Planning application
16A Portobello Road, London, W11 3DH
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use from workshop (Use Class E(g)(iii)) to retail shop (Use Class E(a)) (Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use/Development)
As published by the council, reference CL/25/05631
Application record
- Reference
- CL/25/05631
- Type
- Certificates Lawful Proposed Use or Dev.
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refuse Planning Permission/Consent
- Received
- 15 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 22 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Pembridge
- Parish
- 13
- Postcode
- W11 3DH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Sep 2025
Received by Kensington and Chelsea
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22 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission/Consent
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
29 documents on file for this application
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Kensington and Chelsea refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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