Planning application
16 St Luke's Street, London, SW3 3RS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of external air conditioning unit with associated acoustic enclosure on front terrace at second floor level.
As published by the council, reference PP/25/06549
Application record
- Reference
- PP/25/06549
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Planning Permission/Consent
- Received
- 4 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 12 May 2026
- Ward
- Stanley
- Parish
- 18
- Postcode
- SW3 3RS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Kensington and Chelsea register
This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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NMA/20/04245 Decided
16 St Luke's Street, London, SW3 3RS
Non-material amendment to planning permission PP/17/03256 (mansard roof extension; alterations to rear closet wing extension at 1st, ground and lower ground floors; replacement of ground floor rear extension; construction of basement below house and part of rear garden; infill extension to side passageway at 1st and ground floors. Replacement windows at ground, lower ground and first floor levels) for repositioning of new metal staircase within front lightwell, relocation of proposed gate within existing retained metal railings.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Nov 2025
Received by Kensington and Chelsea
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12 May 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
21 documents on file for this application
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Kensington and Chelsea granted permission on 12 May 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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