48 Elizabeth Street London SW1W 9PA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Use of first and second floors as a self-contained residential dwelling(Class C3); installation of PV panels and an air source heat pump at main roof level; opening up of lightwell to Chester Square frontage; and replacement pavement lights/vents. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 27 Mar 2026 · Complex Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Nov 2026
Documents 38
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 5
Plans & drawings 8
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 5
Other documents 16
Site constraints 9
Show all 31 with distances
- 10 m42-45, CHESTER SQUARE SW1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 18 m50-58, Elizabeth Street Sw1Grade II
- 20 mChurch of St MichaelGrade II
- 23 m55-63, Elizabeth Street Sw1Grade II
- 24 m38a-42, Elizabeth Street Sw1Grade II
- 25 m65-79, Elizabeth Street Sw1Grade II
- 33 m43-53, ELIZABETH STREET SW1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 45 m4-24, Gerald Road Sw1Grade II
- 45 m96-114, EBURY STREET SW1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 47 m46-63 Chester Square Including No. 39 Eccleston StreetGrade II
- 58 m78-94, Ebury Street Sw1Grade II
- 62 m1-25, CHESTER ROW SW1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 69 mMews Arch to Eastern End of Eaton Mews West Numbers 81 to 93 Including Mews Arch to Eastern End of Eaton Mews WestGrade II
- 72 m37-39, Chester Square Sw1Grade II
- 77 m135 and 137, Ebury Street Sw1Grade II
- 78 m4-22, Chester Row Sw1Grade II
- 78 m117-133, Ebury Street Sw1Grade II
- 78 m139, Ebury Street Sw1Grade II
- 85 m17 Gerald Road (Including 1 Burton Mews)Grade II
- 97 m24-32, Chester Square Sw1Grade II
- 101 m23-35, South Eaton Place Sw1Grade II
- 103 m15-21, South Eaton Place Sw1Grade II
- 115 m37-41, South Eaton Place Sw1Grade II
- 116 m1-13, South Eaton Place Sw1Grade II
- 116 m91-109, Ebury Street Sw1Grade II
- 118 mNos 24 and 24a to 48 (consecutive) including Nos 72 and 72a Elizabeth StreetGrade II*
- 121 m58-70, Ebury Street Sw1Grade II
- 128 m51-62, Eaton Square Sw1Grade II*
- 143 m14-23, Chester Square Sw1Grade II
- 144 m24, SOUTH EATON PLACE SW1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 149 m14-22, South Eaton Place Sw1Grade II
Checked on 1 November 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Westminster
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Postcode
- SW1W 9PA
- Received
- 13 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 13 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Knightsbridge & Belgravia
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 27 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Complex Delegated Decision
- Agent
- Leigh & Glennie Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 226 days from validation, 150 days slower than Westminster's median of 76 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →
Public comments
14 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14231850
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14231850
- Comments by
- 24 Sept 2025
- Site or press notice
- 3 Sept 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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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