Heythrop College

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.

Last updated: 2 November 2026

Heythrop College, on Kensington Square, is closing in December 2018. The Jesuits, who own the site, are selling it in order to release funds to help secure the long term future of the college elsewhere.

The Council has produced a supplementary planning document (SPD) that sets the parameters for the redevelopment of the site.

This Council has explored some of the site constraints and looked at some issues and options to be considered in response to any development proposals. An ‘issues and options’ paper was consulted on between 20 October 2015 and 17 November 2015 and a further draft SPD was consulted on between 6 January 2016 and 3 February 2016.

The SPD was adopted by Key Decision on 31 May 2016.