Kensington residents have been up in arms over a recent planning application submitted by Minerva Ltd to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC), which entails demolishing a number of iconic Kensington High Street buildings, including the Odeon Kensington cinema.
The specific sites which will be involved in the development work are 257-265 Kensington High Street, as well as 4-10 and 24 Earl’s Court Road, all in the W8 area. Minerva holds the freehold interest in these properties, with prior planning permission granted in December 2012 for c. 100,000 square feet of “private residential accommodation, with a basement car park and cinema”.