlantic House from Class C2 (student accommodation) to Class F1a (education). Minor alterations and additions to Atlantic House including the provision of a subservient glazed link building bridging the gap between the original Lytham House Villa and the Atlantic House building, demolition of existing metal fire escape stair on the side elevation and provision of a new fire egress stairway to the rear of the building, replacing existing western car park in place for school outdoor play space, installation of a canopy to the rear for early years play, demolition of existing rooftop plant and replacement with concealed rooftop plant in a partial extension to match the existing roofline, new and improved landscaping to all boundaries including secure fencing along St Albans Grove and partial demolition of poor quality additions to the rear (northern facade) refurbishing to match the original building form and character of Atlantic House. (Major development) (Please see associated applications ref. PP/22/01575, PP/22/01399 and PP/22/01400))?to allow:- Alteration to the positioning of windows and skylights/rooflights;- Minor changes to internal layouts within the building;- Retention of the existing access route along the eastern boundary of the site and be utilised for service/secondary access;- The omission of previously proposed ramp;- Widening of the access stairs down to the rear lower ground floor early years lightwell;- Introduction of new disabled refuge area;- Change to the access steps down to lower ground floor lightwell behind Lytham House;- Installation of a mansafe system around the perimeter of the roof of Lytham House;- Reduction of the number of PVs from 106 sqm to 89 sqm;- Enlargement of roof plant louvres for ventilation on the eastern slope of Atlantic House roof; ?- Changes to the roof access and lift overrun above Lytham House; and - Modification to the approved extent of demolition to include the partial demolition and replacement of the flank wall to Atlantic House north. (MAJOR DEVELOPMENT))
- Received
- 18 April 2025
- Ward
- Queen's Gate
- ReceivedReceived18 Apr
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation23 May
- TargetTarget Date13 Jun
- DecidedDecided12 Jun
Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to vary a condition at Atlantic House, 1 St. Albans Grove, London, W8 5PN. Kensington has handled 1,574 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 55 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 215 applications across Queen's Gate. We hold 2,954 applications in total for the W8 postcode area.
95% of conditions applications at Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- W8 5PN
- Application type
- Discharge of Conditions
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- 14
- District
- De Vere
Planning application dates
- Validated
- 18 April 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 23 May 2025
- Consultation end
- 23 May 2025
- Target decision date
- 13 June 2025
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 6
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: De Vere+1 more
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 - No 100
- Tree Preservation OrderCovers the site · +1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
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Associated applications
- 202518 Apr
Details required by Condition 8 (Contamination - Verification report) of planning permission PP/23/06237
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Planning history at this site
17 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202610 Jul
Details required by Condition 8 (Contamination - Verification report) of planning permission PP/23/06237
PendingDischarge of conditionsCON/26/03684 - 20266 Jul
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ApprovedApplicationARB/26/03606 - 202527 Oct
Details required by Condition 21 (Tree protection measures) of planning permission PP/23/06237
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/25/06411 - 20259 Sep
Details required by condition 8 (Contamination - Verification Report) of planning permission 23/06237
WithdrawnDischarge of conditionsCON/25/05467 - 20259 Sep
Details required by condition 8 (Contamination - Verification report) of planning permission 23/06237
WithdrawnDischarge of conditionsCON/25/05447 - 202520 Aug
Atlantic House - Condition 22
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/25/05074 - 20255 Jun
Details required by condition 16 (Ventilation Strategy [Compliance]) of planning permission 23/06237
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/25/03513 - 20256 May
Details required by Condition 22 (Acoustic report- insulation) of planning permission PP/23/06237
WithdrawnDischarge of conditionsCON/25/02831 - 20251 May
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ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/25/02801 - 20251 May
Details required by condition 33a (transport - details required: cycle parking) of planning permission…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/25/02800 - 20251 May
Details required by condition 29 (noise management plan) of planning permission PP/23/06237
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/25/02799 - 20251 May
Details required by Condition 37 (Traffic Management Plan - Details reserved) of planning permission…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/25/02759 - 20251 May
Details required by Condition 36 (Travel Plan - Details reserved) of planning permission PP/23/06237
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/25/02758 - 20251 May
Details required by Condition 33c (Transport - Details required - delivery and servicing management plan) of…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/25/02757 - 202519 Feb
Details required by Condition 25 (Building services plant) of planning permission PP/23/06237
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/25/01071 - 202517 Feb
Details required by Condition 3 (submission of details - g) Final details of the proposed black painted metal…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/25/01042 - 202420 May
Details required by condition 3h (submission of details - (h) Detailed drawings at 1:5 of the replacement…
RefusedDischarge of conditionsCON/24/03414
Source: Kensington
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