257-265 Kensington High Street, and 4-10 & 24 Earl's Court Road, LONDON W8

NMA/26/05858All OtherAwaiting decision

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Proposal

Non-material amendment to planning permission PP/22/07748 (Variation of condition 1 (Approved drawings), 15 (Telecommunication equipment), 24 (Provision of parking) and 26 (Electric Vehicle Charging Points) of planning permission PP/19/05105) for demolition of former Post Office delivery office, Whitlock House office building and the cinema building with retention of cinema facade to Kensington High Street, and construction of basement and buildings to provide: cinema facilities; residential units and associated residential facilities; retail and office accommodation; flexible commercial,business and service and local community and learning accommodation; car parking spaces; cycle parking; plant; hard and soft landscaping; public realm improvements, and associated works

Received: 30 October 2026
Council: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

ReceivedReceived30 Oct
ValidatedValidated6 Nov
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at 257-265 Kensington High Street, and 4-10 & 24 Earl's Court Road, LONDON W8. Kensington has handled 1,474 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 30 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Edwards Square, Scarsdale and Abingdon conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 157 applications across Abingdon.

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

Application type: All Other

Planning application dates

Date validated: 6 November 2026

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Edwards Square/Scarsdale & Abingdon+1 more
Article 4 direction: Article 4 - No 100+1 more
Tree Preservation OrderCovers the site
Brownfield land register: 257-265 (Odeon Cinema) Kensington High StreetRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
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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