South Kensington Underground Station; 20-48 (even) and 36-46 (odd) Thurloe Street; 1-9 (odd) Pelham Street; 20-34 Thurloe Square, LONDON
Approved on 13 August 2026
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Proposal
Non material amendment to planning permission PP/20/03216 (**APPLICATION AMENDED 16.08.2021** Mixed use development of the land around South Kensington Station providing for: the demolition and redevelopment of the Bullnose (including Use Classes A1, A2, A3 and B1), demolition and fa‡ade retention of the Thurloe Street Building, refurbishment of the retail facades along Thurloe Street, refurbishment of the Arcade, construction of a building along Pelham Street comprising of residential use (Use Class C3), retail use (A1, A2 and A3), and Office use (use Class B1), construction of a building along Thurloe Square to provide for Use Class C3, alterations to South Kensington Station to provide for Step-free access to the District and Circle Lines and fire escape, including consequential alterations to the layout of the Ticket Hall, construction of two retail facades within the Subway, and other works incidental to the application proposal (MAJOR APPLICATION - Consultation deadline 26.09.2021)) to allow: i) The addition of the 34 Thurloe Street Enabling Works Plan (Ref: 6210-HS-S-SK-001108 R1) as an approved planning drawing; ii) Amendments to planning conditions to include specific reference to the exclusion of the proposed 34 Thurloe Street enabling works; and iii) Amendments to planning conditions to include reference to the approved 34 Thurloe Street enabling works as part of the proposed development.
- Submitted
- 30 June 2026
- ReceivedSubmitted30 Jun
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided13 Aug
Decided in 44 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a planning application for demolition at South Kensington Underground Station; 20-48 (even) and 36-46 (odd) Thurloe Street; 1-9 (odd) Pelham Street; 20-34 Thurloe Square, LONDON. Kensington has handled 100 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days, 12 days quicker than Kensington's typical decision time. The site is in the Thurloe Estate and Smith's Charity conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 362 applications across Brompton and Hans Town.
94% of non-material amendment 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
- Application type
- Non-Material Amendment
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Thurloe/Smith's CharityPart of the site
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 - No 100+2 more
- Tree Preservation OrderPart of the site
- Brownfield land register: South Kensington StationRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (19)
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 and heritage coasts.
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Planning history at this site
11 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20263 Nov
Installation of enclosure supported on new concrete plinth, and extension of concrete walkway on Platform 4…
PendingAll OtherLB/26/05590 - 202611 Sep
Non material amendment to planning permission PP/20/03216
ApprovedNon-material amendmentNMA/26/04824 - 20267 Jul
Details required by condition 25 (DEMP only in relation to proposed enabling works to 34 Thurloe Street) of…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/26/03662 - 20267 Jul
Details required by condition 13 (CTMP only in relation to proposed enabling works to 34 Thurloe Street) of…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/26/03669 - 20267 Jul
Details required by condition 23 (Dust and Air Quality Monitoring Plan only in relation to proposed enabling…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/26/03671 - 202631 Mar
Non material amendment to planning permission PP/20/03216
WithdrawnNon-material amendmentNMA/26/01068 - 20269 Mar
Non material amendment to planning permission PP/20/03216
WithdrawnNon-material amendmentNMA/26/00946 - 20269 Mar
Details required by Condition 6 (submission of details) of Listed Building consent LB/20/03217
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/26/01250 - 202627 Feb
Details required by condition 23 (Air Quality Dust Monitoring Plan - proposed works to 34 Thurloe Street…
PendingDischarge of conditionsCON/26/01112 - 202612 Jan
Details required by condition 25 (DEMP - proposed works to 34 Thurloe Street only) of planning permission…
PendingDischarge of conditionsCON/26/01243 - 202513 May
Installation and removal of cameras on Platforms 3 & 4
ApprovedListed building consentLB/25/01909
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