20 Thurloe Square, London, SW7 2SD

LB/26/01331Listed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 18 May 2026

Council decision: Grant Planning Permission/Consent5 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Replace existing non-original front entrance steps with new historically sympathetic limestone steps.

Received: 26 January 2026
Council: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Ward: Brompton and Hans Town

ReceivedReceived26 Jan
ValidatedValidated26 Jan
Consult.Consultation1 May
TargetTarget Date23 Mar
DecidedDecided18 May

Decided in 112 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application at 20 Thurloe Square, London, SW7 2SD. Kensington has handled 1,418 applications of this type. This one was decided in 112 days, 8 weeks longer than Kensington's typical decision time. The site is in the Thurloe Estate and Smith's Charity conservation area, with 16 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 362 applications across Brompton and Hans Town. We hold 1,529 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 2SD
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Scale / size: Small
Parish: 02
District: Thurloe and Smith's Charity

Planning application dates

Date validated: 26 January 2026
Consultation expiry: 1 May 2026
Consultation end: 1 May 2026
Target decision date: 23 March 2026

Planning decision

Case officer: Michael Robertson (Planner Role)
Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 8

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: Grade II: 12-22, Alexander Place Sw7On 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 (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.

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ApprovedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongsideCON/26/00099
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26 Jan
Replace existing non-original front entrance steps with new historically sympathetic limestone steps.
This applicationApprovedHeritageLB/26/01331
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Replace existing non-original front entrance steps with new historically sympathetic limestone steps.
ApprovedPlanning PermissionFiled alongsidePP/26/01330

Planning history at this site

11 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Kensington

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