Kensington & Chelsea Planning Applications

Review Kensington & Chelsea planning permission trends by ward, including applications, approval rate and average weeks to decision.

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Kensington & Chelsea Planning Trends

Kensington & Chelsea recorded 3,130 planning applications in this London planning dataset, including 2,156 applications with an approval or refusal decision. Its approval rate is 95.1%, 9.9 percentage points above the London average (higher than average).

Approved applications in Kensington & Chelsea took 7.3 weeks on average. That is 1.3 weeks below the London average (faster than average). The ward with the most applications in this dataset is Brompton and Hans Town, with 383 applications.

Total decisions

2,156

Approval rate

95.1%

Weeks to decision

7.3


Kensington & Chelsea total	2,156	95.1% 95.1%	7.3
Brompton (No longer used)	1	100.0% 100.0%	6.3
Dalgarno	34	100.0% 100.0%	8.2
Notting Barns (No longer used)	1	100.0% 100.0%	0.0
Outside Borough	10	100.0% 100.0%	3.1
Norland	122	99.2% 99.2%	6.7
Colville	116	98.3% 98.3%	7.1
Royal Hospital	171	97.1% 97.1%	7.8
Redcliffe	140	96.4% 96.4%	7.1
Campden	205	96.1% 96.1%	7.6
Stanley	151	96.0% 96.0%	7.0
Pembridge	97	95.9% 95.9%	7.0
Notting Dale	47	95.7% 95.7%	7.7
St Helen's	65	95.4% 95.4%	6.5
Earl's Court	64	95.3% 95.3%	7.4
Holland	163	94.5% 94.5%	7.2
Brompton and Hans Town	261	94.3% 94.3%	7.7
Courtfield	119	94.1% 94.1%	8.1
Abingdon	134	93.3% 93.3%	6.7
Chelsea Riverside	70	92.9% 92.9%	7.6
Golborne	31	90.3% 90.3%	7.3
Queen's Gate	154	88.3% 88.3%	7.7

Source: Planning London Datahub. Data covers period April 2025 to July 2026. Approval rate excludes applications still awaiting a decision.

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