Albert Bridge, Albert Bridge Road, London, SW11 4PL Data via plota.co.uk

LB/26/05422 - Listed Building Consent Consultation
Utility infrastructure

Proposal

Permanent repairs to the bridge structure of Albert Bridge, Albert Bridge Road to address defects identified including cracking, displacement, and completely severed sections of the bridge structure supporting cast iron caisson and rocker bearing Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 18 Dec 2026 and 29 Jan 2027, from Kensington and Chelsea's recent utility and infrastructure works.

Comments are open until 6 Nov 2026

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Documents

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Site constraints 13

27 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Albert Bridge including tollbooths, lamp standards and stairs and section of bridge over the Embankment at the north end, Grade II*, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 4 Grade II*, 18 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 ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Thames 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
National infrastructure project: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is inside the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, about 939 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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
Registered park or garden about 181 m away: Battersea Park; Public transport access: PTAL 0 (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Flood defence about 36 m from the postcode pin (bridge abutment, designed for a 1 in 1000 year flood); Air quality management area about 38 m away: Kensington and Chelsea AQMA; Designated open space about 47 m away.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 10 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.

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Important details

Council
Kensington and Chelsea
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
SW11 4PL
Received
7 Oct 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Ward
Chelsea Riverside
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. Kensington and Chelsea usually decides utility and infrastructure works by day 92.

Day 2270 days to the predicted decision (day 92)
28%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
326decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Kensington and Chelsea in the last twelve months, from validation. Kensington and Chelsea decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
6 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2018 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