Planning decisions in Kensington
As of 16 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Kensington approved 95% of 6,047 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Basement : 95% approved (983 decided, ~67 days)
- Extension : 93% approved (951 decided, ~67 days)
- Windows & doors : 96% approved (646 decided, ~70 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 96% approved (537 decided, ~67 days)
- Rear extension : 94% approved (445 decided, ~66 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 98% approved (362 decided, ~63 days)
- Demolition : 96% approved (355 decided, ~65 days)
- Balcony / roof terrace : 94% approved (306 decided, ~69 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 92% approved (250 decided, ~68 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 96% approved (208 decided, ~80 days)
- Shopfront / commercial : 93% approved (168 decided, ~85 days)
- Loft conversion : 94% approved (162 decided, ~67 days)
- Solar / renewables : 98% approved (131 decided, ~69 days)
- Change of use : 93% approved (129 decided, ~82 days)
- Side extension : 93% approved (125 decided, ~72 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 94% approved (114 decided, ~70 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 97% approved (69 decided, ~66 days)
- Two-storey extension : 94% approved (62 decided, ~71 days)
- Tree work : 98% approved (44 decided, ~41 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Kensington, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.