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25 Wellington Square, London, SW3 4NR

Awaiting decision Kensington and Chelsea CON/26/03873 Discharge of Conditions

Works: Roofing

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Proposal

Details submitted for approval pursuant to condition vi) of the Local Listed Building Consent Order (Solar Panels) dated 18 May 2022, comprising: (a) POSITION: Roof plan (drawing ref 25WSQ-PV-01) showing the location of all 14 solar PV panels on the inward-facing slopes of the butterfly roof and rear roof slope. No panel is located on a roof slope facing a highway; all panels sit below the front parapet and are not visible from Wellington Square or any public vantage point. (b) SIZE: 14 no. Aiko ABC 490W monocrystalline panels, each approx. 1722mm x 1134mm; datasheet enclosed. (c) FIXING/FRAME: Black anodised aluminium mounting rails and frames, colour-matched dark finish; fixing details as datasheet and roof plan. (d) PANEL COLOUR AND FINISH: Full-black monocrystalline panels with low-reflective finish, close in tone to the existing roof covering. (e) ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT: Inverter and isolators located internally; battery storage unit located externally beneath the existing external LGF staircase, fully concealed from all public and neighbouring views, surface-mounted and reversible with no fixing into historic fabric; energy monitoring equipment internal. (f) ROOF STRENGTHENING: None required - confirmed by installer (Solar Source Electrical); panels are distributed-load mounted within the capacity of the existing roof structure. IN ADDITION, this application requests the Council's written agreement under condition iii) of the Order to two south-west-facing panels spanning the central roof valley at a 30-degree tilt, with a maximum perpendicular projection of approx. 70cm above the roof surface beneath. The panel sits wholly behind and below the front parapet line and is not visible from the square. Justification statement, dimensioned roof section (25WSQ-PV-01) and sightline photographs enclosed. Supporting documents: covering letter; condition vi) details statement; condition iii) justification statement; roof plan; roof section; sightline photographs; manufacturer datasheet;

As published by the council, reference CON/26/03873

Application record

Reference
CON/26/03873
Type
Discharge of Conditions
Status
Validated and Registered
Received
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Royal Hospital
Parish
16
Postcode
SW3 4NR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Kensington and Chelsea register

This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • LB/26/01348 Granted

    25 Wellington Square, London, SW3 4NR

    Installation of 1no. air conditioning condenser unit within an acoustic enclosure on the main roof level; installation of internal air handling plant?within the roof void; and insertion of high-velocity outlet vents in top-floor ceilings

    Decided 10 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • PP/26/01347 Granted

    25 Wellington Square, London, SW3 4NR

    Installation of 1no. air conditioning condenser unit within an acoustic enclosure on the main roof level; installation of internal air handling plant?within the roof void; and insertion of high-velocity outlet vents in top-floor ceilings

    Decided 10 Jul 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Jul 2026

    Received by Kensington and Chelsea

  2. 3 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 14 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Kensington and Chelsea took a median of 84 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Kensington and Chelsea for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Kensington and Chelsea decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 90 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • 25 Wellington Square, London, SW3 4NR

    LB/26/01348 Submitted 26 Jan 2026 0m away

    Installation of 1no. air conditioning condenser unit within an acoustic enclosure on the main roof level; installation of internal air handling plant?within the roof void; and insertion of high-velocity outlet vents in top-floor ceilings

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 12 docs
  • 25 Wellington Square, London, SW3 4NR

    PP/26/01347 Submitted 26 Jan 2026 0m away

    Installation of 1no. air conditioning condenser unit within an acoustic enclosure on the main roof level; installation of internal air handling plant?within the roof void; and insertion of high-velocity outlet vents in top-floor ceilings

    Granted Full applications 22 docs
  • Gardens, Wellington Square, London, SW3 4NR

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    ARB/26/00603 Submitted 16 Dec 2025 24m away

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