Planning application
25 Wellington Square, London, SW3 4NR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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
As published by the council, reference LB/26/01348
Application record
- Reference
- LB/26/01348
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Planning Permission/Consent
- Received
- 26 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 10 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.
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CON/26/03873 Awaiting decision
25 Wellington Square, London, SW3 4NR
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;
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jan 2026
Received by Kensington and Chelsea
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10 Jul 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 10 July 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.
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