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The Kensington Society

Welcome to the website of the Kensington Society.

Formed in 1953, the Kensington Society strives to ensure that our part of London retains its magnificent heritage of buildings, parks and gardens alongside the best of contemporary architecture and design.

With more than 700 members and some 30 affiliated societies, we are very active in planning issues and exert a real influence on planning decisions in the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea.

Events

We also have a programme of lectures, talks, walks and visits, covering a wide range of subjects.  The events offer the chance to meet your Kensington neighbours. All upcoming society events can be found here.

Annual report

Our annual report is produced in the spring and has both an update report on the activities of the society as well as interesting and topical articles relating to Kensington. The most recent annual report can be read here, and all annual reports since 1961 can be found in the society archive.

Newsletter

Our newsletter is produced in the autumn. The most recent newsletter can be read here, and all newsletters since 2006 can be found in the society archive.

Membership

The annual membership subscription is £15 and you can join here.

Latest planning news

Frogmore's Notting Hill Gate plans approved

On Tuesday 8 November, the council’s planning committee approved developer Frogmore’s plans for refurbishment of the five office buildings in Notting Hill Gate. The committee added a condition about public realm contributions to each of the three applications, totalling £120,000, but otherwise accepted them as they were.
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Newcombe House hearing in February 2017

Following the developer's appeal to the Planning Inspectorate after the council's refusal in March of the planning application for the Newcombe House complex, the date for the planning inspector's public hearing has been set to 14 February 2017. The hearing will be held in the Town Hall's Council Chamber and is expected to take four days.
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Upcoming society events (click to see all)

Celebrating the work of George and Peto

Professor Hilary Grainger, chairman of the Victorian Society and an expert on buildings of Sir Ernest George and his design partner Harold Peto, will give us a talk and a walking tour of Collingham Gardens and Harrington Gardens, where 29 of their astonishing houses can be found.
Date: Wednesday 17 May 2017
PLEASE NOTE: This event is unfortunately sold out
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Guided walk around Notting Dale

Local historian Caroline Macmillan takes us on a walk through Notting Dale: from James Weller Ladbroke's residential masterpiece to the "Potteries", which in the 19th century made bricks for London's growing suburbs, and the "Piggeries", which gained its name due to the amount of swine once raised there.
Date: Tuesday 20 June 2017

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Page updated 30/04/2017