Kensington roads and travel news
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Kensington parking permits: 1,076 refunds still unpaid
1,076 resident parking permit refunds are still waiting after a council system fault. Monthly subscriptions stay paused; 3, 6 and 12 month permits can still be bought.
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Chelsea
Chelsea Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Chelsea
Chelsea roadworks: Egerton Crescent (between No. 49 and No. 43), Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (now, until 3 Nov) and every other traffic order...
Knightsbridge
Knightsbridge Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Knightsbridge
Knightsbridge roadworks: 1 Davies Street London (notice of 5 Oct) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's...
Notting Hill
Notting Hill Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Notting Hill
Notting Hill roadworks: Pavement outside, 146-154 Notting Hill Gate, LONDON (notice of 13 Oct) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each...
Roads
Kensington noise cameras: 334 fines in two months
Kensington and Chelsea's nine noise cameras went off 1,386 times in August and September, leading to 334 £100 fines. The loudest car hit 113.7 decibels.
Kensington
Kensington parking wardens: council pays to avert strike
Kensington and Chelsea will fund a three-year pay deal for its parking wardens to head off a repeat of the 2023 strike. The cost is exempt from publication.
South Kensington
South Kensington station step-free work starts by December
TfL intends to award the South Kensington step-free contract to Costain. First work starts at 34 Thurloe Street before the end of 2026, the station by 2031.
Knightsbridge
Hans Crescent works begin by Harrods, done by autumn 2026
Work has started on Hans Crescent outside Harrods, finishing autumn 2026. Ward councillors put in £320,000; nine of the 20 the council asked said no.
Parking
Parking in Kensington: £8.40 an hour at the top rate
Kensington and Chelsea charges by zone and fuel type, £1.90 to £8.40 an hour. No uncontrolled streets, no visitor vouchers, and the Blue Badge does not apply.
Notting Hill Carnival
Notting Hill Carnival 2026 Road Closures: Open 6am Tuesday
Roads inside the Carnival area are shut from 6am on Sunday 30 August to 6am on Tuesday 1 September. No bin collections on 31 August or 1 September.
Roads
Supercars seized in Kensington: 90 cars, £8m, one weekend
Police seized 90 vehicles worth over £8m across Kensington, Chelsea and Hyde Park in one weekend, days after a High Court order banned car meets until 2027.
Travel
Kensington Christmas travel 2026: Paddington closures confirmed
No Heathrow Express 26 to 30 Dec, no Elizabeth line west of Paddington 27 to 30 Dec, GWR from Reading. What runs from Kensington over Christmas 2026.