1-3 Cromwell Place, London, SW7 2JE Data via plota.co.uk

PP/26/02592 - Planning Permission Approved
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use to include provision for a flexible use including: art gallery / office / members' facilities (Sui Generis) and / or medical and health use (Use Class E) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 May 2026
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Approved
15 Jul 2026

Approved on 15 Jul 2026 · Last checked 20 Oct 2026

Documents

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Licence at this address

  • Licence Cromwell Place Ltd Premises licence · in force since 26 Sep 2019 · elsewhere in the building Licensed hours: alcohol until 23:00

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 9

18 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 1-4, Cromwell Place Sw7, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 2 Grade I, 13 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 ↗
Thurloe/Smith's Charity 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 1177 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Kensington and Chelsea built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre about 27 m away: South Kensington.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Kensington and Chelsea
Application type
Planning Permission
Postcode
SW7 2JE
Received
20 May 2026
Validated
20 May 2026
Ward
Brompton and Hans Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Jul 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
15 Jul 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 24 days faster than Kensington and Chelsea's median of 80 for changes of use. Approved, as 84% of changes of use here are.

27%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
100decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
19 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Details required by Condition 2 (compliance with approved drawings) of Listed Building co…
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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Installation of external decorative feature on front elevation. (Retrospective applicatio…
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2024 Approved
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Installation of no3 AC units at rear side basement level (Retrospective Application)
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2024
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Details of Condition 3 (Code of construction practice) of planning permission PP/23/08494…
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2023 Approved
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2016
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2016 Approved
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Kensington and Chelsea
Planning Authority Score
5.1/10
Average
#144 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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