New Build approval rate in Kensington & Chelsea
Kensington & Chelsea approved 92.4% of new build applications, based on 552 decisions analysed.
Last updated: March 2026
92.4%
new build approval rate
552
New Build decisions
510
Approved
42
Refused
92.5%
Kensington & Chelsea overall
New Build applications are approved at roughly the same rate as the Kensington & Chelsea average (92.5%).
How new build compares in Kensington & Chelsea
New Build
92.4%
Kensington & Chelsea all applications
92.5%
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Other project types in Kensington & Chelsea
92.3%
89.7%
92.2%
92.8%
86.4%
89.2%
89.0%
90.8%
89.7%
92.6%
90.9%
94.7%
86.0%
88.4%