Flat 5 19 Buckingham Street London WC2N 6EG Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 26/06764/LBC

Utility infrastructure

Council

Westminster 3.5/10

Date received

5 Oct 2026

Date validated

5 Oct 2026

Postcode

WC2N 6EG

Description

Replacement of an air conditioning unit to lightwell wall at fourth floor level to north west side of building. (Linked with 26/06435/CLOPUD). Data via plota.co.uk

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Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 05:24

Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision between 27 Nov 2026 and 7 Dec 2026, from Westminster's recent utility and infrastructure works.

Day 4 of the 56-day target. Westminster usually decides utility and infrastructure works by day 57.

prediction

Day 453 days to the predicted decision (day 57)

49%decided within 8 weeks

90%approved

413decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →

Site constraints 13

Grade II* listed: 19, Buckingham Street Wc2

List entry 1357256 · The pin is inside its outline · 46 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade I, 19 Grade II*, 23 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 46 with distances

9 m6 and 7, York Buildings Wc2Grade II
9 m20, Buckingham Street Wc2Grade II*
13 m18, Buckingham Street Wc2Grade II*
16 m21, Buckingham Street Wc2Grade II*
18 m21, John Adam Street Wc2Grade II
21 m10, Buckingham Street Wc2Grade II*
21 m11, Buckingham Street Wc2Grade II*
21 m17, Buckingham Street Wc2Grade II*
22 m22, Buckingham Street Wc2Grade II
22 m9, Buckingham Street Wc2Grade II*
24 m8, Buckingham Street Wc2Grade II*
26 m12, Buckingham Street Wc2Grade I
34 m27 and 29, John Adam Street Wc2Grade II
35 m13, Buckingham Street Wc2Grade II*
40 m14, Buckingham Street Wc2Grade II*
44 m1 and 2, Robert StreetGrade II*
45 m3, Robert Street Wc2Grade II*
47 mGateway and railings across south end of street with retaining wall steps down to Victoria Embankment GardensGrade II
51 mYork Water GateGrade I
66 mCharing Cross HotelGrade II
70 mThe AdelphiGrade II
94 mThe Royal Society of ArtsGrade I
107 m4 and 6, John Adam StreetGrade II*
108 mStatue of Robert BurnsGrade II
110 m434-437, STRAND WC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II*
113 mZimbabwe HouseGrade II*
119 m2, John Adam Street Wc2Grade II*
121 mImperial Camel Corps MemorialGrade II
129 m18, Adam Street Wc2Grade II*
132 mShip and Shovel Public HouseGrade II
133 mFormer Charing Cross Hospital (East Side)Grade II
135 mQueen Eleanor Memorial CrossGrade II*
136 mK2 Telephone KioskGrade II
136 m1, Craven Passage Wc2Grade II
137 m36, Craven Street Wc2Grade I
137 m33 and 34, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
138 m37, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
138 m32, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
140 m31, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
140 m39, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
141 m25-30, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
142 m35, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
142 m40, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
144 m38, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
145 m41, Craven StreetGrade II
148 m6-10, Adam Street Wc2Grade II*

Historic England ↗

Adelphi 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 ↗

2 Article 4 directions

Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed · