Basement And Ground Floor 30 Chilworth Street London W2 6DT Data via plota.co.uk

26/02658/LBC - Listed Building Consent Application Refused
Change of useListed buildingsNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Partial infill, installation of stairs and railings to front to create a lightwell; Alterations to front vaults; and internal alterations. [Linked to 26/02657/FULL] Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
20 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
15 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 15 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents 43

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF REFUSAL-LISTED BUILDING CONSENT [PE] Decision Notice · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 11

PDF INTERNAL DAYLIGHT & SUNLIGHT ASSESSMENT Daylight and Sunlight assessment · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Background Papers · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT INCLUDED IN DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Background Papers · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES INCLUDED IN DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Background Papers · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT INCLUDED IN DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Background Papers · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES INCLUDED IN DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Background Papers · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT INCLUDED IN DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT_36123519 Background Papers · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES INCLUDED IN DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Background Papers · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT INCLUDED IN DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Background Papers · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 14

PDF PROPOSED BASEMENT PLAN Drawing · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE AND LOCATION PLANS Location Plan · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF SITEBLOCK PLAN - EXISTING INCLUDED IN BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE Background Papers · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES INCLUDED IN DETAIL DRAWING Background Papers · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FRONT ELEVATION & VAULT SECTION Drawing · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING BASEMENT - ALTERATIONS Drawing · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES INCLUDED IN ADDITIONAL PLANS Background Papers · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FRONT AND LIGHTWELL Drawing · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ELEVATION (SIDE) - PROPOSED INCLUDED IN ELEVATION (FRONT) - PROPOSED Background Papers · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED BASEMENT PLAN Drawing · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND PLAN Drawing · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING BASEMENT PLAN Drawing · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 4

PDF OBJECTION Public Comment · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND Consultee Comment · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND Consultee Comment · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-CONSULTEE CLOUD STD Background Papers · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 11

PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF INTERNAL: CONDITION Photo · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF INTERNAL: VAULTS AND DAMP PROOFING Photo · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTO Photo · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 1ST INVALID LETTER Background Papers · 8 May 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION ACKREC · 28 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY Background Papers · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSERVATION AREA Photo · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF INTERNAL CONDITION Photo · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF INTERNAL CONDITION Photo · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF INTERNAL: VAULTS AND DAMP PROOFING Photo · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: 30 and 32, Chilworth Street W2
List entry 1066279 · The pin is inside its outline · 23 more listed buildings within 150 m (23 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 23 with distances
Historic England ↗
Bayswater 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; National infrastructure project 1147 m away: London Strategic Heat Main Project, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 12 October 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Listed Building Consent Application
Postcode
W2 6DT
Received
22 Apr 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Ward
Lancaster Gate
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
15 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Constantine Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 57 days. Refused, as 17% of changes of use here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
172decided in the last year

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

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

Last counted 15 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14811629
Planning Portal ref
PP-14811629
Comments by
12 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
22 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Refused
Creation of a new lightwell to front forecourt; installation of a new stair, railings, do…
25/03707/LBC
Within ~100m

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2025
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2025
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2025
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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