39 Harrington Gardens, London, SW7 4JU

LB/25/02644Listed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 13 June 2025

Council decision: Grant Planning Permission/Consent

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Internal and external alterations to the rear basement and rear terrace. This work would include changes to the rear storage vault areas and restoration and repair works throughout: restoration of fireplaces; installation of a cavity drain tanking system on the walls, floors and ceiling of the rear vaults; and a new waterproofing system for the rear terrace, requiring existing historic mosaic to be lifted and new mosaic laid to match existing; and making good and restoring the external gate and railings.

Received: 18 April 2025
Council: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Ward: Courtfield

ReceivedReceived18 Apr
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation30 May
TargetTarget Date13 Jun
DecidedDecided13 Jun

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application at 39 Harrington Gardens, London, SW7 4JU. Kensington has handled 1,418 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 191 applications across Courtfield. We hold 1,522 applications in total for the SW7 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: SW7 4JU
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Scale / size: Small
Parish: 06
District: Courtfield

Planning application dates

Validated: 18 April 2025
Consultation expiry: 30 May 2025
Consultation end: 30 May 2025
Target decision date: 13 June 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 47

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Courtfield
Listed building: Grade II*: 39, Harrington Gardens Sw7On this site · +2 more
Article 4 direction: Article 4 - No 100
Tree Preservation OrderCovers the site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (20)

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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Kensington

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