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25/07964/LBC - Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
Proposal
Opening up works (internally) for the purposes of investigation (part-retrospective). Data via plota.co.uk
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3 Nov 2025
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Approved
6 Mar 2026
Approved on 6 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Oct 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 2
Site constraints 13
Grade II listed: Civil Service Department Offices (Former Admiralty Offices)
List entry 1231303 · The pin is inside its outline · 25 more listed buildings within 150 m (6 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 16 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 25 with distances
- 23 mAdmiralty Arch, First Sea Lord's Residence and Offices, Balustrades and StepsGrade I
- 44 mStatue of Captain CookGrade II
- 46 mThe CitadelGrade II
- 46 mThe Admiralty and the Admiralty ScreenGrade I
- 64 mWhitehall TheatreGrade II
- 74 mThe Royal Marines MemorialGrade II
- 75 mRoyal Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland, Drummond's BankGrade II
- 92 mThe Royal Naval Division War MemorialGrade II*
- 93 mNumbers 10 to 18 (Including the Institute of Contemporary Arts) and Railings to North and WestGrade I
- 96 mPair of K6 Telephone kiosksGrade II
- 97 mAdmiralty HouseGrade I
- 102 m57-59, Trafalgar Square Wc2Grade II
- 107 mNational Westminster BankGrade II
- 113 mOld Shades Public HouseGrade II
- 114 mWhitehall HouseGrade II
- 115 m25, Whitehall Sw1Grade II
- 123 mFormer Paymaster Generals Office Former Paymaster Generals Office (the Parliamentary Counsel)Grade II*
- 133 m44 Lamp Standards Lining Road and Circus in Front of PalaceGrade II
- 133 m3, Whitehall Sw1Grade II
- 133 m1, Great Scotland Yard Sw1Grade II
- 133 mGovernment Offices, Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food Government Offices, Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food West BlockGrade II*
- 138 mHorse GuardsGrade I
- 139 mTrafalgar BuildingsGrade II
- 144 mLampstandard Numbered 7 on Island Adjacent to Charles I StatueGrade II
- 144 mStatue of Charles IGrade I
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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: 2A.2 Parliament 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. Also in the corridor of 2B.1 Parliament Hill oak tree to the Palace of Westminster.
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.
National infrastructure project: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is inside 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, 96 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.
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.
Registered park or garden 27 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: Network Enhancement Zone 2
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.
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 2AH
- Received
- 3 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 3 Nov 2025
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 13 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 6 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Carlile Associates
How this decision compares
Decided in 123 days from validation, 66 days slower than Westminster's median of 57 for listed building works. Approved, as 90% of listed building works here are.
This one123d
Council57d
UK57d
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
No public comments yet.
Last counted 9 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14459546 - CONFIDENTIAL
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
50 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2025
Proposed replacement of security mesh (with a 'like for like' system) to three external f…
2024
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Remedial works to existing fire doors.
2023
Approved
External and internal alterations and repairs to former Admiralty House cinema
2023
Approved
External alterations to former Admiralty House cinema
2023
Approved
Replacement of existing wooden flagpole with a new GRP (Glass Reinforced Plastic) flagpol…
2022
Approved
Internal refurbishment works to first floor annex and staircase lobbies at ground to thir…
2019
Approved
Internal alterations.
2017
Approved
Amendments to the direction of fall from the inner courtyard cornice away from the buildi…
2017
Approved
Amendments to the direction of fall from the inner courtyard cornice away from the buildi…
2017
Approved
Safe access works to Horse Guards Parade elevation.
2017
Approved
Safe access works to Horse Guards Parade frontage.
2017
Approved
Internal alterations.
2017
Approved
Variation of Conditions 2 and 6 of the listed building consent dated 24 November 2015 (RN…
2016
Approved
Internal alterations.
2016
Approved
New paving.
2024
Detailed building recording report pursuant to condition 4 of listed building consent dat…
2023
Approved
Detailed drawings of revised door and architrave design reflecting the designs in the adj…
2019
Approved
Detailed Method Statement and typical section drawings detailing gypsum plaster penetrati…
2019
Approved
Detailed drawings of the finalised external plant, which includes dimensions, appearance…
2019
Approved
Detailed drawings of the finalised external plant, which includes dimensions, appearance…
2019
Approved
Details of building recording documentation pursuant to condition 4 of listed building co…
2019
Approved
Details of all works to be undertaken within the Government Art Collection Rooms pursuant…
2019
Approved
Details of samples of external materials pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission d…
2019
Approved
Details of samples of external materials pursuant to condition 4 of listed building conse…
2016
Approved
Details of typical secondary glazing pursuant to condition 6 (ii) of listed building cons…
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Fire protection upgrades to Stair 01 enclosure in Lower Ground Floor.
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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
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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