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St Helen's planning approval rate

St Helen's ward in Kensington & Chelsea has a 91.3% approval rate based on 1,020 planning decisions. Kensington & Chelsea overall: 92.5%.

Last updated: March 2026

91.3%
ward approval rate
1,020
Decisions
931
Approved
89
Refused
92.5%
Kensington & Chelsea average

St Helen's is broadly in line with the Kensington & Chelsea average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.

How St Helen's compares

St Helen's ward (1,020 decided)
91.3%
Kensington & Chelsea overall (33,175 decided)
92.5%
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Recent decisions in St Helen's

PP/25/05751
Proposed raising of parapet details of raised level side infill addition and ins · 18/11/2025
Approved
PP/25/05391
Replacement of existing single-glazed timber windows throughout with new double · 13/11/2025
Approved
ARB/25/06588
Prune 1 x London Plane (front) · 10/11/2025
Approved
ARB/25/05993
Prune 1 x Horse Chestnut (rear) · 07/11/2025
Approved
ARB/25/06562
Prune 1 x Ash leaf Maple (Acer negundo) in rear garden · 07/11/2025
Approved

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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 33,175 decisions.

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