Planning application
Hotel, 147C Cromwell Road, London, SW5 0TH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Confirmation that an additional fifth floor used for ancillary office and administration purposes to an existing hotel (C1 Use) is lawful. (Certificate of Existing Use)
As published by the council, reference CL/25/05819
Application record
- Reference
- CL/25/05819
- Type
- Certificates Lawful Existing Use or Dev.
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Planning Permission/Consent
- Received
- 25 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 3 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Courtfield
- Parish
- 06
- Postcode
- SW5 0TH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Sep 2025
Received by Kensington and Chelsea
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3 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Grant Planning Permission/Consent
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Kensington and Chelsea granted permission on 3 April 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
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