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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea planning applications

Data as of 5 November 2026

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea decided more than 2,200 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 6% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 0 days to decide one.

Look up one application

Search by reference or address on Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).

Recent major decisions

Figures for Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Decisions: the twelve months to 5 November 2026, from Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s published planning register. Appeals: decided from 6 November 2023 to 5 November 2026, from the appeal body’s casework.
Applications decided more than 2,200
Share refusedof those approved or refused 6%middle UK council 9%
Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date 0 daysmiddle UK council 55 days
Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings 13%of more than 130 decided
Appeals decidedin the last three years more than 230
Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits 42%about one in two
Officer reports and decision notices searchable back to 2017
Local Plan policies held 99plan adopted 2024

What inspectors decide appeals on

In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s planning applications.

  • “The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”

    Allowed, 2024

  • “The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area and the effect on the special interest and significance of heritage assets; • the effect of the proposed development on the…”

    Dismissed, 2019

  • “The main issue is the effect of the proposed development upon the supply of housing.”

    Dismissed, 2017

How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.