33 Thurloe Square, London, SW7 2SD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from vacant embassy to temporary/ holiday accommodation (Use Class Sui Generis) comprising of 6no. apartments; internal refurbishment and reconfiguration of layout; installation of lift shaft from lower ground to third floor; extension to the external waste bin storage in rear yard and installation of external bike storage for 12no. cycles in side garden Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Withdrawn on 13 Jul 2026 · Last checked 24 Oct 2026
Site constraints 11
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- 50 m7, North Terrace Sw3Grade II
- 51 mTwo K6 telephone boxes in front of the Victoria and Albert MuseumGrade II
- 59 mK2 Telephone KioskGrade II
- 60 mVictoria and Albert MuseumGrade I
- 66 mCabmen's Shelter in Centre of Road Outside Oratory HouseGrade II
- 67 m8, 9 and 10, North Terrace Sw3Grade II
- 78 m12-22, Alexander Place Sw7Grade II
- 82 m11, North Terrace Sw3Grade II
- 93 m4-10, Alexander Place Sw7Grade II
- 97 m5-12, Alexander Square Sw3Grade II
- 97 m13-19, Thurloe Square Sw7Grade II
- 99 mEmpire HouseGrade II
- 102 m9-19, Alexander Place Sw7Grade II
- 103 m34-44 Thurloe SquareGrade II
- 107 mThe Oratory House (Block Parallel to Brompton Road, Brompton Oratory)Grade II*
- 110 mMonument to Cardinal NewmanGrade II
- 113 m1-7, Alexander Place Sw7Grade II
- 125 m13-20, Alexander Square Sw3Grade II
- 129 m18-21, Thurloe Place Sw7Grade II
- 136 m10-22, South Terrace Sw7Grade II
- 138 m1-13, Thurloe Street Sw7Grade II
- 139 m45-51, THURLOE SQUARE SW7 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 144 m2-8, South Terrace Sw7Grade II
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Building
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Important details
- Council
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Application type
- Planning Permission
- Postcode
- SW7 2SD
- Received
- 3 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 3 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Brompton and Hans Town
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 28 Aug 2025
- Decision
- Withdrawn
- Decision date
- 13 Jul 2026
- Applicant
- Show
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 1 Aug 2025
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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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