Chelsea Sports Centre and Flat 1 Chelsea Sports Centre, Chelsea Manor Street, London, SW3 Data via plota.co.uk

LB/25/04020 - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

External works: Replacement of patent glazing over closed swimming pool with double-glazed patent glazing, like-for-like replacement of 2no. octagonal rooflights, upgraded glazing; removal of 2no. lanterns above changing rooms and roof infill and upgrade; replacement of an internal flat roof with waterproofing roof covering; temporary removal of existing plant and its reinstatement upon completion of rooflights removal. Internal works: Like-for like renewal of existing changing rooms, ceiling repairs, decoration throughout, glazing repairs, and various areas of making good. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Sept 2025
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Approved
6 Nov 2025

Approved on 6 Nov 2025 · Last checked 23 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Kensington and Chelsea Planning Applications Committee on 4 Nov 2025.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the works would preserve the listed building and conservation area while supporting continued community use.
  • No comments were received from interested parties, while consultees raised no objections subject to conditions or informatives.
  • The committee unanimously approved listed building consent with the conditions in section 2 of the officer report.
Read how the committee decided The proposed works, officers’ assessment, consultation and unanimous decision on listed building consent.

Source: Plota analysis of Kensington and Chelsea's committee minutes of 4 Nov 2025.

Documents

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Site constraints 10

11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Chelsea Town Hall, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 1 Grade II*, 10 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 ↗
Royal Hospital 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 ↗
Town centre: King's Road (east)
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
National infrastructure project about 384 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 384 m from 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 857 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 ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 177 m away: St Luke's Garden; 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 12 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
Received
16 Sept 2025
Validated
16 Sept 2025
Ward
Royal Hospital
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Nov 2025
Decision
Granted
Decision date
6 Nov 2025
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 34 days faster than Kensington and Chelsea's median of 85 for listed building consent. Approved, as 95% of listed building consent here are.

27%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
549decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
10 Oct 2025
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