Planning Atlas
Planning AtlasKensington And ChelseaQueen's Gate wardW8 5BU
Postcode record · Kensington And Chelsea

W8 5BU.

W8 5BU has 19 known premises and 57 planning records — 39 approved of 46 decided (84.8%). 7 EPC records.

Postcode W8 5BU · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther85 exact85 on the map — every match
At a glance · this postcodeKensington And Chelsea profile →
19
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
57
Applications
46 decided
84.8%
Approval rate
39 approved · 7 refused
7
EPC records
ratings C 6 · D 1
85
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 5BU has 19 known premises and 57 planning records — 39 approved of 46 decided (84.8%). 7 EPC records.

Premises (18 of 19 shown)

Planning

What happened?

57 planning applications across the postcode; 39 approved of 46 decided (84.8%). Latest 30 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Prune 1x Eucalyptus at rear
15 South End, London, W8 5BU · premises record
Applicant H Twynam · Officer Angus Morrison
Prune
No objection
2026-05-18
Removal of existing timber framed single glazed windows to front and rear elevation at first floor level and replacement with new timber framed double glazed units; relocation of front elevation boiler flue and new rear elevation cast iron air brick at first floor level
Flat 1, 15 South End, London, W8 5BU · premises record
Applicant Fran ois · Officer Sian Stirling
Planning Permission
Approved
2025-07-31
Replacement of garage doors and first floor windows on front elevation (Retrospective application) (amended description).
17 South End, London, W8 5BU · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Officer Gabby Westley
Planning Permission
Refused
2025-02-27
Clarification is sought whether the planning permission 19/01773 has been lawfully implemented before its expiry on 10 May 2022, and therefore whether the development authorised by the planning permission can be lawfully undertaken (Proposed demolition of existing building to be replaced with new residential dwelling including construction of basement pursuant to planning permission PP/19/01773) (Certificate of Lawful Proposed Development)
17 South End, London, W8 5BU · premises record
Applicant Z Lisle Mainwaring · Officer Julia Drzewicka
Certificates Lawful Proposed Use or Dev.
Withdrawn
2023-03-27
Prune 1 x Plane (over neighbouring garden No. 18)
17 South End, London, W8 5BU · premises record
Applicant Carroll · Officer Angus Morrison
Prune
No objection
2022-11-16
Alterations to the property including: the extension of the current Juliette balcony to form a small terrace on the first floor, and the installation of an extension to the rear ground floor of the property.
16 South End, London, W8 5BU · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Officer Moses Ekole
Planning Permission
Approved
2022-08-12
Details required by condition 3 (Construction Traffic Management Plan (CTMP)) of planning permission 19/01773 (Demolition of existing building to be replaced with new residential dwelling including construction of basement).
17 South End, London, W8 5BU · premises record
Applicant James · Officer Julia Drzewicka
Discharge of Conditions
Approved
2022-05-09
Details required by conditions 3 (CTMP), 4 (appointment of chartered engineer), 5 (CCS), 6 (submission of details - samples), 15 (trees protection during construction), and 16 (trees and landscaping) of planning permission 19/01773 (Demolition of existing building to be replaced with new residential dwelling including construction of basement)
17 South End, London, W8 5BU · premises record
Applicant C James · Officer Julia Drzewicka
Discharge of Conditions
Split
2022-02-15
Details required by conditions 10 (trees & landscaping), 23a (external facing materials), 23b (surfacing material to enclosed front 'forecourt area', 23c (how footway on South End will be modified & where the street lighting column will be relocated) and 23d (green/ sedum roof at rear first floor level) of planning permission 19/04898 (demolition of existing building and replacement with three storey residential building plus single storey basement, with associated landscaping and minor external works, including enclosing of front forecourt area with railings)
19 South End, London, W8 5BU · premises record
Applicant Lisle Mainwaring · Officer Matthew Woodhead
Discharge of Conditions
Approved
2020-01-16
Details required by conditions 3 (construction traffic management plan), 4 (appointed engineer) and 5 (considerate constructors scheme) of planning permission 19/04898 (demolition of existing building and replacement with three storey residential building plus single storey basement, with associated landscaping and minor external works, including enclosing of front forecourt area with railings)
19 South End, London, W8 5BU · premises record
Discharge of Conditions
Approved
2019-10-23
Prune 1x Eucalyptus at rear
15 South End, London, W8 5BU · premises record
Applicant H Twynam · Officer Angus Morrison
No objection
2026-05-18
More
Prune
Removal of existing timber framed single glazed windows to front and rear elevation at first floor level and replacement with new timber framed double glazed units; relocation of front elevation boiler flue and new rear elevation cast iron air brick at first floor level
Flat 1, 15 South End, London, W8 5BU · premises record
Applicant Fran ois · Officer Sian Stirling
Approved
2025-07-31
More
Planning Permission
Replacement of garage doors and first floor windows on front elevation (Retrospective application) (amended description).
17 South End, London, W8 5BU · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Officer Gabby Westley
Refused
2025-02-27
More
Planning Permission
Show all 10 rows
Clarification is sought whether the planning permission 19/01773 has been lawfully implemented before its expiry on 10 May 2022, and therefore whether the development authorised by the planning permission can be lawfully undertaken (Proposed demolition of existing building to be replaced with new residential dwelling including construction of basement pursuant to planning permission PP/19/01773) (Certificate of Lawful Proposed Development)
17 South End, London, W8 5BU · premises record
Applicant Z Lisle Mainwaring · Officer Julia Drzewicka
Withdrawn
2023-03-27
More
Certificates Lawful Proposed Use or Dev.
Prune 1 x Plane (over neighbouring garden No. 18)
17 South End, London, W8 5BU · premises record
Applicant Carroll · Officer Angus Morrison
No objection
2022-11-16
More
Prune
Alterations to the property including: the extension of the current Juliette balcony to form a small terrace on the first floor, and the installation of an extension to the rear ground floor of the property.
16 South End, London, W8 5BU · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Officer Moses Ekole
Approved
2022-08-12
More
Planning Permission
Details required by condition 3 (Construction Traffic Management Plan (CTMP)) of planning permission 19/01773 (Demolition of existing building to be replaced with new residential dwelling including construction of basement).
17 South End, London, W8 5BU · premises record
Applicant James · Officer Julia Drzewicka
Approved
2022-05-09
More
Discharge of Conditions
Details required by conditions 3 (CTMP), 4 (appointment of chartered engineer), 5 (CCS), 6 (submission of details - samples), 15 (trees protection during construction), and 16 (trees and landscaping) of planning permission 19/01773 (Demolition of existing building to be replaced with new residential dwelling including construction of basement)
17 South End, London, W8 5BU · premises record
Applicant C James · Officer Julia Drzewicka
Split
2022-02-15
More
Discharge of Conditions
Details required by conditions 10 (trees & landscaping), 23a (external facing materials), 23b (surfacing material to enclosed front 'forecourt area', 23c (how footway on South End will be modified & where the street lighting column will be relocated) and 23d (green/ sedum roof at rear first floor level) of planning permission 19/04898 (demolition of existing building and replacement with three storey residential building plus single storey basement, with associated landscaping and minor external works, including enclosing of front forecourt area with railings)
19 South End, London, W8 5BU · premises record
Applicant Lisle Mainwaring · Officer Matthew Woodhead
Approved
2020-01-16
More
Discharge of Conditions
Details required by conditions 3 (construction traffic management plan), 4 (appointed engineer) and 5 (considerate constructors scheme) of planning permission 19/04898 (demolition of existing building and replacement with three storey residential building plus single storey basement, with associated landscaping and minor external works, including enclosing of front forecourt area with railings)
19 South End, London, W8 5BU · premises record
Approved
2019-10-23
More
Discharge of Conditions

