Filming and photography in the Royal Boroughfilming in the borough

The Royal Borough is home to a wide range of interesting on and off-street film locations, attracting a diverse range of filming throughout the year.

The Filming and Special Events Office provides an effective one-stop service to assist film makers, residents, local businesses, Councillors, and other Council departments with filming and photography enquiries in the Royal Borough’s streets, parks and open spaces.

Our aim is to ensure that all filming activities are carried out safely and with minimum disruption to our residents. We aim to achieve this by:

  • providing a friendly and effective service, using our local knowledge and expertise in dealing with all manner of filming enquiries and facilitating large and small shoots
  • co-ordinating Council services and providing a trouble shooting service
  • protecting the interests of our residents and ensuring that those filming on-street adhere to best practice and to all Council requirements

Applying to film

Applying for parking suspensions

The cost of suspending a bay is £44 per bay per day. This is also the cost of a single yellow line waiver.

The Filming and Special Events Office also charge an administration fee at an hourly rate (currently £72.00 inclusive VAT) to cover officer time, general advice, office costs, and liaison with other Council officers, if required.

Payment is required in advance by debit or credit card for all parking suspensions and any other parking arrangements made by the Council to facilitate filming.

Please note the Council requires seven working days written notice together with road names, precise locations and number and type of bays required in order to arrange parking suspensions (please see parking suspension form for more information.)

We will accommodate late applications where possible, but an additional hourly - rate charge will be applied.

Notifying the police

Once your application has been processed you will be sent a notification by email from the Filming and Events Office which will also go to Kensington and Chelsea police operations department - however you are still required to contact them to inform them of your filming activity.

Please note:

The Council does require production companies filming on-street to undertake a full site specific risk assessment in advance of all shoots as any failure to do so may well invalidate insurance cover.

If you have any questions, please contact the Filming and Special Events Office on: Tel: 020 7341 5762 or 020 7341 5109 Email: Filmoffice@rbkc.gov