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Mercure London Kensington, 1A Lexham Gardens, London, W8 6JJ

Granted Kensington and Chelsea CON/26/00404 Discharge of Conditions

Works: Windows or glazing

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

Proposal

Details required by condition 10 (energy centre) of planning?permission 22/03831 (Change of use from hotel accommodation (Use Class C1) to health care facility (Use Class E(e)) together with associated alterations including replacement glazed entrance doors, removal and replacement of shutters with glazing and replacement cladding, and erection of projecting entrance canopy at ground floor level; replacement roofing and glazing across all levels and installation of entrance and way finding signage (Major))

As published by the council, reference CON/26/00404

Application record

Reference
CON/26/00404
Type
Discharge of Conditions
Status
Decided
Decision
Discharge of Conditions - Grant
Received
9 Dec 2025
Decided
12 May 2026
Ward
Abingdon
Parish
01
Postcode
W8 6JJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Kensington and Chelsea register

This site has had 15 applications since 2023: 11 approved, 0 refused.

  • CON/26/02745 Granted

    Mercure London Kensington, 1A Lexham Gardens, London, W8 6JJ

    Details required by Condition 10 (Combustion Plant; Energy Centre) of planning permission PP/22/05983 (Erection of replacement and additional plant with acoustic screening and associated PV at first floor rear roof level and seventh floor roof level and installation of 3 louvres at sixth floor)

    Decided 1 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • CON/26/02851 Awaiting decision

    Mercure London Kensington, 1A Lexham Gardens, London, W8 6JJ

    Details required by Condition 10 (Combustion Plant; Energy Centre) of planning permission PP/22/05983 (Erection of replacement and additional plant with acoustic screening and associated PV at first floor rear roof level and seventh floor roof level and installation of 3 louvres at sixth floor).

    Submitted 19 May 2026 Conditions
  • CON/26/01260 Granted

    Mercure London Kensington, 1A Lexham Gardens, London, W8 6JJ

    Details required by Condition 7 (Vehicle 'lay by' to be removed) of planning permission PP/22/03831 (Change of use from hotel accommodation (Use Class C1) to health care facility (Use Class E(e)) together with associated alterations including replacement glazed entrance doors, removal and replacement of shutters with glazing and replacement cladding, and erection of projecting entrance canopy at ground floor level; replacement roofing and glazing across all levels and installation of entrance and way finding signage (Major))

    Decided 12 May 2026 Conditions
  • CON/26/01191 Withdrawn

    Mercure London Kensington, 1A Lexham Gardens, London, W8 6JJ

    Details required by Condition 14 (scheme of sound insulation) of planning permission PP/22/03831 (Change of use from hotel accommodation (Use Class C1) to health care facility (Use Class E(e)) together with associated alterations including replacement glazed entrance doors, removal and replacement of shutters with glazing and replacement cladding, and erection of projecting entrance canopy at ground floor level; replacement roofing and glazing across all levels and installation of entrance and way finding signage (Major))

    Decided 2 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • CON/25/06451 Granted

    Mercure London Kensington, 1A Lexham Gardens, London, W8 6JJ

    Details required by condition 7 (Ventilation Strategy - Compliance) of planning permission Ref. PP/22/05983 dated 29th December 2022 (Erection of replacement and additional plant with acoustic screening and associated PV at first floor rear roof level and seventh floor roof level and installation of 3 louvres at sixth floor).

    Decided 20 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • CON/25/06376 Granted

    Mercure London Kensington, 1A Lexham Gardens, London, W8 6JJ

    Details required by condition 8 [Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP), Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP), Photovoltaic Panels and Electric Boilers Compliance) of planning permission Ref. PP/22/05983 dated 29th December 2022 (Erection of replacement and additional plant with acoustic screening and associated PV at first floor rear roof level and seventh floor roof level and installation of 3 louvres at sixth floor).

    Decided 20 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • NMA/25/06309 Withdrawn

    Mercure London Kensington, 1A Lexham Gardens, London, W8 6JJ

    *****Withdrawn by applicant***** Non-material amendment to planning permission 22/05983 (Erection of replacement and additional plant with acoustic screening and associated PV at first floor rear roof level and seventh floor roof level and installation of 3 louvres at sixth floor) to removal for condition 10.

    Decided 18 Nov 2025 Amendments
  • CON/25/06273 Granted

    Mercure London Kensington, 1A Lexham Gardens, London, W8 6JJ

    Details required by Condition 9 (Combustion Plant; Flue stack height) of planning permission Ref. PP/22/05983 dated 29th December 2022 (Erection of replacement and additional plant with acoustic screening and associated PV at first floor rear roof level and seventh floor roof level and installation of 3 louvres at sixth floor).

    Decided 16 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • CON/25/05931 Granted

    Mercure London Kensington, 1A Lexham Gardens, London, W8 6JJ

    Details required by condition 16 (submission of details - cycle parking) of planning permission Ref. PP/22/03831 dated 29th December 2022 [Change of use from hotel accommodation (Use Class C1) to health care facility (Use Class E(e)) together with associated alterations including replacement glazed entrance doors, removal and replacement of shutters with glazing and replacement cladding, and erection of projecting entrance canopy at ground floor level; replacement roofing and glazing across all levels and installation of entrance and way finding signage (Major)].

    Decided 20 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • CON/25/05858 Granted

    Mercure London Kensington, 1A Lexham Gardens, London, W8 6JJ

    Details required by condition 11 [ a) colour of external faces/grilles of equipment and b) biodiversity measures ] of planning permission Ref. PP/22/05983 dated 29th December 2022 (Erection of replacement and additional plant with acoustic screening and associated PV at first floor rear roof level and seventh floor roof level and installation of 3 louvres at sixth floor).

    Decided 12 Nov 2025 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Dec 2025

    Received by Kensington and Chelsea

  2. 12 May 2026

    Decision issued: Discharge of Conditions - Grant

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Kensington and Chelsea granted permission on 12 May 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.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Mercure London Kensington, 1A Lexham Gardens, London, W8 6JJ

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  • Mercure London Kensington, 1A Lexham Gardens, London, W8 6JJ

    CON/26/01260 Submitted 9 Mar 2026 0m away

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  • Mercure London Kensington, 1A Lexham Gardens, London, W8 6JJ

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