38 Lower Belgrave Street London SW1W 0LN

25/08954/LBCListed Building Consent ApplicationApproved

Listed building consent

Approved on 17 June 2026

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Demolition of existing three storey rear closet wing and erection of a five storey closet wing and two storey infill extension at lower ground and ground floor level with balcony at ground and terrace at first floor level; installation of French doors and changes to fenestration to rear; internal alterations, including changes to plan form. [Linked to 25/08953/FULL]

Received: 9 December 2025
Public comments: 1
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: Knightsbridge & Belgravia
Agent: Gundry and Ducker Architecture

ReceivedReceived9 Dec
ValidatedValidated9 Dec
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date3 Feb
DecidedDecided17 Jun

Decided in 190 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for demolition at 38 Lower Belgrave Street London SW1W 0LN. Westminster has handled 2,677 applications of this type. This one was decided in 190 days, 20 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Belgravia conservation area, with 13 listed buildings nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 380 applications across Knightsbridge & Belgravia. We hold 1,478 applications in total for the SW1W postcode area.

93% of heritage applications at City of Westminster were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: SW1W 0LN
Application type: Listed Building Consent Application
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 9 December 2025
Consultation expiry: 1 April 2026
Target decision date: 3 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: Gundry and Ducker Architecture
Agent address: Unit 1 35 Shore Road LONDON E9 7FL United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 11 March 2026
Advertisement expiry: 1 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14553369
Documents: 50

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Belgravia
Listed building: Grade II: 16-46, Lower Belgrave Street Sw1On or next to this site
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.

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

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