Project
Planning submitted for Telford Road and Ladbroke Grove

Posted on 27 March 2025

Last week a full planning application for the redevelopment of 2–14 Telford Road and 246–248 Ladbroke Grove in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea was validated. Working together with our client Manak Homes, our proposals make sustainable use of a vacant school site to provide a ground floor nursery and 27 self-contained homes above.

The design was shaped to thoughtfully address preapplication feedback and the new children’s nursery will retain the site’s existing social and community use class. A linear courtyard will provide a safe and enclosed space for the children to play. Above the nursery, the building will provide homes for up to 90 people in a mixture of 1-bed, 2-bed and 3-bed flats along with secure bike storage on the ground floor.

Rhythmical recessed bays and finely detailed metalwork balustrades all reference characteristics found in the terraced housing in Ladbroke Grove. Curved feature brickwork that articulates the entrances and curved projecting balconies both subtly refer to the rounded corner of ‘The Eagle’, a charming Edwardian pub adjacent to the site. Glazed brickwork adds a distinct character and is an original feature also found on pubs and houses in the nearby Oxford Gardens Conservation Area.

Biodiverse green roofs and planting will contribute to the biodiversity net gain and Urban Greening across the redevelopment.