Ward · London Borough of Kensington And Chelsea
Brompton and Hans Town.
Brompton and Hans Town sees an approval rate of 92% — 2 points above the Kensington And Chelsea average across 2,436 substantive planning decisions, with a refusal rate of 8.5%.[1]
Kensington And Chelsea2,436 applications
Postcodes (centres) shaded by approval rate · click one to open it
ShowingAll years · subscriber →across all years on record — a period re-scopes the headline figures and the trend
2,436
Applications 1998–26
Decided applications
92%
Approval rate
2pp above borough avg (89%)
8.5%
Refusal rate
14th highest of 18
8.7
Avg decision time
Wks · borough avg 9.2
Data from publicly available Kensington And Chelsea planning records and committee minutes, 1998–26.
Ward overview
Brompton and Hans Town recorded 2,436 substantive planning decisions over 1998–26, approving 92% of them — 2 percentage points above the Kensington And Chelsea borough average of 89%. Its refusal rate of 8.5% is 14th highest of 18.
Application and refusal breakdown— subscriber data
Residential extension / alteration
New residential
Change of use
Commercial development
Recent planning decisions— subscriber data
Committee members for this ward
Councillor
Party
Role
Interventions
Success rate
Cllr Mark Williams
Labour
Planning committee
23
47%
Cllr Emma Torres
Labour
Ward member
6
33%
Cllr Mark Williams
Labour
Planning committee
23
47%
Cllr Emma Torres
Labour
Ward member
6
33%
Interventions: formal calls to bring an application before committee. Success rate: percentage where the committee sided with the councillor against officer recommendation.
Who decides here
At a glance[1]
WardBrompton and Hans Town
CouncilKensington And Chelsea
Applications2,436 (1998–26)
Approval rate92%
Refusal rate8.5%
Decision time8.7 wks avg
Ward members2 (both Labour)
Planning constraints[2]
Conservation areas2
Article 4 directions2
Listed buildings17
TPO trees43
Flood zoneZone 1 (low)
Sources & method
- [1]Ward approval and refusal rates, application counts and decision-time figures — London Borough of Kensington And Chelsea planning register and published decision notices, 1998–26. · methodology
- [2]Conservation areas, Article 4 directions and heritage designations — the borough’s adopted Local Plan and conservation-area appraisals.
- [3]Committee interventions and councillor records — public planning committee minutes and published decision notices.
- [4]Application-type mix and refusal grounds — case-officer reports coded against the adopted Local Plan, London Plan and NPPF.
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.