Albert Hall Mansions Kensington Gore London SW7 2AN

26/01868/LBCApproved

Approved on 21 May 2026

Council decision: Application Permitted

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Removal and replacement of one set of external steps leading to basement lightwell from street level; repairs to adjoining vaults.

Received: 23 March 2026
Council: City of Westminster

ReceivedReceived23 Mar
ValidatedValidated1 Apr
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided21 May

Decided in 50 days

About this application

This is a planning application at Albert Hall Mansions Kensington Gore London SW7 2AN. Westminster has handled 27,108 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days. The site is in the Knightsbridge conservation area, with 13 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. We hold 1,522 applications in total for the SW7 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode: SW7 2AN

Planning application dates

Date validated: 1 April 2026

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Knightsbridge
Listed building: Grade II: Albert Hall Mansions Numbers 49 to 82On this site · +5 more
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
Tree Preservation Order: Ref W155Protected tree on or next to this site · +7 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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.

Associated applications

2026
1 Apr
Removal and replacement of one set of external steps leading to basement lightwell from street level.
ApprovedApplicationFiled alongside26/01867/FULL
2026
1 Apr
Removal and replacement of one set of external steps leading to basement lightwell from street level; repairs…
This applicationApprovedListed building consent26/01868/LBC

Planning history at this site

11 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

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