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Basement Flat, 41 Sydney Street, London, SW3 6PX

LB/26/00394Listed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 26 June 2026

Council decision: Grant Planning Permission/Consent2 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Internal and external alterations including replacement of existing metal stair to front lightwell with new black painted metal stair, enclosure of open space beneath ground floor entrance stairs with new partition wall and door to form lobby entrance to Basement Flat, replacement of existing 1969 infill extension beside rear closet wing with smaller infill extension; and widening of rear lightwell to form patio and allow for the installation of new black painted metal stair to provide access/egress to Stewart's Grove.

Received
9 March 2026
Ward
Stanley
  1. Received9 Mar
  2. Validated30 Jan
  3. Consult.17 Apr
  4. Target27 Mar
  5. Decided26 Jun

Decided in 147 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for an extension at Basement Flat, 41 Sydney Street, London, SW3 6PX. Kensington has handled 1,418 applications of this type. This one was decided in 109 days, 8 weeks longer than Kensington's typical decision time. The site is in the Chelsea conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 185 applications across Stanley. 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 6PX
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
18
District
Chelsea

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 January 2026
Consultation expiry
17 April 2026
Consultation end
17 April 2026
Target decision date
27 March 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Ben Brockey
Statutory period
18 days

Additional information

Documents
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Chelsea
  • Listed building: 7-67 Sydney 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.

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.

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

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Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    16 Oct

    Details required by condition 3 (submission of details) of listed building consent LB/26/00412

    PendingDischarge of conditionsCON/26/05530
  2. 2026
    2 Oct

    Variation of condition 2 (compliance with approved drawings) of listed building consent LB/26/00412

    PendingVariation of conditions (s73)LB/26/05048
  3. 2026
    2 Oct

    Variation of condition 2 (compliance with approved drawings) of planning permission PP/26/00411

    PendingVariation of conditions (s73)PP/26/05047
  4. 2026
    19 Jan

    Construction of a mansard roof extension at third floor level, addition of a single-storey extension to the…

    ApprovedAll OtherPP/26/00411
  5. 2026
    19 Jan

    Construction of a mansard roof extension at third floor level, addition of a single-storey extension to the…

    ApprovedAll OtherLB/26/00412
  6. 2025
    9 Dec

    Internal and external alterations including replacement of existing metal stair to front lightwell with new…

    ApprovedPlanning PermissionPP/26/00395

Source: Kensington

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