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165 to 181 Kensington High Street, London, W8 6SH

PP/25/00065Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Variation of condition 2 (compliance with approved drawings) of planning permission 19/06786 (Application for mixed-use development, consisting of rear extensions up to third floor to create 8 residential units and additional office space; retention of retail space at ground floor with replacement shop frontages; creation of a front and rear entrance for commercial and residential access (MAJOR APPLICATION)) to allow for the reconfiguration of all floor levels; amendments to front, rear and side elevations; amendments at the roof level; change of use from office use at the roof terrace to residential; cycle parking amendments (MAJOR APPLICATION; CONSERVATION AREA) RE-CONSULTATION required due to additional and clarification drawings and supporting information received

Received
25 December 2024
Decision due
17 June 2025
Ward
Abingdon
  1. Received25 Dec
  2. Validated18 Mar
  3. Consult.11 Apr
  4. Target17 Jun
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 165 to 181 Kensington High Street, London, W8 6SH. Kensington has handled 5,404 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 25 December 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded 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.

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 6SH
Application type
Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
01
District
Edwardes Square/ Scarsdale/ Abingdon

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 March 2025
Consultation expiry
11 April 2025
Consultation end
11 April 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Leith Planning Ltd
Agent address
Unit 4 Freckleton Street Kirkham PR4 2SH

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Additional information

Documents
39

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Edwards Square/Scarsdale & Abingdon
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 - No 100+1 more
  • 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.

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