Chelsea Riverside planning approval rate
Chelsea Riverside ward in Kensington & Chelsea has a 90.2% approval rate based on 1,023 planning decisions. Kensington & Chelsea overall: 92.5%.
Last updated: March 2026
90.2%
ward approval rate
1,023
Decisions
923
Approved
100
Refused
92.5%
Kensington & Chelsea average
Chelsea Riverside is 2.3 percentage points below the Kensington & Chelsea average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.
How Chelsea Riverside compares
Chelsea Riverside ward
90.2%
Kensington & Chelsea overall
92.5%
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Recent decisions in Chelsea Riverside
ARB/25/06038
Prune 1 x London Plane (front) · 14/11/2025
ARB/25/06676
Prune 2x Prunus in rear garden · 12/11/2025
ARB/25/05855
Prune a group of mixed tree row at rear · 31/10/2025
ARB/25/06459
Prune 1x Robinia at rear · 30/10/2025
ARB/25/06391
Prune 1 x Laurel (rear) · 27/10/2025
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Kensington & Chelsea
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 33,175 decisions.