Planning application
Kensington Gardens Serpentine Road London W2 2UH
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of a new permanent single storey building within the Kensington Gardens store yard to provide accommodation for the Landscape Maintenance (LM) Contractor as well as renovate the existing Park office.
As published by the council, reference 26/00173/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00173/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Status
- Pending
- Received
- 13 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Lancaster Gate
- Postcode
- W2 2UH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00366/CLOPUD Granted
Kensington Gardens Serpentine Road London W2 2UH
New staff welfare cabin, altered private access, lot resurfacing, masonry and associated works.
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25/07353/TCA Granted
Kensington Gardens Serpentine Road London W2 2UH
1 x Cornus Sp. (ref: 1), 1 x Acer grisium (ref: 2), 1 x Prunus serrula (ref: 3). 6 x Betula utilis (ref: 4 to 9), Managed mixed hazel coppice (ref: 23A), Unmanaged mixed hazel coppice(ref: 23B): fell
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jan 2026
Received by Westminster
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Westminster took a median of 66 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
53 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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About full applications
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