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25/08338/LBC - Listed Building Consent Application Refused
Listed buildings

Proposal

Internal layout alterations and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
14 Nov 2025
✓
Validated
19 Nov 2025
✗
Refused
12 Feb 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 12 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF REFUSAL-LISTED BUILDING CONSENT [PE] Decision Notice · 12 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 12 Feb 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF HERITAGE_STATEMENT_42_KENDAL_STREET Design and Access Statement · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF APPROVED AND AS BUILT FIRST FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONS Drawing · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF APPROVED AND AS BUILT GROUND FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONS Drawing · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF D1.00 SITE AND LOCATION PLANS Location Plan · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF AS BUILT GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PHOTOS Drawing · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF 1ST INVALID LETTER Background Papers · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: 39-47, KENDAL STREET W2 (See details for further address information)
List entry 1275368 · The pin is inside its outline · 15 more listed buildings within 150 m (15 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 ↗
Bayswater 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 94 m away: London Strategic Heat Main Project, at pre-application; Registered park or garden 217 m away: The Water Gardens Designed Landscape; Inside the City of Westminster 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 2 November 2026. 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 3

Last sold for £3,500,000 in March 2023. Terraced house, freehold.

29 March 2023£3,500,000
14 May 2021£1,950,000Leasehold. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
20 January 2000£640,000Leasehold

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

Building

Floor area209 m² (2,250 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (71 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Listed Building Consent Application
Postcode
W2 2BU
Received
14 Nov 2025
Validated
19 Nov 2025
Ward
Hyde Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Jan 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
12 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 85 days from validation, 28 days slower than Westminster's median of 57 for listed building works. Refused, as 10% of listed building works here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
2,227decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14490191
Planning Portal ref
PP-14490191
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

30 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
Details of Cornices, Fireplaces, Welsh slate sample, Window glazing bar profile,Rainwater…
22/00492/ADLBC
2021 Approved
Replacement of modern windows to rear third floor level with timber sashes and rear exten…
21/04899/LBC
2021 Approved
Continued use of the first floor flat roof as a terrace, removal of timber lattice screen…
21/04898/FULL
2017 Approved
Installation of lighting and security alarm to the front elevation, replacement door on r…
17/11215/FULL
2017 Approved
Installation of lighting and security alarm to the front elevation, replacement door on r…
17/11211/LBC
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025
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2025
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2025
6 Porchester Place London W2 2BS
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Display of Christmas lights consisting of a light curtain and garlands at first floor lev…
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Display of illuminated Christmas garlands decoration at first floor level along Porcheste…
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2024
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2024
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24/07656/FULL
2024
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Extension to an existing terrace and associated external alterations.
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Variation of conation 1 of planning permission dated 29 June 2023 (RN 22/06901/FULL) for…
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Installation of non-illuminated artwork murals to infilled windows.
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2024
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2024 Approved
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Display of nine illuminated lamppost decorations, ten illuminated star decorations for tr…
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2018 Approved
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Installation of a new door to rear at first floor level, creation of terrace on flat roof…
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2018 Approved
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2018 Approved
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Installation of replacement timber doors and sash windows, resurfacing of patio and steps…
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2018 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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

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.