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W8 5SP.

W8 5SP has 4 known premises and 23 planning records — 18 approved of 19 decided (94.7%).

Postcode W8 5SP · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther23 exact3 approximate26 on the map — every match
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4
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
23
Applications
19 decided
94.7%
Approval rate
18 approved · 1 refused
0
EPC records
none recorded
26
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 5SP has 4 known premises and 23 planning records — 18 approved of 19 decided (94.7%).

Premises

Planning

What happened?

23 planning applications across the postcode; 18 approved of 19 decided (94.7%). Latest 23 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Provide a ancillary chauffeur service exclusively to guests of the existing hotel (Use Class C1) to operate out of the existing hotel car park. (Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use or Development)?
Kensington Close Hotel, Wright's Lane, London, W8 5SP · premises record
Applicant Kirst · Officer Alice Culver
Certificates Lawful Proposed Use or Dev.
Approved
2024-04-15
Erection of one internally illuminated set of letters and logo at main entrance with LED downlights either side of the main entrance, one internally illuminated logo on back panel mounted on rails on front elevation and lettering on front elevation with two LED uplights.
Kensington Close Hotel, Wright's Lane, London, W8 5SP · premises record
Advertisement consent
Refused
2016-09-20
Prune 3 x Elm, 1 x Cherry, 1 x Crab Apple, 1 x Beech, 1 x Acacia
Kensington Close Hotel, Wright's Lane, London, W8 5SP · premises record
Prune
Approved
2014-04-17
Erection of extension to front elevation at 7th and 8th floor level to create 8 additional bedrooms to serve the Kensington Close Hotel
Kensington Close Hotel, Wright's Lane, London, W8 5SP · premises record
Planning Permission
Approved
2012-12-19
Details required by Condition 4a (sample of blue crickwork) and 4b (acoustic enclosures to new extractor fans), of planning permission PP/10/03876 (extension and alterations)
Kensington Close Hotel, Wright's Lane, London, W8 5SP · premises record
Discharge of Conditions
Approved
2012-08-21
Removal of condition 14 (individual lettering to be finished in brushed stainless steel) of consent to display advertisement(s) 12/01322 (new illuminated signs & logo)
Kensington Close Hotel, Wright's Lane, London, W8 5SP · premises record
Planning Permission
Approved
2012-08-17
Extensions to the front elevation at 7th and 8th floor level to create 10 additional bedrooms and 1 additional suite. ***WITHDRAWN***
Kensington Close Hotel, Wright's Lane, London, W8 5SP · premises record
Planning Permission
Withdrawn
2012-06-07
Installation and display of a new illuminated fascia level sign above the main entrance door of the hotel building and a new illuminated sign and logo between third and fourth floor levels within the western side of the premises front elevation.
Kensington Close Hotel, Wright's Lane, London, W8 5SP · premises record
Advertisement consent
Approved
2012-04-16
Variation of condition 2 as 'minor material amendments' to planning permission dated 30.03.2009, ref: PP/08/00317. Amendments include various changes to ground floor accommodation, plant room, kitchen, old conservatory, reductions in number of rooms, extract vents, means of escape and other internal work.
Kensington Close Hotel, Wright's Lane, London, W8 5SP · premises record
Planning Permission
Approved
2011-11-21
Amendment to Planning Permission Ref: PP/08/00317 dated 31.03.2009 for extension and alteration of Kensington Close Hotel to create additional 172 hotel bedrooms. Amendments include alteration of fenestration design to new 8th floor; elevational alterations; enlargement of approved lift over-runs, additions to and relocation of external plant at main roof level; provision of safety balustrades at 8th floor level; removal of extension to Block D; reduction in number of hotel bedrooms from 172 to 164; removal of servicing bay within east elevation; extension of Block C (E) by 400mm. (Major Development)
Kensington Close Hotel, Wright's Lane, London, W8 5SP · premises record
Planning Permission
Approved
2010-12-09
Provide a ancillary chauffeur service exclusively to guests of the existing hotel (Use Class C1) to operate out of the existing hotel car park. (Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use or Development)?
Kensington Close Hotel, Wright's Lane, London, W8 5SP · premises record
Applicant Kirst · Officer Alice Culver
Approved
2024-04-15
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Certificates Lawful Proposed Use or Dev.
Erection of one internally illuminated set of letters and logo at main entrance with LED downlights either side of the main entrance, one internally illuminated logo on back panel mounted on rails on front elevation and lettering on front elevation with two LED uplights.
Kensington Close Hotel, Wright's Lane, London, W8 5SP · premises record
Refused
2016-09-20
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Advertisement consent
Prune 3 x Elm, 1 x Cherry, 1 x Crab Apple, 1 x Beech, 1 x Acacia
Kensington Close Hotel, Wright's Lane, London, W8 5SP · premises record
Approved
2014-04-17
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Erection of extension to front elevation at 7th and 8th floor level to create 8 additional bedrooms to serve the Kensington Close Hotel
Kensington Close Hotel, Wright's Lane, London, W8 5SP · premises record
Approved
2012-12-19
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Planning Permission
Details required by Condition 4a (sample of blue crickwork) and 4b (acoustic enclosures to new extractor fans), of planning permission PP/10/03876 (extension and alterations)
Kensington Close Hotel, Wright's Lane, London, W8 5SP · premises record
Approved
2012-08-21
More
Discharge of Conditions
Removal of condition 14 (individual lettering to be finished in brushed stainless steel) of consent to display advertisement(s) 12/01322 (new illuminated signs & logo)
Kensington Close Hotel, Wright's Lane, London, W8 5SP · premises record
Approved
2012-08-17
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Planning Permission
Extensions to the front elevation at 7th and 8th floor level to create 10 additional bedrooms and 1 additional suite. ***WITHDRAWN***
Kensington Close Hotel, Wright's Lane, London, W8 5SP · premises record
Withdrawn
2012-06-07
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Planning Permission
Installation and display of a new illuminated fascia level sign above the main entrance door of the hotel building and a new illuminated sign and logo between third and fourth floor levels within the western side of the premises front elevation.
Kensington Close Hotel, Wright's Lane, London, W8 5SP · premises record
Approved
2012-04-16
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Advertisement consent
Variation of condition 2 as 'minor material amendments' to planning permission dated 30.03.2009, ref: PP/08/00317. Amendments include various changes to ground floor accommodation, plant room, kitchen, old conservatory, reductions in number of rooms, extract vents, means of escape and other internal work.
Kensington Close Hotel, Wright's Lane, London, W8 5SP · premises record
Approved
2011-11-21
More
Planning Permission
Amendment to Planning Permission Ref: PP/08/00317 dated 31.03.2009 for extension and alteration of Kensington Close Hotel to create additional 172 hotel bedrooms. Amendments include alteration of fenestration design to new 8th floor; elevational alterations; enlargement of approved lift over-runs, additions to and relocation of external plant at main roof level; provision of safety balustrades at 8th floor level; removal of extension to Block D; reduction in number of hotel bedrooms from 172 to 164; removal of servicing bay within east elevation; extension of Block C (E) by 400mm. (Major Development)
Kensington Close Hotel, Wright's Lane, London, W8 5SP · premises record
Approved
2010-12-09
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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 4 premises each one covers.

Designation
Coverage
Article 4 Direction Area
Article 4 - No 100 · reference 79 · covers 4 of 4 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Article 4 Direction Area
Article 4 - No 100 · reference 79 · covers 4 of 4 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 23 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

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

What could it become?

Planning precedent23 applications and 26 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.

No intent signal is currently recorded in this postcode.

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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