4, Kensington Gate, London, W8 5NA

PP/25/05237Householder planning & listed building consentPermitted

Householder

Proposal

Alterations to the front elevation, including replacement of doors and installation of soil vent pipe; resurfacing of front paved areas; installation of rooflights and solar thermal panels; erection of a two-storey rear infill extension at lower and upper ground levels, including reconfiguration of the lower ground lightwell; excavation of a basement below part of the rear garden; alterations to the rear elevation, including replacement of one door and two windows; removal of rear external boiler enclosure and associated flue attached to side of closet wing; installation of two external air conditioning condenser units within acoustic enclosures in the rear garden; hard and soft landscaping to the rear garden; and internal alterations, including works to front vaults.

Received: 29 August 2025
Decided: 1 April 2026
Council: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedSubmitted29 Aug
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided1 Apr

Decided in 215 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Kensington92% of householder planning & listed building consent applications approved

This is a planning application for an extension at 4, Kensington Gate, London, W8 5NA. Kensington has handled 205 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 60 days. This one was decided in 215 days, 22 weeks longer than Kensington's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 83 applications across Queen's Gate. We hold 2,691 applications in total for the W8 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

PP/25/05237

Address

4, Kensington Gate, London, W8 5NA

Postcode

W8 5NA

Local Authority

Kensington

Application Type

Householder planning & listed building consent

Decision Status

Permitted

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided

1 April 2026

Date Submitted

29 August 2025

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates

51.499275, -0.183152

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Kensington

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Associated applications

2025
29 Aug
Alterations to the front elevation including replacement of doors and installation of soil vent pipe…
PendingAll OtherFiled alongsideLB/25/05238
2025
29 Aug
Alterations to the front elevation, including replacement of doors and installation of soil vent pipe…
This applicationApprovedListed building consentPP/25/05237

Planning history at this site

2 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Queen’s Gate
Listed building: Grade II*: 1-3, Kensington Gate W8On 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 (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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