199 Kensington High Street, London, W8 6BA

NMA/26/01466Non-Material AmendmentsApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 6 May 2026

Council decision: Accept Non-Material Amendment(s)

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Proposal

Non-material amendment to planning permission PP/24/08394 to allow fixed access ladder moved to front elevation; safety railing on roof; number of air conditioning units reduced and layout changed; lift and MEP riser overrun removed and replaced with weathering cowls; flush fixed rooflights added; AOV rooflight size altered; redundant parapet wall removed; standard sized riser on ground floor front elevation;? and ground floor glazing narrowed to accommodate accessibility sized entrance doors

Received: 17 February 2026
Council: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Ward: Abingdon

ReceivedReceived17 Feb
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation8 May
TargetTarget Date17 Mar
DecidedDecided6 May

Decided in 78 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 199 Kensington High Street, London, W8 6BA. Kensington has handled 290 applications of this type. This one was decided in 78 days, 3 weeks longer than Kensington's typical decision time. The site is in the Edwards Square, Scarsdale and Abingdon conservation area. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 157 applications across Abingdon. We hold 2,967 applications in total for the W8 postcode area.

86% of amendment 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 6BA
Application type: Non-Material Amendments
Scale / size: Small
Parish: 01
District: Edwardes Square/ Scarsdale/ Abingdon

Planning application dates

Validated: 17 February 2026
Consultation expiry: 8 May 2026
Consultation end: 8 May 2026
Target decision date: 17 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period: 28 days

Additional information

Documents: 12

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Edwards Square, Scarsdale and Abingdon+1 more
Article 4 direction: Article 4 - No 100+1 more
Tree Preservation OrderCovers the site
Brownfield land register: 201 To 207 Kensington High Street, London W8 6BARegister site at or near this address
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (20)

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 and heritage coasts.

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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Kensington

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