273 Kensington High Street, London, W8 6NA

1. 8 May 2026

   Received by Kensington and Chelsea

2. 29 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Grant Planning Permission/Consent

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Kensington and Chelsea granted permission on 29 June 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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• 1 Edwardes Square, London, W8 6HE

  ARB/25/05645 Submitted 15 Sep 2025 30m away

  Prune as specified in front and rear /side gardens

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 257-265 Kensington High Street, and 4-10 and 24 Earl's Court Road, London, W8

  CON/25/06158 Submitted 10 Oct 2025 45m away

  Details required by Condition 3 (Block 1 - Sample Panel); Condition 5 (Block 2 - Sample Panel); and Condition 8 (Block 3 - Sample Panel) of planning permission PP/22/07748 (Variation of condition 1 (Approved drawings), 15 (Telecommunication equipment), 24 (Provision of parking) and 26 (Electric Vehicle Charging Points) of planning permission PP/19/05105 ((**Amended description**) Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission PP/14/07276 allowed under appeal ref. APP/K5600/W/15/3010472 (Demolition of the former Post Office delivery office, Whitlock House office building and the cinema building with retention of the cinema fa?ade to Kensington High Street, and construction of a basement and buildings to provide cinema facilities, 63 residential units (including affordable housing units) and associated residential facilities, retail/class D1 and office accommodation, car parking spaces, cycle parking, plant, hard and soft landscaping, public realm improvements and associated works) to allow for :a redesigned single cinema facility providing circa 887 seats (including 12 wheelchair accessible seats) with six screens accessed from Kensington High Street;flexible retail space (Use Class A1/A2/A3/A4/D1 and D2) in place of a residential entrance at ground floor behind the retained cinema facade and on Earls Court Road;106 residential units, including 35 on-site affordable units for elderly people;office space (Use Class B1) accessed from Kensington High Street;car parking within an automated 'stacker' system;design revisions to internal layouts and facades;changes and minor increases to massing of the buildings; andassociated changes to plant, hard and soft landscaping and related works.Summary of changes:Total number of units increased from 98 to 106 with an increase of affordable housing units from 30 to 35;Additional floors added to Block 2/3 (fronting Kensington High Street and Earl's Court Road), and Block 4 (fronting Earl's Court Road/Pembroke Place);Internal reconfiguration of layouts in Block 4) To allow for: Incorporation of new entrance canopy/port-cochere (Block 1); Enlarging roof terrace facing Kensington High Street by setting massing of building further back from the street (Block 2 level 5);Addition of 3 balconies within the internal courtyard (Block 2); Infill massing at level 6 (Block 2/3); Creation of additional office space at basement level below reinstated fa?ade; Excluding the satellite dishes on the roof that are indicated on the drawings from the prohibition in current condition 15; andAmendment to the wording of conditions 24 and 26. (Major Application)(Amended description))

  Granted Conditions Extension Demolition 6 docs

• 257-265 Kensington High Street, and 4-10 and 24 Earl's Court Road, London, W8

  CON/25/06426 Submitted 28 Oct 2025 45m away

  Details required by Condition 34 (Compliance with Energy Strategy for Blocks 2 and 3 only) of planning permission PP/22/07748 (Variation of condition 1 (Approved drawings), 15 (Telecommunication equipment), 24 (Provision of parking) and 26 (Electric Vehicle Charging Points) of planning permission PP/19/05105 ((**Amended description**) Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission PP/14/07276 allowed under appeal ref. APP/K5600/W/15/3010472 (Demolition of the former Post Office delivery office, Whitlock House office building and the cinema building with retention of the cinema fa?ade to Kensington High Street, and construction of a basement and buildings to provide cinema facilities, 63 residential units (including affordable housing units) and associated residential facilities, retail/class D1 and office accommodation, car parking spaces, cycle parking, plant, hard and soft landscaping, public realm improvements and associated works) to allow for :a redesigned single cinema facility providing circa 887 seats (including 12 wheelchair accessible seats) with six screens accessed from Kensington High Street;flexible retail space (Use Class A1/A2/A3/A4/D1 and D2) in place of a residential entrance at ground floor behind the retained cinema facade and on Earls Court Road;106 residential units, including 35 on-site affordable units for elderly people;office space (Use Class B1) accessed from Kensington High Street;car parking within an automated 'stacker' system;design revisions to internal layouts and facades;changes and minor increases to massing of the buildings; andassociated changes to plant, hard and soft landscaping and related works.Summary of changes:Total number of units increased from 98 to 106 with an increase of affordable housing units from 30 to 35;Additional floors added to Block 2/3 (fronting Kensington High Street and Earl's Court Road), and Block 4 (fronting Earl's Court Road/Pembroke Place);Internal reconfiguration of layouts in Block 4) To allow for: Incorporation of new entrance canopy/port-cochere (Block 1); Enlarging roof terrace facing Kensington High Street by setting massing of building further back from the street (Block 2 level 5);Addition of 3 balconies within the internal courtyard (Block 2); Infill massing at level 6 (Block 2/3); Creation of additional office space at basement level below reinstated fa?ade; Excluding the satellite dishes on the roof that are indicated on the drawings from the prohibition in current condition 15; andAmendment to the wording of conditions 24 and 26. (Major Application)(Amended description))

  Granted Conditions Extension Demolition 8 docs

• 7 Edwardes Square, London, W8 6HE

  PP/25/06573 Submitted 31 Oct 2025 61m away

  Rebuild and extend non-original garden store off rear extension to provide new enlarged garden store; remove non-original ground floor rear windows and infill to allow for new, centrally located rear French doors; replace existing conservatory rear French doors; install solar and hot water panels on second-floor rear 1980s flat roof; landscaping works to rear garden; replace trellis work along garden perimeter; refinish existing rear concrete beam to match surrounding brickwork.

  Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 32 docs

• 7 Edwardes Square, London, W8 6HE

  LB/25/06574 Submitted 31 Oct 2025 61m away

  Rebuild and extend non-original garden store off rear extension to provide new enlarged garden store; remove non-original ground floor rear windows and infill to allow for new, centrally located rear French doors; replace existing conservatory rear French doors; install solar and hot water panels on second-floor rear 1980s flat roof; landscaping works to rear garden; replace trellis work along garden perimeter; refinish existing rear concrete beam to match surrounding brickwork.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension Windows or glazing 29 docs

• Outside 254 Kensington High Street, London, W8 6ND

  CA/25/05304 Submitted 2 Sep 2025 64m away

  Removal of existing BT ST6 unit, and deployment of replacement BT Street Hub 3 unit with two internally illuminated digital 75-inch LCD display screens, one on each side of Street Hub unit.

  Refused Advertising 15 docs
  Several homes

• CA/26/01883 Granted

  2 Fairfax Place, London, W14 8HN

  Installation of two fascia signs to front elevation of ground floor commercial unit (barbershop) facing Holland Road, including one non-illuminated sign measuring approximately 2400mm x 890mm and one externally illuminated barbershop sign measuring approximately 1250mm x 230mm. Both signs fixed to external wall.

  24 Mar 2026 Advertising
• CA/26/02376 Granted

  116-118 Gloucester Road, London, SW7 4PH

  Temporary display of an externally illuminated static advertisement, integrated within a scaffold-mounted replica 1:1 shroud, for a maximum period of 12 months

  24 Apr 2026 Advertising
• CA/26/01686 Refused

  Harrods, 87-135 Brompton Road, London, SW1X 7XL

  Installation of PL3.9Pro - 7.5 x 15m Digital Display Trompe l'oeil-style fa?ade wrap

  9 Mar 2026 Advertising
• CA/26/03963 Awaiting decision

  174 Brompton Road, London, SW3 1HP

  Replacement of shop window with fully glazed shopfront with door. Installation of internally illuminated fascia and projecting signage in connection with proposed use as a community pharmacy (Class E).

  22 Jul 2026 Advertising
• CA/26/03958 Awaiting decision

  Ground Floor, 78 Golborne Road, London, W10 5PS

  Refurbishment of shopfront, replacement of glazing, installation of timber fascia with wall mounted lighting, repainting of security shutters, and associated external redecoration. Installation of externally illuminated fascia signage, replacement of suspended lightbox with 1 x non-illuminated flag sign, application of non-illuminated vinyl graphics to entrance door glazing and security shutter.

  21 Jul 2026 Advertising