Albert Hall Mansions Kensington Gore London SW7 2AN Data via plota.co.uk

26/06056/LBC - Listed Building Consent Application Pending

Proposal

Gentle steam clean throughout to rejuvenate brick surfaces and improve the outlook of the building and localised brick replacement/repairs; pointing repairs; Rainwater goods: remove, refurbish and repaint in black; Balconies: clean walking surfaces with hot water steam and apply liquid membrane (colour dark grey), remove loose & flaking surfaces from railings and redecorate with black gloss paint to match; Pitched roofs: fully renew with new Welsh slates to match original, relay lead gutters, leadwork associated with the re-roofing including dormers, aprons and flashings will be also renewed; Windows and doors: repair frames and redecorate; High level parapets: new lead capping over existing mortar capping where not already existing; Gables: new lead capping over over existing mortar capping to 2 gables; and Chimneys: repairs including renewing the flaunching in matching mortar, replacing cracked pots, brickwork repairs, repairs and repointing of cracked corbels. (Site include Blocks 1-3 Albert Hall Mansions) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 23 Oct 2026 and 30 Oct 2026, from Westminster's recent extensions.

Documents 19

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Site constraints 5

Knightsbridge conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Article 4 direction
Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Air quality management area: Westminster AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the City of Westminster built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 12 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Listed Building Consent Application
Postcode
SW7 2AN
Received
4 Sept 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Ward
Knightsbridge & Belgravia
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Roger Mears Architects

Decision outlook

Day 10 of the 56-day target. Westminster usually decides extensions by day 53.

Day 1046 days to the 56-day target
62%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
930decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15089789
Env. assessment
No
Westminster
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#221 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Westminster is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #258 out of 296. Only 28% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Westminster is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 81% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 81% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Westminster decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #201 of 296
81%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #277 of 296
44%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #258 of 296
28%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #46 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
12 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
133 decided
4,602
Total decisions
648 refused in the year to March 2026