31 Chester Street London SW1X 7BL
Approved on 22 June 2026
Council decision: Application Permitted
Proposal
Internal alterations including installation of a new free standing electric fireplace to principal bedroom at second floor, the removal and replacement of mouldings, floor coverings, joinery, bathrooms and kitchen throughout the building.
- Received
- 12 February 2026
- Council
- City of Westminster
- ReceivedReceived12 Feb
- ValidatedValidated23 Mar
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided22 Jun
Decided in 91 days
About this application
This is a planning application at 31 Chester Street London SW1X 7BL. Westminster has handled 27,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 91 days, 6 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Belgravia conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. We hold 1,288 applications in total for the SW1X postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- SW1X 7BL
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 23 March 2026
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Belgravia
- Listed building: Basement And Ground Floor Maisonette 26 Chester Street London SW1X 7BLOn 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 (22)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.
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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202612 Oct
Internal alterations to the existing staircase and external alterations to the existing steps.
PendingListed building consent26/06948/LBC - 20161 Feb
Detailed drawings of the fireplace (or a suitable replacement) and chimneybreast at second floor level must…
ApprovedListed building consent16/00850/ADLBC - 201518 Nov
Variation of condition 6 of listed building consent dated 26 October 2015 (RN : 15/05659LBC
WithdrawnListed building consent15/10713/LBC - 201518 Nov
Detailed drawings of new fireplaces (1:10) and new cornices (1:10) pursuant to Condition 5 (v) and (vi) of…
ApprovedListed building consent15/10714/ADLBC
Source: Westminster
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