Lords Cricket Ground St John's Wood Road London NW8 8QZ

Pending 26/03131/NMA
Council
Date received
12 May 2026
Date validated
12 May 2026
Postcode
NW8 8QZ

Description

Amendments to planning permission dated 20 September 2019 (RN: 19/03696/FULL) for the removal of conditions 1 and 4 and variation of condition 2 of planning permission dated 31 January 2019 (18/10206/FULL) to allow the 3 existing retractable floodlights at the Compton, Edrich and Tavern stands to be retained permanently, to allow the headframe of the floodlights to remain in-situ outside of the cricket season, to allow unrestricted day use of the floodlights from 10am to 7.30pm (when required by bad light) and an extension of the number of evening uses of the floodlights from 10 to 18 per cricket season with an additional 5 evening matches in an International tournament year (international tournaments to be played not more than every 3 years). (Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990); NAMELY to vary the wording of condition 1 to facilitate the use of the existing floodlights to be used for drone shows.

Westminster
Planning Authority Score
3.8/10
Below average
#199 of 282 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Westminster is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #220 out of 282. Only 27% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% national average - the council usually decides on time. Westminster is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 79% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 79% approved vs 90% nationally
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Westminster decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #193 of 282
79%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #268 of 282
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #220 of 282
27%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #41 of 282
86%
Minor dwellings approved
14 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
140 decided
4,828
Total decisions
669 refused in 2025