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Barkers Arcade, 63-97 Kensington High Street, London, W8 5SE

LB/26/05028Permitted

Proposal

Reduce extent of rear curtain wall glazing; Installation of stone piers at structural gridlines; localised revision to part fourth-floor fa?ade from glazing to masonry treatment incorporating brickwork and stone cornice detailing; removal of fixed terrace planters to provide more flexibility in the use and layout of terrace areas, whilst retaining opportunity for landscaping; and associated amendments to privacy screening, with consideration of consequential effects on visual impact and overlooking

Received
25 September 2026
Decided
16 October 2026 · Grant Planning Permission/Consent
Ward
Queen's Gate
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received25 Sep
  2. Validated17 Sep
  3. Consult.16 Oct
  4. Target12 Nov
  5. Decided16 Oct

Decided in 29 days

This is a planning application for window replacement at Barkers Arcade, 63-97 Kensington High Street, London, W8 5SE. Kensington has handled 16,719 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 21 days, 5 weeks quicker than Kensington's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 15 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 2,691 applications in total for the W8 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
LB/26/05028
Address
Barkers Arcade, 63-97 Kensington High Street, London, W8 5SE
Postcode
W8 5SE
Local Authority
Kensington
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Queen's Gate

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
17 September 2026
Target Decision Date
12 November 2026
Date Decided
16 October 2026
Date Validated
17 September 2026
Date Submitted
25 September 2026
Consultation End
16 October 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Grant Planning Permission/Consent
Case Officer
Amanda Peck

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

UPRN
217117275
Coordinates
51.501620, -0.191074
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Kensington

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    25 Sep

    Reduce extent of rear curtain wall glazing; Installation of stone piers at structural gridlines; localised…

    This applicationApprovedApplicationLB/26/05028
  2. 2026
    25 Sep

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 25/00594

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentFiled alongsideNMA/26/05035

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Kensington Square
  • Listed building: Grade II: Messers Barkers' StoreOn this site · +9 more
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 - No 100
  • Tree Preservation OrderCovers the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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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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