30 Pavilion Road, London, SW1X 0HJ Data via plota.co.uk

PP/25/05721 - Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Use of the site as an hotel (Use Class C1): changing the use of 2no approved on-site residential units (Use Class C3) to hotel (Use Class C1) thus increasing the bedroom numbers from 16 (as approved) to 30; roof extension; fenestration changes; basement works to accommodate attenuation and sprinkler tanks; external design changes: removal of the pop out window at first floor; lowering of the mansard to facilitate the introduction of a terrace at second floor; a small capping for the lift overrun on fifth floor; introduction of 2no dormers at fifth floor; and internal design updates including room reorganisation and associated development Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Oct 2025
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Approved
1 Apr 2026

Approved on 1 Apr 2026 · Last checked 23 Oct 2026

Licence at this address

  • Licence Pavilion Road Operations Limited Premises licence · in force since 9 Jul 2020 Licensed hours: alcohol Tue-Thu, Sun until midnight, Fri-Sat until 01:00

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

Site constraints 10

Hans Town 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 1100 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; 3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Registered park or garden about 129 m away: Hans Place; Inside the Kensington and Chelsea built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre about 33 m away: Knightsbridge.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £18,100,000 in January 2023. Other property, freehold.

16 January 2023£18,100,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area833 m² (8,966 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 43)
UseHotels
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Planning Permission
Postcode
SW1X 0HJ
Received
14 Oct 2025
Validated
14 Oct 2025
Ward
Brompton and Hans Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Dec 2025
Decision
Granted
Decision date
1 Apr 2026
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 169 days from validation, 86 days slower than Kensington and Chelsea's median of 83 for commercial premises. Approved, as 94% of commercial premises here are.

35%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
379decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
14 Nov 2025
Kensington and Chelsea
Planning Authority Score
5.1/10
Average
#144 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.