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Land at 43-45 and 39-41 Notting Hill Gate and 161-237 (odd) Kensington Church Street, London, W11 3LQ

PP/25/04864Planning PermissionPending Decision
Full

Proposal

Variation of Condition 2 (Compliance with approved drawings) of planning permision PP/23/03534 (Partial retention, refurbishment and extension of Newcombe House tower for continued office use, full demolition of rest of site comprising existing retail and housing uses and surface level car park, and redevelopment to provide retail use at ground floor and office use at the upper floors, housing and a medical centre in new buildings ranging from 6-15 storeys with double basement, public realm works and other ancillary works (MAJOR DEVELOPMENT)) for the following amendments: i) Amendments to basement 1 and basement 2 areas; - Amendments to GIA's and GEA's across the development; ii) Updates to fa?ade of Newcombe House Tower; iii) Minor fa?ade amendments, height increase to parapets and plant enclosures and replacement PVs and Ramp Gantry to KCS building; - Reduction to clear height to servicing yard; and - Amendments to medical and affordable building floorspace, increase in height to accommodate build ups, blue roof, roof insulation and clear heights for services to residential units. [MAJOR DEVELOPMENT; AND DEVELOPMENT AFFECTING THE SETTING OF CONSERVATION AREAS AND THE SETTING OF LISTED BUILDINGS]

Received
7 August 2025
Target decision date
2 December 2025
Ward
Campden
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received7 Aug
  2. Validated2 Sep
  3. Consult.31 Oct
  4. Target2 Dec
  5. Decided
8 weeks typical decision time in Kensington92% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for demolition at Land at 43-45 and 39-41 Notting Hill Gate and 161-237 (odd) Kensington Church Street, London, W11 3LQ. Kensington has handled 5,405 applications of this type and approves 85% of them, typically deciding them in 60 days. It was submitted on 7 August 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 112 applications across Campden. We hold 7,730 applications in total for the W11 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
PP/25/04864
Address
Land at 43-45 and 39-41 Notting Hill Gate and 161-237 (odd) Kensington Church Street, London, W11 3LQ
Postcode
W11 3LQ
Local Authority
Kensington
Application Type
Planning Permission
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Pre-Determination Stage
Ward
Campden
Parish
03

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
7 August 2025
Consultation Expiry
31 October 2025
Target Decision Date
2 December 2025
Date Validated
2 September 2025
Date Submitted
7 August 2025
Consultation End
31 October 2025

Planning Decision

Case Officer
Cheryl Saverus
Statutory Period
117 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
80
Coordinates
51.508965, -0.195493
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Kensington

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Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    9 Jun

    Details required by condition 25 (Cycle parking - short-stay) of planning permission 23/03534

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/26/03067
  2. 2025
    4 Nov

    Details required by Condition 54 (Contamination - Quantitative Risk Assessment and Remediation Strategy) of…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/25/06769
  3. 2025
    13 Oct

    Details required by Condition 31 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) of planning permission PP/23/03534

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/25/06257
  4. 2025
    22 Sep

    Adjustments to the placement of the designs displayed on the hoardings erected to surround the development…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentCA/25/05622
  5. 2025
    19 Sep

    Details required by condition 10 (Safety and Security) of planning permission 23/03534

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/25/05707
  6. 2025
    17 Jul

    Display of advertisement banners affixed to hoarding, at Land at 43-45 and 39-41 Notting Hill Gate and 161-237

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentCA/25/04078

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: KensingtonNext to the site
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 - No 100+1 more
  • Tree Preservation OrderNext to the site
  • Brownfield land register: Newcombe House, Notting Hill GateRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (19)

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 and heritage coasts.

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