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Development Site At 161 - 237 Kensington Church Street And 39-41 And Newcombe House 45 Notting Hill Gate Royal Borough Of Kensington And Chelsea London

Granted Westminster 25/06814/OBS Application for obs to adj boroughs

Works: Extension Demolition

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

Proposal

Variation of Condition 2 (Compliance with approved drawings) of planning permision PP/23/03534 (Partial retention, refurbishment and extension of Newcombe House tower for continued office use, full demolition of rest of site comprising existing retail and housing uses and surface level car park, and redevelopment to provide retail use at ground floor and office use at the upper floors, housing and a medical centre in new buildings ranging from 6-15 storeys with double basement, public realm works and other ancillary works (MAJOR DEVELOPMENT)) for the following amendments: i) Amendments to basement 1 and basement 2 areas; Amendments to GIA's and GEA's across the development; ii) Updates to façade of Newcombe House Tower; iii) Minor façade amendments, height increase to parapets and plant enclosures and replacement PVs and Ramp Gantry to KCS building; Reduction to clear height to servicing yard; and Amendments to medical and affordable building floorspace, increase in height to accommodate build ups, blue roof, roof insulation and clear heights for services to residential units.

As published by the council, reference 25/06814/OBS

Application record

Reference
25/06814/OBS
Type
Application for obs to adj boroughs
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: No objections
Received
22 Sep 2025
Validated
22 Sep 2025
Decided
10 Oct 2025
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Sep 2025

    Received by Westminster

  2. 10 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: No objections

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Westminster granted permission on 10 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.

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