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W8 5JL.

W8 5JL has 1 known premises and 9 planning records — 2 approved of 7 decided (28.6%).

Postcode W8 5JL · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther9 exact9 on the map — every match
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1
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
9
Applications
7 decided
28.6%
Approval rate
2 approved · 5 refused
0
EPC records
none recorded
9
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 5JL has 1 known premises and 9 planning records — 2 approved of 7 decided (28.6%).

Premises

Planning

What happened?

9 planning applications across the postcode; 2 approved of 7 decided (28.6%). Latest 9 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Replacement of damaged paving with the addition of drainage channels to the front and back of the rear garden (retrospective).
1-3 Lexham Gardens, London, W8 5JL · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Officer Sarah Winter-Irving
Planning Permission
Withdrawn
2024-02-14
Temporary placement of parosols, planters tables, sofas, chairs and timber trellis in garden area and removal of existing gazebo for smoking area (Certificate of Proposed Development/Use)
1-3 Lexham Gardens, London, W8 5JL · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Officer Jonathan Kwok
Certificates Lawful Proposed Use or Dev.
Approved
2023-06-08
Erection of temporary structures in rear garden for use by hotel occupants (Retrospective application - temporary till Nov 2021).
1-3 Lexham Gardens, London, W8 5JL · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Officer Ronaldo Colalillo
Planning Permission
Refused
2019-11-26
Excavation of basement below part of garden area, rear lower ground floor extension, closet wing extensions and alterations to rear facade; erection of additional storey for creation of 24 new hotel rooms; associated landscaping including external terrace/amenity space on top of lower ground floor extension.
1-3 Lexham Gardens, London, W8 5JL · premises record
Planning Permission
Refused
2019-09-17
Development of rear yard into events area, including a pergola structure and two small outbuildings to serve as WCs and a small kitchen/store.
1-3 Lexham Gardens, London, W8 5JL · premises record
Planning Permission
Refused
2016-09-19
Erection of rear extensions at rear lower ground, ground, first and upper first floor levels including development under raised rear garden and demolition of original rear bays as part of refurbishment scheme in connection with the use as hotel.
1-3 Lexham Gardens, London, W8 5JL · premises record
Planning Permission
Refused
2014-09-24
Replacement of existing top floor mansard with additional storey and set back, 5th floor mansard above in connection with the provision of 9 new en-suite bedrooms. Rebuilt 4th floor to provide 11 new en-suite bedrooms.
1-3 Lexham Gardens, London, W8 6JL · premises record
Planning Permission
Refused
2010-05-05
Erection of rear extensions at rear lower ground, ground, first and upper first floor levels including a development under raised rear garden and the demolition of original rear bays as part of a refurbishment scheme in connection with the use as an 18 bedroom hotel.
1-3 Lexham Gardens, London, W8 6JL · premises record
Planning Permission
Approved
2009-11-26
Demolition of the existing rear extensions and rear bays, new rear extensions - closet wings and a new garden extension. ***WITHDRAWN***
1-3 Lexham Gardens, London, W8 6JL · premises record
Conservation Area Consent
Withdrawn
2009-11-25
Replacement of damaged paving with the addition of drainage channels to the front and back of the rear garden (retrospective).
1-3 Lexham Gardens, London, W8 5JL · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Officer Sarah Winter-Irving
Withdrawn
2024-02-14
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Planning Permission
Temporary placement of parosols, planters tables, sofas, chairs and timber trellis in garden area and removal of existing gazebo for smoking area (Certificate of Proposed Development/Use)
1-3 Lexham Gardens, London, W8 5JL · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Officer Jonathan Kwok
Approved
2023-06-08
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Certificates Lawful Proposed Use or Dev.
Erection of temporary structures in rear garden for use by hotel occupants (Retrospective application - temporary till Nov 2021).
1-3 Lexham Gardens, London, W8 5JL · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Officer Ronaldo Colalillo
Refused
2019-11-26
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Planning Permission
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Excavation of basement below part of garden area, rear lower ground floor extension, closet wing extensions and alterations to rear facade; erection of additional storey for creation of 24 new hotel rooms; associated landscaping including external terrace/amenity space on top of lower ground floor extension.
1-3 Lexham Gardens, London, W8 5JL · premises record
Refused
2019-09-17
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Planning Permission
Development of rear yard into events area, including a pergola structure and two small outbuildings to serve as WCs and a small kitchen/store.
1-3 Lexham Gardens, London, W8 5JL · premises record
Refused
2016-09-19
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Planning Permission
Erection of rear extensions at rear lower ground, ground, first and upper first floor levels including development under raised rear garden and demolition of original rear bays as part of refurbishment scheme in connection with the use as hotel.
1-3 Lexham Gardens, London, W8 5JL · premises record
Refused
2014-09-24
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Planning Permission
Replacement of existing top floor mansard with additional storey and set back, 5th floor mansard above in connection with the provision of 9 new en-suite bedrooms. Rebuilt 4th floor to provide 11 new en-suite bedrooms.
1-3 Lexham Gardens, London, W8 6JL · premises record
Refused
2010-05-05
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Planning Permission
Erection of rear extensions at rear lower ground, ground, first and upper first floor levels including a development under raised rear garden and the demolition of original rear bays as part of a refurbishment scheme in connection with the use as an 18 bedroom hotel.
1-3 Lexham Gardens, London, W8 6JL · premises record
Approved
2009-11-26
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Planning Permission
Demolition of the existing rear extensions and rear bays, new rear extensions - closet wings and a new garden extension. ***WITHDRAWN***
1-3 Lexham Gardens, London, W8 6JL · premises record
Withdrawn
2009-11-25
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Conservation Area Consent

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 1 premises each one covers.

Designation
Coverage
Conservation Area
Lexham · reference 37 · covers 1 of 1 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Tree Preservation Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference 37 · covers 1 of 1 premises. Protected-tree works may require consent or formal notice.
Article 4 Direction Area
Article 4 - No 100 · reference 79 · covers 1 of 1 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Conservation Area
Lexham · reference 37 · covers 1 of 1 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Tree Preservation Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference 37 · covers 1 of 1 premises. Protected-tree works may require consent or formal notice.
Article 4 Direction Area
Article 4 - No 100 · reference 79 · covers 1 of 1 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.

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People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 9 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

Name
Details
Applicant on 3 applications
Case officer on 1 application
Case officer on 1 application
Case officer on 1 application
Applicant on 3 applications
Case officer on 1 application
Case officer on 1 application
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Case officer on 1 application
Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent9 applications and 9 mapped decisions in this postcode — precedent for what has been permitted and refused here.
EnergyNo EPC records joined yet.
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.

1 intent signal recorded in this postcode
Application withdrawn
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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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