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42 Stanhope Gardens, London, SW7 5QZ

LB/25/06690Listed Building ConsentRefused

Refused on 13 May 2026

Council decision: Refuse Planning Permission/Consent

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Proposal

Refurbishment and internal alterations to meet current Building Regulations

Received
12 November 2025
Ward
Courtfield
  1. Received12 Nov
  2. Validated12 Nov
  3. Consult.3 Apr
  4. Target7 Jan
  5. Decided13 May

Decided in 182 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application at 42 Stanhope Gardens, London, SW7 5QZ. 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 8 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 5QZ
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
06
District
Queen's Gate

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 November 2025
Consultation expiry
12 December 2025
Consultation end
3 April 2026
Target decision date
7 January 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Stephanie Hammer
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Queen’s Gate
  • Listed building: Grade II: 32-45, Stanhope Gardens Sw7On this site · +1 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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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