Penthouse Flat, 8 Kensington Palace Gardens, London, W8 4QP
Proposal
Non-material amendment to planning permission 24/03521 (Extension of 4th floor penthouse flat onto rear terrace. Alterations to roof and replacement of glazing to front and rear) to allow: alterations to vertical glazing elements (on front and rear elevations); replacement of glazing on side of rear extension with solid wall, finished to match existing; revision to glazing on the rear elevation terrace as part of the design development; rationalisation of roof configuration above extension; 5th floor study windows to be combined into one single larger window; 5th floor extension area to be reduced; addition of new rooflight (not visible from street) to 5th floor study; eaves of the raised roof elements to be lowered by 150 mm; plant room enclosure to have 4 evenly spread double doors on the front (as opposed to 5 in original application); 5th floor balustrade to be retained, no longer removed.
- Received
- 21 March 2025
- Decided
- 17 April 2025 · Accept Non-Material Amendment(s)
- Ward
- Campden
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- ReceivedSubmitted21 Mar
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation2 May
- TargetTarget Date18 Apr
- DecidedDecided17 Apr
Decided in 27 days (council typically 56)
This is an application to amend a permission at Penthouse Flat, 8 Kensington Palace Gardens, London, W8 4QP. Kensington has handled 290 applications of this type and approves 80% of them, typically deciding them in 28 days. This one was decided in 27 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 112 applications across Campden. We hold 2,691 applications in total for the W8 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Kensington Palace
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 - No 100
- Tree Preservation OrderCovers the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (19)
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