Partner Authority Scheme

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: 22 September 2026

Under the Partner Authority Scheme (PAS) over 35 companies have partnered with us to provide building control services across England and Wales.

By partnering with RBKC Building Control on all your Building Regulations projects you will receive a dedicated account management service handling these key tasks:

  • One-to-one single point of contact and consistent service
  • Design consultation at concept stage and during design development prior to submission of full plans
  • Plans approval (automatically accepted by all other local authorities)
  • Fast local inspections arranged by us and guaranteed by the LABC network of over 340 local authorities and 3,800 professional surveyors
  • Full briefing of the local authority that provides the local site inspection service
  • Pro-active discussion with that authority to identify any special site conditions, site history, contamination, local bye laws or local fire service expectations
  • Centralised administration, including just one set of invoices

Contact us to find out how your company can benefit from becoming a Partner with RBKC Building Control.

You are also able to visit the LABC website to obtain more information about the Partner Authority Scheme.

Alternatively you can download the LABC Partner Authority Scheme Brochure.  

Kensington and Chelsea

Last updated: 26 August 2025