Second Floor, 23-26 Cromwell Place, London, SW7 2LD Data via plota.co.uk

PP/26/05034 - Planning Permission Consultation
Utility infrastructureCommercial premises

Proposal

Installation of AC condenser unit under external staircase (Retrospective application) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Sept 2026
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Validated
21 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 1 Jan 2027 and 12 Feb 2027, from Kensington and Chelsea's recent utility and infrastructure works.

Comments are open until 13 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 9

Thurloe/Smith's Charity 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 ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Article 4 - No 100 · Article 4 - No 106. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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: South Kensington
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.
15 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: South Kensington Underground Station, Grade II, about 29 m from the postcode pin · 14 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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Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1120 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Kensington and Chelsea built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (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

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Important details

Council
Kensington and Chelsea
Application type
Planning Permission
Postcode
SW7 2LD
Received
18 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Oct 2026
Ward
Brompton and Hans Town
Target decision
16 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Kensington and Chelsea usually decides utility and infrastructure works by day 92.

Day 785 days to the predicted decision (day 92)
28%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
326decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
13 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
17-18 Cromwell Place, London, SW7 2LB
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2025 Approved
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External alterations including the installation of canopettes to ground floor windows; in…
PP/25/04959
2025 Approved
17-18 Cromwell Place, London, SW7 2LB
External alterations including the installation of canopettes to ground floor windows; in…
CA/25/04960
2025 Approved
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Internal refurbishment associated with new fit out for caf?/bakery
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2025 Approved
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Installation and removal of cameras on Platforms 3 & 4
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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Shopfront alterations
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission 23/08494 to allow ame…
PP/24/05019
2024 Approved
1-5 Cromwell Place, 35-36 Thurloe Place, 3, 4, 4a and 20 Thurloe Place Mews, LONDON, SW7 2JE
Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) of listed building consent LB/24/02723 to al…
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2024
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2016 Approved
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2016 Refused
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings