Planning application
Development Site at Demolished Avon House, Allen Street, London
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Confirmation that works undertaken on the site constitute the lawful implementation of planning permission PP/21/06400 dated 2 September 2022. (Certificate of Existing Use)
As published by the council, reference CL/25/05542
Application record
- Reference
- CL/25/05542
- Type
- Certificates Lawful Existing Use or Dev.
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Planning Permission/Consent
- Received
- 17 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 6 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Abingdon
- Parish
- 01
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Sep 2025
Received by Kensington and Chelsea
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6 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Grant Planning Permission/Consent
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Kensington and Chelsea granted permission on 6 October 2025, 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.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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