40-41 Hans Place, London, SW1X 0JZ

PP/26/03326Pending Decision

Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Variation of Conditions 2 (compliance with approved drawings) and 27 (Sustainable Drainage Systems) and amendment to Section 106 Agreement of planning permission PP/25/05112 (Variation of Condition No. 2 (Compliance with approved drawings) of planning permission PP/24/06652 (Partial demolition of No.40 and No.41 Hans Place. Construction of basement, front, rear, mansard extensions, associated roof terraces to No.40 and No.41, to create 7 residential units) to allow external and internal alterations to reconfigure the layout of apartments across all floors of proposed accommodation, and to adjust condition 27 to become a compliance condition. (MAJOR DEVELOPMENT)(CONSERVATION AREA)(SETTING OF LISTED BUILDINGS)

Received: 28 August 2026
Target decision date: 23 September 2026
Council: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Ward: Brompton and Hans Town

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

ReceivedSubmitted28 Aug
ValidatedValidated24 Jun
Consult.Consultation28 Aug
TargetTarget Date23 Sep
DecidedDecided

This is a planning application for demolition at 40-41 Hans Place, London, SW1X 0JZ. Kensington has handled 16,719 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. It was submitted on 28 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. We hold 1,157 applications in total for the SW1X postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

PP/26/03326

Address

40-41 Hans Place, London, SW1X 0JZ

Postcode

SW1X 0JZ

Local Authority

Kensington

Decision Status

Undecided

Current Status

Validated and Registered

Ward

Brompton and Hans Town

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

23 June 2026

Target Decision Date

23 September 2026

Date Validated

24 June 2026

Date Submitted

28 August 2026

Consultation End

28 August 2026

Planning Decision

Case Officer

Cheryl Collins

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

UPRN

217125728

Coordinates

51.497930, -0.161733

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Kensington

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Associated applications

2026
28 Aug
Variation of Conditions 2 (compliance with approved drawings) and 27 (Sustainable Drainage Systems) and…
This applicationPendingVariation of conditions (s73)PP/26/03326
2026
7 May
Details required by condition 27 (SuDS) of planning permission PP/25/05112
Discharge of Conditions - GrantDischarge of conditionsCON/26/02543
2026
23 Apr
Details required by Condition 4b (Materials and Sample panels required) of planning permission PP/25/05112
WithdrawnDischarge of conditionsCON/26/02398
2026
23 Apr
Non-material amendment to planning permission PP/25/05112
ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendmentNMA/26/02351
2025
4 Sep
Variation of Condition No. 2 (Compliance with approved drawings) of planning permission PP/24/06652
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)Part ofPP/25/05112
2024
7 Oct
Partial demolition of No.40 and No.41 Hans Place. Construction of basement, front, rear, mansard extensions…
ApprovedPlanning PermissionPart ofPP/24/06652

Planning history at this site

11 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Hans Town
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.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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