47 Chester Square London SW1W 9EA Data via plota.co.uk

26/04756/LBC - Listed Building Consent Application Pending

Proposal

Rebuilding of the rear of the top floor mansard roof to the main house, with dormer windows, and new monopitch rooflight to the stairwell below; removal of awning to the closet wing and parapet raised by four brick courses to match existing height, with Portland Stone coping added; re-route downpipes to rear elevation of main house; amended detailed design of glazed link; enlarge front door to Ebury Mews entrance; addition of flues above roof to the mews house; strengthening to existing floor joists where required within main house; improvements to building services. (Linked with 26/04763/NMA) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
16 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 60. The consultation period closed on 19 Aug 2026.

Documents 50

Plans & drawings 41

PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION FACING WEST 2 Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED MEWS ELEVATIONS Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION FACING WEST 1 Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED MEWS SECTION Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF LOWER GROUND FLOOR DEMOLITION PLAN Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF GROUND FLOOR DEMOLITION PLAN Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF FIRST FLOOR DEMOLITION PLAN Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SECOND FLOOR DEMOLITION PLAN Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF THIRD FLOOR DEMOLITION PLAN Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF FOURTH FLOOR DEMOLITION PLAN Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ROOF DEMOLITION PLAN Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FOURTH FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NORTH ELEVATION COMPARISON Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SOUTH ELEVATION COMPARISON Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATIONS Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SOUTH MEWS ELEVATION COMPARISON Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEEDLE AND PROP FOR NEW BEAM HIGH LEVEL FIRST FLOOR Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NORTH DEMOLITION ELEVATION Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SOUTH DEMOLITION ELEVATION Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WEST DEMOLITION ELEVATIONS Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EAST DEMOLITION ELEVATIONS Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF MEWS DEMOLITION ELEVATIONS Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WEST DEMOLITION SECTION Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WEST DEMOLITION SECTION 2 Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DRAWING ISSUE SHEET Background Papers · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FLOOR STRENGTHENING Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HIGH LEVEL FIRST FLOOR BEAM 1FB6 Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION FACING WEST 2 Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF THIRD FLOOR LANDINGS PLAN Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF THIRD FLOOR LANDINGS SOUTH ELEVATION Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF THIRD FLOOR LANDINGS WEST ELEVATION Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GLAZED LINK Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 7

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: 42-45, CHESTER SQUARE SW1 (See details for further address information)
List entry 1219286 · 26 m from the pin · 23 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 22 Grade II)
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 ↗
Belgravia 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 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed. 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.
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 3.2
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.
Air quality management area: Westminster 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 ↗
Registered park or garden 25 m away: The Grosvenor Estate: Chester Square
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Tree preservation order 25 m away: W9_A1.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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

Application type
Listed Building Consent Application
Postcode
SW1W 9EA
Received
16 Jul 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Ward
Knightsbridge & Belgravia
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Sept 2026
Agent
Turley

Decision outlook

Day 60, past the statutory target. 88% of extensions in Westminster are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 15 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 12 Sept 2026.

Day 604 days past the 56-day target
62%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
930decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15085986
Comments by
19 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
29 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Westminster
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#221 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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.

One of the strictest councils
only 81% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Westminster decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #201 of 296
81%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #277 of 296
44%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #258 of 296
28%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #46 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
12 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
133 decided
4,602
Total decisions
648 refused in the year to March 2026