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26/03587/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Installation of handrails to both sides of the west porch. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jun 2026
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Approved
20 Jul 2026

Approved on 20 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Jul 2026

Documents 21

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF GRANT OF FULL PP [PE] Decision Notice · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 11

PDF HANDRAILS AS PROPOSED PLAN Drawing · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF HANDRAILS AS PROPOSED ELEVATION 1 Drawing · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF HANDRAILS AS PROPOSED ELEVATION 2 Drawing · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF HANDRAILS AS PROPOSED SECTION A Drawing · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF HANDRAILS AS PROPOSED SECTION B Drawing · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN Location Plan · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF HANDRAILS AS EXISTING PLAN Drawing · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF HANDRAILS AS EXISTING ELEVATION 1 Drawing · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF HANDRAILS AS EXISTING ELEVATION 2 Drawing · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF HANDRAILS AS EXISTING SECTION A Drawing · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF HANDRAILS AS EXISTING SECTION B Drawing · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND Consultee Comment · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-CONSULTEE CLOUD STD Background Papers · 10 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 10 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE 21 OR 28 DAYS IF T&C APPL. Background Papers · 10 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-LA SOCIETY Background Papers · 10 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Grade II* listed: Church of St James
List entry 1237437 · The pin is inside its outline · 26 more listed buildings within 150 m (26 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.
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Historic England ↗
Bayswater 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.
Council document ↗
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.
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.
Council record ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 174 m away: Kensington Gardens; National infrastructure project 858 m away: London Strategic Heat Main Project, at pre-application; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Full Planning Permission Application
Postcode
W2 3UD
Received
2 Jun 2026
Validated
2 Jun 2026
Ward
Lancaster Gate
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
20 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Andy Burrell Architecture
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 7 days faster than Westminster's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 88% of extensions here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
1,937decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14978323
Planning Portal ref
PP-14978323
Comments by
8 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
17 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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Westminster
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#221 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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. View full council performance
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.