24 Chester Street London SW1X 7BL
Approved on 2 April 2026
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Erection of two storey rear extension at ground and lower ground floor level and associated works.
- Received
- 7 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- Knightsbridge & Belgravia
- Agent
- The Hyde Edwards Consultancy
- ReceivedReceived7 Jan
- ValidatedValidated30 Jan
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date27 Mar
- DecidedDecided2 Apr
Decided in 62 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a heritage application for a two storey rear extension at 24 Chester Street London SW1X 7BL. Westminster has handled 2,677 applications of this type. This one was decided in 85 days, 5 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 383 applications across Knightsbridge & Belgravia. We hold 1,285 applications in total for the SW1X 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
- SW1X 7BL
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 30 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 1 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 27 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- The Hyde Edwards Consultancy
- Agent address
- 6 Garden Terrace, Seal Seal Sevenoaks TN15 0AW United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 11 March 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 1 April 2026
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Belgravia
- 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.
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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.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
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Associated applications
- 20267 Jan
Erection of two storey rear extension at ground and lower ground floor level and associated works.
ApprovedFull Planning Permission ApplicationFiled alongside26/00077/FULL - 20267 Jan
Erection of two storey rear extension at ground and lower ground floor level and associated works.
This applicationApprovedListed building consent26/00078/LBC
Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201412 Mar
Refurbishment of communal areas including floors and associated works, walls and light fixtures.
ApprovedListed building consent14/02298/LBC - 200712 Feb
1 x Sycamore (Rear): Raise crown by removing second order lateral from lowest lateral branch. Removel next…
WithdrawnApplic. for works to trees in CA07/01392/TCA
Source: Westminster
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Nearby applications
- 24 Chester Street London SW1X 7BL26/00077/FULL · FullApproved0.0 mi
- Flat 1 25 Chester Street London SW1X 7BL12/05659/ADLBC · ConditionsApproved0.0 mi
- 24 Chester Street London SW1X 7BL07/01392/TCA · TreesWithdrawn0.0 mi
- 21 Chester Street London SW1X 7BL05/03351/LBC · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
- 19 Chester Street London SW1X 7BL07/01214/TCA · TreesApproved0.0 mi
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- Nova Coat & PlasterVerifiedStreatham, LondonRenovations & RefurbishmentsPlastering4.3 mi
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