Second And Third Floor Flat, 9 Young Street, London, W8 5EH

PP/25/01276Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 1 May 2025

Council decision: Grant Planning Permission/Consent

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Use of flat roof as a roof terrace, together with associated alterations including new metal balustrade, composite decking and replacement rooflights

Received: 26 February 2025
Council: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Ward: Queen's Gate

ReceivedReceived26 Feb
ValidatedValidated6 Mar
Consult.Consultation4 Apr
TargetTarget Date1 May
DecidedDecided1 May

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Second And Third Floor Flat, 9 Young Street, London, W8 5EH. Kensington has handled 5,404 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 8 days longer than Kensington's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 215 applications across Queen's Gate. 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 5EH
Application type: Planning Permission
Scale / size: Small
Parish: 14
District: Kensington Square

Planning application dates

Date validated: 6 March 2025
Consultation expiry: 4 April 2025
Consultation end: 4 April 2025
Target decision date: 1 May 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Metropolis Planning
Agent address: Suite LP59350 20-22 Wenlock Road London N1 7GU

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 16

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Kensington Square+1 more
Listed building: Grade II: 9, Young StreetOn this site
Article 4 direction: Article 4 - No 100+1 more
Tree Preservation OrderCovers the site · +1 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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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Associated applications

2025
26 Feb
Use of flat roof as a roof terrace, together with associated alterations including new metal balustrade…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideLB/25/01277
2025
26 Feb
Use of flat roof as a roof terrace, together with associated alterations including new metal balustrade…
This applicationApprovedFullPP/25/01276

Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Kensington

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