201-207 Kensington High Street

Firstplan were instructed to advise on planning matters in relation to the redevelopment of 201-207 Kensington High Street for 19 Class C3 residential units, a new Class E gym in the basement, improvements to the ground floor retail frontage, internal reconfiguration and the retention and refreshment of the historical façade. The Art Deco style building was originally constructed in the 1920s for Woolworths as their flagship store, lying in the centre of Kensington High Street and a Conservation Area.

Firstplan’s role as planning consultant included providing planning, strategy and heritage advice, leading pre-application discussions, preparing and submitting a number of planning applications to facilitate the redevelopment, managing teams of consultants, and negotiating with officers through to the grant of permission.

CGI credit: 201-207 Ken Ltd