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Postcode record · Kensington And Chelsea

W8 5AW.

W8 5AW has 26 known premises and 14 planning records — 9 approved of 11 decided (81.8%). 16 EPC records.

Postcode W8 5AW · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther24 exact11 approximate35 on the map — every match
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26
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
14
Applications
11 decided
81.8%
Approval rate
9 approved · 2 refused
16
EPC records
ratings C 4 · D 9 · E 3
35
Mapped applications
inside the postcode shape
Postcode unit boundary from Ordnance Survey; premises and applications inside it. Aggregates describe the area, not any single premises.
Property

What is it?

W8 5AW has 26 known premises and 14 planning records — 9 approved of 11 decided (81.8%). 16 EPC records.

Premises (18 of 26 shown)

Planning

What happened?

14 planning applications across the postcode; 9 approved of 11 decided (81.8%). Latest 14 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Change of use of four-storey terraced townhouse from its current Sui Generis (diplomatic) use to Use Class C3 (residential use); no changes to the internal layout or externally except to remove redundant flagpole and plaque.
47 De Vere Gardens, London, W8 5AW · premises record
Planning Permission
Approved
2025-09-01
Conversion of property from one bedroom to two bedrooms and associated works. (Retrospective Application)
39 De Vere Gardens, London, W8 5AW · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Officer Julia Drzewicka
Planning Permission
Approved
2021-06-28
Conversion of property from one bedroom to two bedrooms and associated works. (Retrospective Application)
39 De Vere Gardens, London, W8 5AW · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Officer Julia Drzewicka
Listed Building Consent
Approved
2021-06-28
Change of use from ground floor communal area to studio flat
39A De Vere Gardens, London, W8 5AW · premises record
Planning Permission
Refused
2017-05-05
Change of use from ground floor communal area to studio flat
39A De Vere Gardens, London, W8 5AW · premises record
Listed Building Consent
Refused
2017-05-05
Change of use of ground floor from communal area to residential dwelling
39A De Vere Gardens, London, W8 5AW · premises record
Planning Permission
Withdrawn
2016-10-19
Change of use of ground floor from communal area to residential dwelling
39A De Vere Gardens, London, W8 5AW · premises record
Listed Building Consent
Withdrawn
2016-10-19
Conversion of vaults under pavement to be incorporated into lower ground floor flat. Additional space used as kitchen and W.C. Replacement of French window in front bay with traditional box sash window.
Basement Flat, 31 De Vere Gardens, London, W8 5AW · premises record
Planning Permission
Approved
2015-11-24
Change of use from residential (use class C3) to embassy (Sui generis) (RETROSPECTIVE)DOCUMENTS AND DRAWINGS ARE NOT AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY FOR THIS APPLICATION AS PREMISES IS A EMBASSY - SEE PROTOCOL. PLEASE CALL THE CASE OFFICER.
47 De Vere Gardens, London, W8 5AW · premises record
Planning Permission
Approved
2014-10-22
Installation of air conditioning unit and timber surround to proposed air conditioning unit with fixed stone shelf.
51 De Vere Gardens, London, W8 5AW · premises record
Planning Permission
Approved
2013-02-05
Change of use of four-storey terraced townhouse from its current Sui Generis (diplomatic) use to Use Class C3 (residential use); no changes to the internal layout or externally except to remove redundant flagpole and plaque.
47 De Vere Gardens, London, W8 5AW · premises record
Approved
2025-09-01
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Planning Permission
Conversion of property from one bedroom to two bedrooms and associated works. (Retrospective Application)
39 De Vere Gardens, London, W8 5AW · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Officer Julia Drzewicka
Approved
2021-06-28
More
Planning Permission
Conversion of property from one bedroom to two bedrooms and associated works. (Retrospective Application)
39 De Vere Gardens, London, W8 5AW · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Officer Julia Drzewicka
Approved
2021-06-28
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Listed Building Consent
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Change of use from ground floor communal area to studio flat
39A De Vere Gardens, London, W8 5AW · premises record
Refused
2017-05-05
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Planning Permission
Change of use from ground floor communal area to studio flat
39A De Vere Gardens, London, W8 5AW · premises record
Refused
2017-05-05
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Listed Building Consent
Change of use of ground floor from communal area to residential dwelling
39A De Vere Gardens, London, W8 5AW · premises record
Withdrawn
2016-10-19
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Planning Permission
Change of use of ground floor from communal area to residential dwelling
39A De Vere Gardens, London, W8 5AW · premises record
Withdrawn
2016-10-19
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Listed Building Consent
Conversion of vaults under pavement to be incorporated into lower ground floor flat. Additional space used as kitchen and W.C. Replacement of French window in front bay with traditional box sash window.
Basement Flat, 31 De Vere Gardens, London, W8 5AW · premises record
Approved
2015-11-24
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Planning Permission
Change of use from residential (use class C3) to embassy (Sui generis) (RETROSPECTIVE)DOCUMENTS AND DRAWINGS ARE NOT AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY FOR THIS APPLICATION AS PREMISES IS A EMBASSY - SEE PROTOCOL. PLEASE CALL THE CASE OFFICER.
47 De Vere Gardens, London, W8 5AW · premises record
Approved
2014-10-22
More
Planning Permission
Installation of air conditioning unit and timber surround to proposed air conditioning unit with fixed stone shelf.
51 De Vere Gardens, London, W8 5AW · premises record
Approved
2013-02-05
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Planning Permission

Building control

Building-control records are not yet collected for Kensington And Chelsea — the register is being gathered borough by borough (held so far: Lambeth, Brent, Ealing, Westminster, City and others).

Place

What affects it?

Every mapped designation touching a premises in this postcode, with how many of its 26 premises each one covers.

Designation
Coverage
Conservation Area
De Vere · reference 11 · covers 26 of 26 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Tree Preservation Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference 11 · covers 26 of 26 premises. Protected-tree works may require consent or formal notice.
Article 4 Direction Area
Article 4 - No 100 · reference 79 · covers 26 of 26 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Conservation Area
De Vere · reference 11 · covers 26 of 26 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Tree Preservation Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference 11 · covers 26 of 26 premises. Protected-tree works may require consent or formal notice.
Article 4 Direction Area
Article 4 - No 100 · reference 79 · covers 26 of 26 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 14 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

Name
Details
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 1 application
Case officer on 2 applications
Case officer on 1 application
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 1 application
Case officer on 2 applications
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Case officer on 1 application
Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent14 applications and 35 mapped decisions in this postcode — precedent for what has been permitted and refused here.
Energy16 EPC records; ratings C: 4, D: 9, E: 3.
What is not assertedNo capacity, value or ownership claim is made at area level; those belong to individual premises records and their evidence.

Intent signals

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Ownership, finance and market signals recorded at addresses in this postcode — each with date and source. Signals are evidence of change, not a prediction.

8 intent signals recorded in this postcode
Ageing director · Price decline · Long hold
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Boundary: OS Postcode Unit areas (Ordnance Survey), 2026-08-14. Planning records: canonical stage2. EPC: EPC register. Premises: OS AddressBase / UPRN.
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