17 Ovington Street, London, SW3 2JA

LB/25/04648Listed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 26 September 2025

Council decision: Grant Planning Permission/Consent

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Proposal

Internal alterations: replacement of non-original internal doors with traditional 4-panelled timber panelled doors consistent with the house style; removal of kitchen from lower ground floor to ground floor; removal of non-original decorative plasterwork arch to lower ground floor kitchen area; formation of structural opening to house new double doors at first floor level; retention and refurbishment of windows and external doors at ground and lower ground floors; formation of ensuite at ground floor landing level; and reinstatement of internal door opening to the ground floor living room

Received: 25 July 2025
Council: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Ward: Brompton and Hans Town

ReceivedReceived25 Jul
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation29 Aug
TargetTarget Date19 Sep
DecidedDecided26 Sep

Decided in 63 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for window replacement at 17 Ovington Street, London, SW3 2JA. Kensington has handled 1,418 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 7 days longer than Kensington's typical decision time. The site is in the Chelsea conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. 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 2JA
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Scale / size: Small
Parish: 02
District: Chelsea

Planning application dates

Validated: 25 July 2025
Consultation expiry: 29 August 2025
Consultation end: 29 August 2025
Target decision date: 19 September 2025

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: Chelsea
Listed building: 1-57 Ovington StreetOn or next to this site
Article 4 direction: Article 4 - No 100
Tree Preservation OrderCovers the site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

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Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Kensington

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