Churchill War Rooms At Clive Steps King Charles Street London SW1A 2AQ Data via plota.co.uk
26/03604/LBC - Listed Building Consent Application
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Proposal
Specialist cleaning, maintenance and rewaxing of the existing bronze canopy (Retrospective). Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
2 Jun 2026
Decision
Target date was 28 Jul 2026
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 6 Nov 2026; it is now day 157.
Documents 11
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 2
Other documents 5
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ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C)
Background Papers · 8 Jun 2026
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ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS
Background Papers · 8 Jun 2026
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SITE NOTICE 21 OR 28 DAYS IF T&C APPL.
Background Papers · 8 Jun 2026
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RECEIPT OF APPLICATION
Other · 3 Jun 2026
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DATA SHEET
Background Papers · 2 Jun 2026
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Site constraints 15
Grade II* listed: New Government Offices (HM Treasury) and archway link with Foreign Office at east end of King Charles Street
List entry 1066103 · 0 m away · 9 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 7 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 9 with distances
- 16 mSteps and Parapets With Lamps at West EndGrade II
- 18 mStatue of Clive on Steps at West EndGrade II
- 25 mForeign and Commonwealth Office With Home Office the Foreign Office the Foreign Office (Foreign and Commonwealth Office With Home Office)Grade I
- 88 mStoreys Gate LodgeGrade II
- 95 mDuck Island Cottage (Royal Ornithological Society)Grade II
- 111 mThe Institution of Civil EngineersGrade II
- 139 m11, Great George Street Sw1Grade II*
- 146 mRoyal Institution of Chartered Surveyors the Royal Institution of Chartered SurveyorsGrade II
- 149 m12, Downing Street Sw1Grade II
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Whitehall conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Article 4 direction
Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Protected view corridor: 4A.2 Primrose Hill summit to the Palace of Westminster
Inside the landmark viewing corridor of a protected vista. A building that rises above the corridor's threshold height should be refused. How high that is depends on where along the view the site is.
The London Plan (policy HC4) designates strategic views, and the Mayor's London View Management Framework (March 2012) gives 13 of them a protected vista toward St Paul's Cathedral, the Palace of Westminster or the Tower of London. A vista has a threshold height that rises or falls with the line of sight. In the landmark viewing corridor, a building above it would harm the view and should be refused. In the wider setting consultation area around the corridor, a building above it is referred for consultation and its effect on the view is judged. The threshold changes along each view and is set out in the framework. A revised framework is out for consultation until 4 December 2026 and is not yet in force.
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 1.1
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Westminster AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
National infrastructure project 14 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 14 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 499 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Registered park or garden 6 m away: St James's Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Habitat network: Wood pasture and parkland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
Also on the record
Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 31 m away; Priority habitat 35 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- Westminster
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent Application
- Postcode
- SW1A 2AQ
- Received
- 2 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 2 Jun 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 28 Jul 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Ayer Associates Limited
Decision outlook
Day 157, past the statutory target. 71% of listed building works in Westminster are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 2 Nov 2026.
Day 157101 days past the 56-day target
49%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
2,227decided in the last year
Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →
Public comments
1comment received
1 objecting
Last counted 2 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14955287
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14955287
- Comments by
- 8 Jul 2026
- Site or press notice
- 17 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
31 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2023
Internal alterations including installation of new spot lights; repainting; creating expa…
2022
Approved
Internal alterations comprising of upgrade works to permanent displays within five spaces…
2019
Approved
Installation of metal guard railings on existing wall.
2019
Approved
Installation of metal guard railings on existing wall.
2017
Approved
Internal alterations.
2016
Approved
Internal alterations to existing toilets at basement level.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
100 Parliament Street London SW1A 2BQ
External Repairs
2025
Richmond House 79 Whitehall London SW1A 2NS
Installation of External Lighting to Northern Estate. (49-50 Parliament Street, 53 Parlia…
2025
100 Parliament Street London SW1A 2BQ
Repairs to 1no. bay of the stone balustrade at street level on Great George Street.
2025
Richmond House 79 Whitehall London SW1A 2NS
Replacement and extension of boiler flue (Confidential)
2025
Richmond House 79 Whitehall London SW1A 2NS
Replacement and extension of boiler flue
2025
Public Information Office 1 Derby Gate London SW1A 2DG
Installation of new fence line and vehicle bollards on Derby Gate., removal of existing t…
2025
Public Information Office 1 Derby Gate London SW1A 2DG
Installation of new fence line and vehicle bollards on Derby Gate., removal of existing t…
2024
49 - 53 Parliament Street London SW1A 2NH
Internal alterations
2024
Richmond House 79 Whitehall London SW1A 2NS
Internal and external alterations to Richmond House for a temporary period of 5 years (Li…
2024
Richmond House 79 Whitehall London SW1A 2NS
External alterations to Richmond House for a temporary period of 5 years (Linked with 24/…
2024
1 Horse Guards Road London SW1A 2HQ
Internal alterations including installation of acoustic panels on the walls of rooms G/14…
2024
1 Horse Guards Road London SW1A 2HQ
Internal alterations to install acoustic panels on the walls of rooms G/24 and G/25 of th…
2024
1 Horse Guards Road London SW1A 2HQ
Fire protection upgrades to Stair 01 enclosure in Lower Ground Floor.
2024
1 Horse Guards Road London SW1A 2HQ
Internal alterations to the 2nd floor.
2024
Foreign & Commonwealth Office King Charles Street London SW1A 2AH
Removal of existing cooling towers and replacement with new dry air coolers (Linked 24/07…
2024
1 Horse Guards Road London SW1A 2HQ
Internal alterations to install ducted fire smoke damper with ventilation grilles to room…
2024
1 Horse Guards Road London SW1A 2HQ
Alterations to lightwell wall and repairs to balustrade in N-W quadrant of the Central Co…
2024
Derby Gate London
Trial pit investigation.
2024
1 Horse Guards Road London SW1A 2HQ
Internal alterations to partition between rooms 2/10 and 2/11 on the second floor.
2024
1 Horse Guards Road London SW1A 2HQ
Internal alterations to partition between rooms 2/17 and 2/18 on the second floor.
2019
Refused
48 Parliament Street London SW1A 2NH
Installation of 4 black infra-red heaters at the ground floor level windows on the side (…
2019
Approved
Foreign & Commonwealth Office King Charles Street London SW1A 2AH
External works of repair, replacement and cleaning to quadrangle entrance steps and landi…
2018
Approved
Public Information Office 1 Derby Gate London SW1A 2DG
Temporary removal of internal window panelling/reveals within 45, 46 and 47 Parliament St…
2018
Approved
Foreign & Commonwealth Office King Charles Street London SW1A 2AH
Installation of mechanical cooling to part of the ground floor level (Whitehall elevation…
2018
Approved
1 Horse Guards Road London SW1A 2HQ
Modification of two existing lamp posts within the central court to provide two charging…
Westminster
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#221 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions
Westminster is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #258 out of 296. Only 28% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% 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 81% approved vs 90% nationally.
One of the strictest councils
only 81% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Westminster decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #201 of 296
81%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #277 of 296
44%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #258 of 296
28%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #46 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
12 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
133 decided
4,602
Total decisions
648 refused in the year to March 2026
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