17 Ovington Street, LONDON, SW3 2JA

LB/25/06619Householder planning & listed building consentRefused

Householder

Refused on 7 April 2026

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Proposal

Rear closet wing extension at first and second floors to create space for a study and bathroom/WC; addition of two new roof lights to new flat roof areas of the new extension; existing window opening (W1.03) to be replicated in new infill extension; new timber sash window (W2.05) to be consistent in size and proportion with the approved sash windows below

Submitted: 7 November 2025
Council: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

ReceivedSubmitted7 Nov
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided7 Apr

Decided in 151 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for an extension at 17 Ovington Street, LONDON, SW3 2JA. Kensington has handled 205 applications of this type. This one was decided in 151 days, 14 weeks longer than Kensington's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 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.

92% of householder planning & listed building consent 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: Householder planning & listed building consent

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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Associated applications

2025
7 Nov
Rear closet wing extension at first and second floors to create space for a study and bathroom/WC; addition…
This applicationRefusedListed building consentLB/25/06619
2025
7 Nov
Rear closet wing extension at first and second floors to create space for a study and bathroom/WC; addition…
RefusedListed building consentFiled alongsidePP/25/06618

Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Kensington

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