Planning application
CL/25/05819
Hotel, 147C Cromwell Road, London, SW5 0TH
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
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
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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PP/26/00517 Granted
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PP/24/05445 Granted
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PP/26/00738 Awaiting decision
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CON/25/05931 Granted
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Details required by condition 16 (submission of details - cycle parking) of planning permission Ref. PP/22/03831 dated 29th December 2022 [Change of use from hotel accommodation (Use Class C1) to health care facility (Use Class E(e)) together with associated alterations including replacement glazed entrance doors, removal and replacement of shutters with glazing and replacement cladding, and erection of projecting entrance canopy at ground floor level; replacement roofing and glazing across all levels and installation of entrance and way finding signage (Major)].
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NMA/25/06309 Withdrawn
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*****Withdrawn by applicant***** Non-material amendment to planning permission 22/05983 (Erection of replacement and additional plant with acoustic screening and associated PV at first floor rear roof level and seventh floor roof level and installation of 3 louvres at sixth floor) to removal for condition 10.
Other lawful development applications
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CL/26/01267 Granted
1 Bray Place, London, SW3 3LL
Confirmation that the existing structure at no. 27 Coulson Street / 1 Bray Place was built in the early 1970s as a single development over three floors (basement to first floor) after the demolition of a previous infill building in 1971 (Certificate of Lawful Existing Use)
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CL/26/02700 Granted
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Provision of lead flashing to parapet/cornice lines and painting of windows and existing painted areas of the building in soft white (Certificate of Proposed Use/Development).
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CL/26/02515 Granted
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Reconfiguration of the accommodation at Flat A and Flat C to create one four-bed dwelling and one one-bed dwelling (Certificate of Lawful Proposed Development / Use)
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CL/26/03998 Awaiting decision
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Confirmation that the existing A/C Units & Screening to the north and south sides on the flat roofs at ground and first floor levels are lawful (Certificate of Lawful Existing Use/Development)
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CL/26/04000 Awaiting decision
191 Freston Road, London, W10 6TH
Confirmation that the use of the property as Class F1(a) (Education) is lawful (Certificate of Lawful Existing Use/Development)