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Glendower Preparatory School, 86-87 Queen's Gate, LONDON, SW7 5JX

LB/26/01748All OtherApproved

Approved on 22 June 2026

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Proposal

Proposed works comprise alterations to existing pavement vaults, installation and replacement of plant equipment with associated alterations at mansard level, upgrades to building services throughout. Internal works include alterations to partitions, and internal refurbishment, comprising redecoration and joinery repairs and replacements. Addition of discreet screening to the existing entrance gates (Amended Description).

Submitted
16 February 2026
  1. Received16 Feb
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided22 Jun

Decided in 126 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at Glendower Preparatory School, 86-87 Queen's Gate, LONDON, SW7 5JX. Kensington has handled 1,474 applications of this type. This one was decided in 126 days, 10 weeks longer than Kensington's typical decision time. The site is in the Queen's Gate conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 191 applications across Courtfield. We hold 1,522 applications in total for the SW7 postcode area.

95% of all other 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
SW7 5JX
Application type
All Other

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Queen’s Gate
  • Listed building: 68-87 Queens GateOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 - No 100
  • Tree Preservation OrderCovers the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    16 Feb

    Proposed works comprise alterations to existing pavement vaults, installation and replacement of plant…

    This applicationApprovedAll OtherLB/26/01748
  2. 2026
    16 Feb

    Proposed works comprise alterations to existing pavement vaults, installation and replacement of plant…

    ApprovedAll OtherFiled alongsidePP/26/01747

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    23 Oct

    External fabric investigation, conservation and repair works. Internal drainage investigation and repairs…

    PendingApplicationPP/26/05561
  2. 2026
    23 Oct

    External fabric investigation, conservation and repair works. Internal drainage investigation and repairs…

    PendingApplicationLB/26/05562
  3. 2026
    10 Jul

    Non-material amendment to planning permission PP/26/01747

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentNMA/26/03739
  4. 2026
    24 Mar

    Prune 1x London Plane at front

    ApprovedPruneARB/26/01062
  5. 2025
    29 Dec

    Prune 1x London Plane

    ApprovedAll OtherARB/26/00633
  6. 2025
    26 Mar

    Internal alterations including: refurbishment of stairwells, of two principal ground floor rooms, and of…

    ApprovedListed building consentLB/25/02149

Source: Kensington

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