6 Launceston Place, London, W8 5RL

LB/26/01871Listed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 8 May 2026

Council decision: Grant Planning Permission/Consent6 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Repair and modification of internal staircase

Received: 23 March 2026
Council: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Ward: Queen's Gate

ReceivedReceived23 Mar
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation15 May
TargetTarget Date18 May
DecidedDecided8 May

Decided in 46 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application at 6 Launceston Place, London, W8 5RL. Kensington has handled 1,418 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 10 days quicker than Kensington's typical decision time. The site is in the De Vere conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications 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.

93% of heritage 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 5RL
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Scale / size: Small
Parish: 14
District: De Vere

Planning application dates

Validated: 23 March 2026
Consultation expiry: 15 May 2026
Consultation end: 15 May 2026
Target decision date: 18 May 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 15

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: De Vere
Listed building: 5-22 Launceston PlaceOn or next to this site
Article 4 direction: Article 4 - No 100+1 more
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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Kensington

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