Policy information sourced from the Kensington and Chelsea Local Plan
CL12 Building Heights
The Council will require new buildings to respect the setting of the borough’s valued townscapes and landscapes, through appropriate building heights. To deliver this the Council will:
- require proposals to strengthen our traditional townscape in terms of building heights and roofscape by requiring developments to:
- reflect the prevailing building heights within the context
- provide, for larger developments, a roofscape that reflects that of the context of the site;
- seldom use height to express local landmarks so the prevailing building height is maintained;
- resist buildings significantly taller than the surrounding townscape other than in exceptionally rare circumstances, where the development has a wholly positive impact on the character and quality of the townscape;
- require full planning applications for any building that exceeds the prevailing building height within the context.
For more information please see the Kensington and Chelsea Local Plan