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37 Pembroke Square, London, W8 6PE

PP/24/05620Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 7 February 2025

Council decision: Grant Planning Permission/Consent

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Proposal

Replacement of lower ground front entrance canopy in lead. Recladding of front entrance landing in black and white tiles. Reconstruction of roof extension in slate, asphalt and lead with 4no. dormers to match existing. Installation of 2no. low profile access rooflights and 1no. traditional lantern to main roof. Re-construction of rear closet wing with 1no. additional storey and 1no. low profile rooflight behind parapet. Alterations to internal door openings in partitions. Reinstatement of period style chimneypieces. Lowering of floor level to lower ground front room and to front lightwell. Installation of tanking and replacement floor to front vaults. Reconstruction of single storey extension at rear, retaining party wall, with steel framed glazing and green roof. Alterations to rear garden landscaping including reconstruction of steps to lightwell, minor adjustments to paving surfaces and new garden water feature.

Received
16 August 2024
Ward
Abingdon
  1. Received16 Aug
  2. Validated16 Aug
  3. Consult.27 Sep
  4. Target11 Oct
  5. Decided7 Feb

Decided in 175 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 37 Pembroke Square, London, W8 6PE. Kensington has handled 5,404 applications of this type. This one was decided in 175 days, 17 weeks longer than Kensington's typical decision time. The site is in the Edwards Square, Scarsdale and Abingdon conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,967 applications in total for the W8 postcode area.

92% of full 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 6PE
Application type
Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
01
District
Edwardes Square/ Scarsdale/ Abingdon

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 August 2024
Consultation expiry
27 September 2024
Consultation end
27 September 2024
Target decision date
11 October 2024

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Hackett Holland Ltd
Agent address
3 Folly Mews 223a Portobello Road London W11 1LU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
58

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Edwards Square/Scarsdale & Abingdon
  • Listed building: 32a and 33-49 Pembroke SquareOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 - No 100
  • 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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    19 Apr

    Prune 1 x Sycamore (rear)

    ApprovedARB (Tree applications)ARB/24/02493

Source: Kensington

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