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.
New arrangement for planning decisions from 31 October
The National Scheme of Delegation comes into force on 31 October 2026. The scheme changes the arrangements for deciding which planning applications can be determined by planning officers and which are referred to Planning Committee.
Following Full Council on 21 October 2026, the Council’s Constitution has been updated to reflect the new arrangements.
We have published further information explaining how the process will work in RBKC, including the role of ward councillors, the Gateway process and our new Member Representation Meeting.
Council support
We have a duty to support those who are producing a Neighbourhood Plan in their area and we will do what we can to help a community bring forward a Neighbourhood Plan. Whilst we cannot help draft the plan, or finance the production, we will offer as much support and guidance as we can to help those involved through the process. This includes:
- checking and then publicising the initial application to set up the Neighbourhood Forum and the Neighbourhood area
- publicising the draft Neighbourhood Plan to give stakeholders the opportunity to tell an independent inspector whether they support the plan
- appoint the inspector and organise the examination into the Plan; and where appropriate
- organise, run and pay for the referendum where those who live or work in the area can decide whether the Plan should become part of the Development Plan for the area
Further information on how we can assist a Neighbourhood Forum draw up a Neighbourhood Plan is set out in the Council’s Statement of Community Involvement
For more information about neighbourhood planning email the Planning Policy team at: [email protected]