Ground Floor, 48 Walton Street, LONDON, SW3 1RB

LB/24/00066LB (Listed Building)Refused

Listed building consent

Refused on 13 March 2024

Council decision: Refuse Planning Permission/Consent

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Construction of rear infill extension to lower-ground / ground floor of commercial unit.

Received: 29 December 2023
Council: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Ward: Brompton and Hans Town

ReceivedReceived29 Dec
ValidatedValidated17 Jan
Consult.Consultation9 Feb
TargetTarget Date13 Mar
DecidedDecided13 Mar

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for an extension at Ground Floor, 48 Walton Street, LONDON, SW3 1RB. Kensington has handled 1,418 applications of this type. This one was decided in 75 days, 3 weeks longer than Kensington's typical decision time. The site is in the Thurloe Estate and Smith's Charity conservation area, with 16 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 362 applications across Brompton and Hans Town. We hold 1,788 applications in total for the SW3 postcode area.

93% of heritage applications at Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: SW3 1RB
Application type: LB (Listed Building)
Scale / size: Small
Parish: 02
District: Thurloe and Smith's Charity

Planning application dates

Date validated: 17 January 2024
Consultation expiry: 9 February 2024
Consultation end: 9 February 2024
Target decision date: 13 March 2024

Applicant and agent

Applicant: TTA Architects
Agent address: 85 Great Portland Street First Floor London W1W 7LT

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 17

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Thurloe/Smith's Charity
Listed building: Grade II: 37-43, Ovington Square Sw3On this site · +2 more
Article 4 direction: Article 4 - No 100
Tree Preservation OrderCovers the site
Brownfield land register: 60-62 Walton Street SW3 2HHRegister site at or near this address
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Kensington

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