Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP

25/00715/LBCFull planning & listed building consentPermitted

Full

Proposal

Removal of existing external steps. Construction of new upstand and guarding to match existing. Installation of new external wheelchair entrance signage.

Received: 18 February 2025
Decided: 10 April 2025
Council: City of Westminster

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedSubmitted18 Feb
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided10 Apr

Decided in 51 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Westminster88% of full planning & listed building consent applications approved

This is a planning application for signage at Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP. Westminster has handled 661 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker than Westminster's median. The site is in the Knightsbridge conservation area, with 17 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 131 applications across KBW_22. We hold 1,249 applications in total for the SW7 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

25/00715/LBC

Address

Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP

Postcode

SW7 2AP

Local Authority

Westminster

Application Type

Full planning & listed building consent

Decision Status

Permitted

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided

10 April 2025

Date Submitted

18 February 2025

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates

51.501266, -0.177540

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Westminster

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Associated applications

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18 Feb
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Planning history at this site

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Knightsbridge
Listed building: Grade I: Royal Albert HallOn this site · +10 more
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, 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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