39 Brompton Square, London, SW3 2AF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Provision of a lift shaft with associated internal alterations to improve accessibility for the occupiers specific disability needs. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 24 Jul 2026 · Last checked 22 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Kensington and Chelsea Planning Applications Committee on 21 Jul 2026.
Approved by 10 votes to 1
Against officer advice: officers had recommended refusal.
- Officers advised refusal because the alterations would harm the listed building’s significance and heritage benefits would not outweigh that harm.
- The Knightsbridge Association raised no objection and two professionals addressed the Committee in support.
- Members unanimously rejected refusal and approved listed building consent subject to conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Kensington and Chelsea's committee minutes of 21 Jul 2026.
Site constraints 11
Show all 42 with distances
- 0 m37-53, Brompton Square Sw3Grade II
- 13 m32-36, Brompton Square Sw3Grade II
- 45 m20-25, Brompton Square Sw3Grade II
- 48 m27, Brompton Square Sw3Grade II
- 50 m31A, BROMPTON SQUARE SW3 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 50 m28-31, Brompton Square Sw3Grade II
- 54 m17-19, Brompton Square Sw3Grade II
- 59 m39-59, Ennismore Gardens Sw7Grade II
- 63 m13-16, Brompton Square Sw3Grade II
- 70 m45, 46 and 47, Rutland Gate Sw7Grade II
- 71 m36, Ennismore Gardens Sw7Grade II
- 76 mLamp Standard Outside Number 39Grade II
- 79 m10-12, Brompton Square Sw3Grade II
- 79 m54 and 55, Brompton Square Sw3Grade II
- 79 m48-65, Rutland Gate Sw7Grade II
- 81 mChurch of the Holy TrinityGrade II
- 83 mMews Arch Adjoining Number 37Grade II
- 84 mUnnamed
- 89 mLamp Standard Outside Number 40 on Opposite PavementGrade II
- 90 m56, Brompton Square Sw3Grade II
- 93 m3-9, Brompton Square Sw3Grade II
- 94 m27-34 Ennismore GardensGrade II
- 95 m57, Brompton Square Sw3Grade II
- 101 m58, Brompton Square Sw3Grade II
- 104 mLamp Standard Outside Number 34Grade II
- 104 mLamp Standard Outside Number 44Grade II
- 106 m59 and 60, Brompton Square Sw3Grade II
- 109 mLamp Standard Outside Number 42Grade II
- 109 m27-42, RUTLAND GATE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 120 mLamp Standard Outside Number 33Grade II
- 120 mCorner Pier in South East Corner of Central GardenGrade II
- 121 mLamp Standard Outside Number 53Grade II
- 122 mThe OratoryGrade II*
- 130 mLamp Standard Outside Number 47, on Opposite Side of PavementGrade II
- 134 mLamp Standard Outside Number 37Grade II
- 135 mLamp Standard Outside Number 49Grade II
- 139 mPair of Gate Piers on South Side of Central GardenGrade II
- 142 mPair of Gate Piers on East Side of Central GardenGrade II
- 144 mLamp Standard Outside Number 30 on Pavement OppositeGrade II
- 145 mThe Bunch of Grapes Public HouseGrade II
- 146 mLamp Standard Outside Number 50 on Opposite PavementGrade II
- 148 m6-17, Montpellier Place Sw7Grade II
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) 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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £4,450,000 in September 2004. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2017, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Postcode
- SW3 2AF
- Received
- 23 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 23 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Brompton and Hans Town
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 20 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Granted
- Decision date
- 24 Jul 2026
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 151 days from validation, 68 days slower than Kensington and Chelsea's median of 83 for extensions. Approved, as 95% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Kensington and Chelsea in the last twelve months, from validation. Kensington and Chelsea decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 15 May 2026
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Kensington and Chelsea ranks #174 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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