May 2020 - The Kensington Society

Subscribe to the council’s Covid newsletters

29/05/2020

The council’s weekly email newsletters (at times even more often) are probably the best way for Kensington residents to be stay updated about changes to council services and new government instructions during the Covid-19 pandemic – and it’s very easy to subscribe to them.

Building work allowed until 9pm – every day except Sunday

26/05/2020

With immediate effect, building sites can extend their working hours without seeking permission if it is “short term” or “modest”, or seek permission to extend the hours in residential areas up to to 9pm every day, Monday-Saturday. Councils are basically under orders from the government to approve all such applications, and do so within 10 working days.