The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is unique, with diverse communities, places of great cultural significance and an abundance of outstanding townscape. Seventy five per cent is within a conservation area, with over 4,000 listed buildings and monuments. It has the smallest population of the London boroughs, but some of the country’s highest population densities. There is a pressing need for more housing, particularly affordable homes.

Alongside protecting and enhancing its outstanding heritage, the borough wants its less historic areas to become conservation areas of tomorrow.

The Local Plan is committed to ‘upholding the residential quality of life through cherishing quality in the built environment, acting on environmental issues and facilitating local living, including through strengthening neighbourhood centres and maintaining and updating social infrastructure.’

The panel supports the borough in meeting those objectives through high-quality design, to the benefit of those who visit, live and work in the borough.

The Kensington and Chelsea Quality Review Panel is co-chaired by Jay Gort, Director at Gort Scott, and David Milner, Director at Create Streets.