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LB/23/05750 - Listed Building Consent Withdrawn

Proposal

Installation of plaque on eastern fa?ade of the Waterhouse Building; and other associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Sept 2023
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Withdrawn
12 May 2026

Withdrawn on 12 May 2026 · Last checked 24 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 8

6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Natural History Museum, Front Lodge and Gates, Gatepiers and Railings, Grade I, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
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Historic England ↗
Queen’s Gate 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 - No 100. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Tree preservation order
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Air quality management area: Kensington and Chelsea 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
National infrastructure project about 1339 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Kensington and Chelsea built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 3 November 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.

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Important details

Council
Kensington and Chelsea
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Received
15 Sept 2023
Validated
15 Sept 2023
Ward
Brompton and Hans Town
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Nov 2023
Decision
Withdrawn
Decision date
12 May 2026
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

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13 Oct 2023

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

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2025 Approved
Museum, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD
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LB/25/05278
2025
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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CA/25/01660
2025 Approved
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD
Change of materials of maintenance strips at main facade of Waterhouse Building
PP/25/00933
2025 Approved
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD
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PP/25/00915
2025 Approved
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD
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2024 Approved
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD
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PP/24/07601
2024 Approved
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD
Installation of glazed downstands on principal, second and fourth floors of Earth Galleri…
LB/24/07181
2024 Withdrawn
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2024 Approved
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Kensington and Chelsea
Planning Authority Score
5.1/10
Average
#144 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Kensington and Chelsea decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the nine months to December 2025
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #58 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #110 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #174 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #152 of 296
94%
Minor dwellings approved
455 decided (1-9 homes)
87%
Change of use approved
53 decided
1,839
Total decisions
135 refused in the nine months to December 2025
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings