The Kensington Society is an amenity society for all of Kensington, created in 1953. We have close to 700 members and some 40 affiliated societies.
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The Kensington Society annual for 2022-2023 has arrived

The Kensington Society annual for 2022-2023 has just been distributed to all members and is, as usual, full of interesting articles about art, history and planning. Those who haven't received it, can download it or read it online here.
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All our annual reports are now available

All the Kensington Society annual reports since 1953 can now be found on our archive page as pdf files. They contain lots of interesting reading and show that the society was very active from the very start, campaigning and informing about everything from the enormous redevelopment of Notting Hill Gate to the council's switch from gas street lights to electric ones.
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Latest planning news (click here to see all)

The Newcombe House plan now totally revised

At meetings in March, the new owner of the Newcombe House complex in Notting Hill Gate presented a totally revised plan, compared to the one shown in October. No more shopping mall on the ground floor, but a large GPO surgery over four floors and covered colonnades on two sides for rainy days.
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The new Newcombe House plans unveiled: larger and more dominant

At meetings in early October, the new owner of the Newcombe House complex in Notting Hill Gate presented a much more detailed plan than at the June meeting. Although the highest point will be 17 metres lower than in the approved previous plan, this complex will overall be much larger and more dominant.
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Latest events (click here to see all)

Dare to care! Meet SAVE Britain’s Heritage

On Monday 19 June 2023, there will be a Kensington Society event at the recently refurbished Dora House, where heritage campaigners Ben Dewfield-Oakley and Guy Oliver will tell us about the important work done by the organisation SAVE Britain’s Heritage, but also about the current state of our planning systems and the possible involvement of local residents in the pre-application stage of the planning process.
Date: Monday 19 June 2023
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