Planning application
Bentley Court 72 - 74 Kensington Gardens Square London W2 4DQ
Works: New dwelling
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Confirmation that basement level in use as 3 residential flats (Class C3).
As published by the council, reference 26/02438/CLEUD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02438/CLEUD
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)
- Status
- Pending
- Received
- 14 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 14 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Bayswater
- Postcode
- W2 4DQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Apr 2026
Received by Westminster
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 June 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Rolfe Judd Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in The Oval
Active · incorporated 1992 · The Oval
525 applications on PlanIndex · across 23 councils · 93% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Westminster for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Westminster decided lawful development applications in a median of 78 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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