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Planning Duty Officer telephone service

Thank you for contacting the RBKC Planning department.

You can search, view and comment on applications using the Planning Applications Search on the council's website. The service is updated regularly, and key milestones and target dates are shown under "Proposal Details".

If you have submitted an application that is still within its statutory determination period, or an agreed extension of time, a progress update may not yet be available. If you need to speak to the planning officer dealing with your application, you can email them directly. Their contact details can be found in:

  • your planning application acknowledgement letter
  • any emails or letters about your application

For more information about planning applications, planning guidance, planning enforcement and other planning services, visit planning and building control.

Planning advice for your business or property is also available through our pre-application advice.

Last updated: 28 September 2026

Search for listed buildings in the borough to find out if building consent is required.

What listed buildings are

Listed buildings are buildings which are historically or architecturally important.

There are around 3,800 listed buildings in the borough.

The lists are drawn up by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport.

Listed building consent is required for most alterations to a listed building whether they are outside, inside or affect a curtilage building.

If you are not sure whether consent is required, contact Planningline:

Penalties for unauthorised works

If you carry out unauthorised works to any part of a listed building, you may be prosecuted.

You could be imprisoned for up to 6 months and/or fined up to £20,000.

This is in addition to the liability for legal costs and the cost of removing the offensive works.

Search listed buildings

Buildings are classified to show their relative importance:

  • Grade I
  • Grade II*
  • Grade II

Information given in the listed building descriptions is brief and does not give exhaustive information on the significance of each building.
 

Search listed buildings

Last updated: 7 May 2026