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Development Site At 161 - 237 Kensington Church Street And 39-41 And Newcombe House 45 Notting Hill Gate Royal Borough Of Kensington And Chelsea London

25/06814/OBSApplication for obs to adj boroughsPending Decision
Discharge / amendments

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 façade of Newcombe House Tower; iii) Minor façade 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.

Received
22 September 2025
Target decision date
13 October 2025
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received22 Sep
  2. Validated22 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target13 Oct
  5. Decided

This is a planning application for demolition at Development Site At 161 - 237 Kensington Church Street And 39-41 And Newcombe House 45 Notting Hill Gate Royal Borough Of Kensington And Chelsea London. Westminster has handled 26,489 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 54 days. It was submitted on 22 September 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

Application Details

Reference
25/06814/OBS
Address
Development Site At 161 - 237 Kensington Church Street And 39-41 And Newcombe House 45 Notting Hill Gate Royal Borough Of Kensington And Chelsea London
Local Authority
Westminster
Application Type
Application for obs to adj boroughs
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Pending

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
Kensington Town Hall Hornton Street London W8 7NX

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
22 September 2025
Target Decision Date
13 October 2025
Date Validated
22 September 2025
Date Submitted
22 September 2025

Planning Decision

Statutory Period
21 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
0
Documents
1
Coordinates
51.508790, -0.195786
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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  • 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)
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