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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

The Fast Track application service is an optional paid service that speeds up the administration and review of certain planning applications. It offers committed timescales and a dedicated planning officer.

Fast Track affects the speed of your application, not the outcome.

We assess Fast Track applications in the same way and against the same planning policies as all other applications.

The Fast Track application service is currently suspended. We plan to relaunch this service in Autumn 2026 with updated fees and procedures

The fast track services available include:

  • validation of application within one working day of receipt of the fast track fee
  • determination of householder applications within two working days following on from the end of the consultation period (usually within 28 days)
  • determination of householder applications that require public consultation within two working days following on from the end of the consultation period (usually within 28 days)
  • determination of lawful development certificate applications within 10 working days following receipt of the fast track fee
  • determination of lawful development certificate applications that do not require public consultation within 10 working days following receipt of the fast track fee

The statutory consultation requirements will still apply to relevant applications. If the recommendation is to approve, the decision will be made under delegated authority, if fewer than three valid planning objections are received, and the application is not called in to the Planning Applications Committee by a councillor.

Whilst the officer’s recommendation will be provided within the above time frames in any event, the necessary referral of an application to the Planning Applications Committee will extend the determination period. 

Fast track services and costs

Fast track charges are payable in addition to the application fees payable under the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site visits) (England) Regulations 2023. 

The types of applications we accept fast-track requests for include: 

  • householder applications
  • certificate of lawfulness
  • advertisement consent applications
  • shopfront alterations
  • non-material amendment applications (Section 96)
  • other types of applications we may accept on a case-by-case basis include:
  • discharge of conditions applications
  • minor material amendment applications (Section 73)
  • minor full planning applications

Table of fees

All fast track applications (plus statutory fee) cost £865.20 including VAT.

Fast track payments can only be made once we have received and accepted the fast-track service request. We will send you details of how you can pay. 

Contact us

Email: [email protected]

Last updated: 1 October 2026