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Kensington Preparatory School, 596 Fulham Road, London, SW6 5PA

Granted Hammersmith and Fulham 2025/02494/CLP Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed

Works: Trees Small domestic

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Landscaping project at the north east part of the school playground including new children's outdoor play equipment, hard and soft landscaping (retaining existing trees) and forming a small children's external play space in an existing side passage with a new retractable awning over it and a new external door from the school into it, all behind the Kelveden Road boundary wall.

As published by the council, reference 2025/02494/CLP

Application record

Reference
2025/02494/CLP
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed
Status
Granted As published: Decided: APPLICATION APPROVED
Decision
Granted As published: APPLICATION APPROVED
Received
15 Sep 2025
Validated
18 Sep 2025
Decided
22 Jan 2026
Ward
Fulham Town
Postcode
SW6 5PA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Hammersmith and Fulham register

This site has had 5 applications since 2018: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • P/2026/01482/VAPO Awaiting decision

    Kensington Preparatory School, 596 Fulham Road, London, SW6 5PA

    Variation of the Section 106 Agreement attached to planning permission reference: 2004/00576/FUL dated 17th March 2005, to amend the existing restriction on pupil numbers increasing their cap from 300 to 315 pupils within Clause 7 of the S106 Agreement.

    Submitted 9 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • Kensington Preparatory School, 596 Fulham Road, London, SW6 5PA

    Pruning of a Maidenhair tree (T1) located at the rear playground area subject to Tree Preservation Order TPO/174/5/91 by the reduction of the crown height by approximately 2 metres to historic topping points, leaving the tree no taller than 16 metres in height; and crown reduction laterally on all sides back to historic pruning points.

    Decided 20 May 2026 Trees
  • 2026/00156/TPO Withdrawn

    Kensington Preparatory School, 596 Fulham Road, London, SW6 5PA

    Fell to ground level of a Maidenhair tree (Ginkgo tree) (T1) located at the rear playground area subject to Tree Preservation Order TPO/174/5/91.

    Decided 13 Mar 2026 Trees
  • 2018/00762/FUL Granted

    Kensington Preparatory School 596 Fulham Road London SW6 5PA

    Alterations to pedestrian and vehicle access to the property fronting Fulham Road, including replacement of existing brick wall with a new wall and railings on the top; installation of a new entrance gate and access ramp; formation of refuse and cycle storage, provision of three car park spaces.

    Decided 6 Jul 2018 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Sep 2025

    Received by Hammersmith and Fulham

  2. 18 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: APPLICATION APPROVED

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

13 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Hammersmith and Fulham granted permission on 22 January 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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Nearby applications

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  • Kensington Preparatory School, 596 Fulham Road, London, SW6 5PA

    P/2026/01482/VAPO Submitted 9 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~27 Aug

    Variation of the Section 106 Agreement attached to planning permission reference: 2004/00576/FUL dated 17th March 2005, to amend the existing restriction on pupil numbers increasing their cap from 300 to 315 pupils within Clause 7 of the S106 Agreement.

    Awaiting decision Conditions 1 doc
  • Kensington Preparatory School, 596 Fulham Road, London, SW6 5PA

    P/2026/01148/TPO Submitted 24 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Pruning of a Maidenhair tree (T1) located at the rear playground area subject to Tree Preservation Order TPO/174/5/91 by the reduction of the crown height by approximately 2 metres to historic topping points, leaving the tree no taller than 16 metres in height; and crown reduction laterally on all sides back to historic pruning points.

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • Kensington Preparatory School, 596 Fulham Road, London, SW6 5PA

    2026/00156/TPO Submitted 21 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    Fell to ground level of a Maidenhair tree (Ginkgo tree) (T1) located at the rear playground area subject to Tree Preservation Order TPO/174/5/91.

    Withdrawn Trees
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    2003/01250/DLBC Submitted 9 Apr 2003 50 yards away

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    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing
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    2002/00909/FUL Submitted 1 May 2002 50 yards away

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    Granted Full applications
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