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 19 premises each one covers.

Designation
Coverage
Article 4 Direction Area
Article 4 - No 100 · reference 79 · covers 19 of 19 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Tree Preservation Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference 9 · covers 16 of 19 premises. Protected-tree works may require consent or formal notice.
Conservation Area
Kensington Square · reference 9 · covers 16 of 19 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Conservation Area
De Vere · reference 11 · covers 3 of 19 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Tree Preservation Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference 11 · covers 3 of 19 premises. Protected-tree works may require consent or formal notice.
Article 4 Direction Area
Article 4 - No 100 · reference 79 · covers 19 of 19 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Tree Preservation Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference 9 · covers 16 of 19 premises. Protected-tree works may require consent or formal notice.
Conservation Area
Kensington Square · reference 9 · covers 16 of 19 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Show all 5 rows
Conservation Area
De Vere · reference 11 · covers 3 of 19 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Tree Preservation Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference 11 · covers 3 of 19 premises. Protected-tree works may require consent or formal notice.
People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 30 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

Name
Details
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Case officer on 3 applications
Case officer on 2 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Show all 10 rows
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Case officer on 3 applications
Case officer on 2 applications
Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent57 applications and 85 mapped decisions in this postcode — precedent for what has been permitted and refused here.
Energy7 EPC records; ratings C: 6, D: 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

Planning Atlas Pro

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

3 intent signals recorded in this postcode
Price decline · Long hold
Subscribe to see the signals →
Boundary: OS Postcode Unit areas (Ordnance Survey), 2026-08-14. Planning records: canonical stage2. EPC: EPC register. Premises: OS AddressBase / UPRN.
W8 5BU, Kensington And Chelsea: Planning and Property History | Planning Atlas