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26/07197/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Pending

Proposal

Variation of conditions 5, 6a, 6c, 7 of planning permission dated 5th March 2026 (RN 25/04920/FULL) for the Change of use of caretaker flat to a community space within the crypt level, alterations and refurbishment including structural masonry repairs, refurbishment of the Main Hall, improvements to accessibility and circulation including lifts and reconfigured entrances and ramped access, replacement of mechanical and electrical services; new substation, new refuse store, PV panels and associated work. NAMELY, Revised mechanical and electrical works to reduce impacts on the existing roof and roof structure compared with the previously approved scheme, together with replacement windows to the crypt and installation of external lighting to the building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓

Received

21 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 16 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 16 Dec 2026.

Documents 55

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT ADDENDUM Design and Access Statement · 21 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 50

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 21 Oct 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 11

Grade I listed: St. John's Smith Square

List entry 1236250 · The pin is inside its outline · 61 more listed buildings within 150 m (16 Grade II*, 45 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 61 with distances

33 mLampstandard Numbered G1 on Corner of Smith SquareGrade II
35 m13 Stone Bollards on Pavement Curb Surrounding St John's Smith Square Concert HallGrade II
38 mThorney HouseGrade II
41 m36, Smith Square Sw1Grade II
41 m2 Bollards Flanking Junction of Smith Square and Lord North StreetGrade II
41 mNorwest HouseGrade II
43 m3-5, Smith Square Sw1Grade II*
43 mLampstandard Numbered G1 on Corner of Smith SquareGrade II
44 m6, Smith Square Sw1Grade II*
47 m37, Smith Square Sw1Grade II
47 m1 and 2, Smith Square Sw1Grade II*
47 m7-9, Smith Square Sw1Grade II*
49 m7 Lampstandards Numbered G4, 5 and 6 and G9, 10, 11 and 12Grade II
50 mLamp post outside 11 Lord North StreetGrade II
51 mLamp post next to 3 Dean Trench Street and outside 36 Smith SquareGrade II
51 mNumbers 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 and 11, Lord North StreetGrade II*
52 m13-19, Lord North StreetGrade II*
52 mLamp post on corner of 13 Gayfere Street and 1 Smith SquareGrade II
57 m2 AND 4, DEAN TRENCH STREET SW1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
59 mGayfere LodgeGrade II
63 m3, Dean Trench Street Sw1Grade II
64 mLamp post outside 7-9 Dean Bradley StreetGrade II
69 m17-21, Gayfere Street Sw1Grade II
72 mLamp post outside 1 Dean Trench StreetGrade II
73 m1, Dean Trench Street Sw1Grade II
74 m57 and 57A Tufton StreetGrade II
74 mLamp post outside 2 Dean Stanley StreetGrade II
76 mLamp post outside 15-16 Lord North StreetGrade II
77 m10 and 11, Gayfere Street Sw1Grade II
77 mLamp post outside 11 Gayfere StreetGrade II
78 mLamp post on corner of Tufton Street and 2 Dean Trench StreetGrade II
84 mLamp post outside 57b Tufton StreetGrade II
89 mNorth House and Gayfere House Including 22 and 23 Gayfere StreetGrade II
90 mLamp post outside Romney House EastGrade II
93 m7, Gayfere Street Sw1Grade II
95 mLamp post outside 22 Gayfere StreetGrade II
98 mLamp post on corner of 81 Tufton StreetGrade II
101 mLamp post outside 2 Lord North StreetGrade II
104 m62 AND 64, HORSEFERRY ROAD SW1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
107 mMillicent Fawcett HallGrade II
107 mLamp post adjacent to 48 Tufton StreetGrade II
108 mNinth Church of Christ ScientistGrade II*
117 mLamp post outside Tufton CourtGrade II
121 mLamp post outside 12 Cowley StreetGrade II
123 mCorner HouseGrade II
126 m14, Cowley Street Sw1Grade II*
129 m15, Cowley Street Sw1Grade II*
129 m13, Cowley Street Sw1Grade II*
130 mMary Sumner HouseGrade II
130 m1 and 2 Millbank, The Church Commissioners (including No 3 Great College Street, No 2 Great Peter Street and Nos 5 and 7 Little College Street)Grade II*
132 m16 and 17, Cowley Street Sw1Grade II*
135 m18, Cowley Street Sw1Grade II*
137 mLamp post opposite 7 Cowley StreetGrade II
138 m19, Cowley Street Sw1Grade II*
138 m9, Little College Street Sw1Grade II*
147 mLamp post outside 1 Cowley StreetGrade II
147 m4, Cowley Street Sw1Grade II
147 m10-12, Little College Street Sw1Grade II
148 m2 and 3, Cowley Street Sw1Grade II*
150 mLampstandard Numbered G1Grade II
150 mThames House (North and South Blocks With Bridge Link)Grade II

Historic England ↗

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.

Flood map ↗

Smith Square 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.

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.

Council record ↗

National infrastructure project 116 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel

The site is 116 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, 109 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.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

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

World heritage site 128 m away: Victoria Tower Gardens; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.

Not affected

Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 28 October 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: Full Planning Permission Application
Postcode: SW1P 3HA
Received: 21 Oct 2026
Validated: 21 Oct 2026
Ward: St James's
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 16 Dec 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Burrell Foley Fischer LLP

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 28 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15275751
Planning Portal ref: PP-15275751
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025

Alterations and refurbishment including structural masonry repairs, refurbishment of the…

25/04921/LBC 16 Jul 2025

2025

Change of use of caretaker flat to a community space within the crypt level, alterations…

25/04920/FULL 16 Jul 2025

2022 Approved

Opening up works within the Crypt.

22/00104/LBC 28 Feb 2022

2021 Approved

Opening up works within the building are proposed in the Crypt, Main Hall, Gallery area…

21/06489/LBC 4 Nov 2021

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025

14 Lord North Street London SW1P 3LD

Installation of a new partition wall to the ground floor dayroom.

25/07715/LBC 24 Oct 2025

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Nobel House 17 Smith Square London SW1P 3JR

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25/06172/LBC 29 Aug 2025

2025

Nobel House 17 Smith Square London SW1P 3JR

Use of the existing building as a hotel (Use Class C1) with ancillary uses including a re…

25/06171/FULL 29 Aug 2025

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Apartment 10 67 Tufton Street London SW1P 3AF

Amalgamation of two residential units: Flat 10 (three bedrooms) and Flat 11 (one bedroom)…

25/03608/FULL 28 May 2025

2025

9 Gayfere Street London SW1P 3HN

A new roof structure to roof level and upgrading of roof lights on level 3 roof.

25/02651/FULL 16 Apr 2025

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14 Lord North Street London SW1P 3LD

Repairs to central valley gutter on the roof and the central roof beam to maintain its fu…

25/01464/LBC 5 Mar 2025

2025

14 Lord North Street London SW1P 3LD

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14 Lord North Street London SW1P 3LD

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Westminster

Planning Authority Score

3.5/10

Below average

#221 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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

St John's Concert Hall Smith Square London SW1P 3HA Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 55

Statements & assessments 1

Plans & drawings 50

Application forms 1

Other documents 3

Site constraints 11

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