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4 Sumner Place, London, SW7 3EE

LB/25/06350Listed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 22 April 2026

Council decision: Grant Planning Permission/Consent3 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Internal alterations comprising the replacement of modern bathroom fittings and sanitary ware with upgraded traditional designs; reinstatement of missing cornices, skirtings, and a historic half-landing door opening; removal of modern joinery and boxing; application of wallpaper using reversible methods; replacement of lighting fittings using existing positions and reinstatement of a pendant light; and general refurbishment with period-appropriate finishes

Received
22 October 2025
Ward
Courtfield
  1. Received22 Oct
  2. Validated22 Oct
  3. Consult.3 Apr
  4. Target17 Dec
  5. Decided22 Apr

Decided in 182 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application at 4 Sumner Place, London, SW7 3EE. Kensington has handled 1,418 applications of this type. This one was decided in 182 days, 18 weeks longer than Kensington's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 3EE
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
06
District
Thurloe and Smith's Charity

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 October 2025
Consultation expiry
28 November 2025
Consultation end
3 April 2026
Target decision date
17 December 2025

Planning decision

Case officer
Jane Wylie
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
32

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: 3-12 Sumner PlaceOn 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.

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

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Kensington

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