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Postcode record · Kensington And Chelsea

W8 5BL.

W8 5BL has 12 known premises and 6 planning records — 4 approved of 5 decided (80%). 9 EPC records.

Postcode W8 5BL · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther6 exact6 on the map — every match
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12
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
6
Applications
5 decided
80%
Approval rate
4 approved · 1 refused
9
EPC records
ratings C 3 · D 3 · E 2 · F 1
6
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 5BL has 12 known premises and 6 planning records — 4 approved of 5 decided (80%). 9 EPC records.

Premises

Planning

What happened?

6 planning applications across the postcode; 4 approved of 5 decided (80%). Latest 6 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Installation of new water supply pipework on rear elevation to facilitate the installation of new boosted mains water break tank in basement plant room, to feed each flat. All new external pipework to be contained within black ductwork.
Hamston House, Kensington Court Place, London, W8 5BL · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Officer Sarah Winter-Irving
Planning Permission
Approved
2024-09-13
Prune 1x Griselinia Liltoralis x in front garden
Flat 1, Hamston House, Kensington Court Place, London, W8 5BL · premises record
Applicant Tippetts · Officer Angus Morrison
Prune
No objection
2022-02-03
Erection of a single-storey lightweight extension at basement level, within part of the rear courtyard area in connection with Flat 1.
Flat 1, Hamston House, Kensington Court Place, London, W8 5BL · premises record
Planning Permission
Approved
2012-05-09
Replacement of existing window by French doors at rear lower ground floor level
Flat 2 Hamston House, Kensington Court Place, London, W8 5BL · premises record
Planning Permission
Approved
2005-06-06
Redevelopment of disused coal cellars to form one single family dwelling house comprising a basement, ground floor (with integral garage) and first floor.
Hamston House, Kensington Court Place, London, W8 5BL · premises record
Planning Permission
Refused
2001-07-02
Provision of a two bedroom flat within existing attic void at fourth floor level and installation of rooflights to side and rear roof slopes.
Hamston House, Kensington Court Place, London, W8 5BL · premises record
Planning Permission
Approved
2000-05-23
Installation of new water supply pipework on rear elevation to facilitate the installation of new boosted mains water break tank in basement plant room, to feed each flat. All new external pipework to be contained within black ductwork.
Hamston House, Kensington Court Place, London, W8 5BL · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Officer Sarah Winter-Irving
Approved
2024-09-13
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Planning Permission
Prune 1x Griselinia Liltoralis x in front garden
Flat 1, Hamston House, Kensington Court Place, London, W8 5BL · premises record
Applicant Tippetts · Officer Angus Morrison
No objection
2022-02-03
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Prune
Erection of a single-storey lightweight extension at basement level, within part of the rear courtyard area in connection with Flat 1.
Flat 1, Hamston House, Kensington Court Place, London, W8 5BL · premises record
Approved
2012-05-09
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Planning Permission
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Replacement of existing window by French doors at rear lower ground floor level
Flat 2 Hamston House, Kensington Court Place, London, W8 5BL · premises record
Approved
2005-06-06
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Planning Permission
Redevelopment of disused coal cellars to form one single family dwelling house comprising a basement, ground floor (with integral garage) and first floor.
Hamston House, Kensington Court Place, London, W8 5BL · premises record
Refused
2001-07-02
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Planning Permission
Provision of a two bedroom flat within existing attic void at fourth floor level and installation of rooflights to side and rear roof slopes.
Hamston House, Kensington Court Place, London, W8 5BL · premises record
Approved
2000-05-23
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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 12 premises each one covers.

Designation
Coverage
Conservation Area
Kensington Court · reference 10 · covers 12 of 12 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Tree Preservation Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference 10 · covers 12 of 12 premises. Protected-tree works may require consent or formal notice.
Article 4 Direction Area
Article 4 - No 100 · reference 79 · covers 12 of 12 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Conservation Area
Kensington Court · reference 10 · covers 12 of 12 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Tree Preservation Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference 10 · covers 12 of 12 premises. Protected-tree works may require consent or formal notice.
Article 4 Direction Area
Article 4 - No 100 · reference 79 · covers 12 of 12 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.

Nearby postcodes and streets

Walk to the next area — linked where the Atlas has a record for it (pilot borough only for now).

W8 5QH23 mW8 5BN25 mW8 5GN33 mW8 5SR33 mW8 5WD33 mW8 5XD33 mW8 5BP37 mW8 5BJ47 m
People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 6 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

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

What could it become?

Planning precedent6 applications and 6 mapped decisions in this postcode — precedent for what has been permitted and refused here.
Energy9 EPC records; ratings C: 3, D: 3, E: 2, F: 1.
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
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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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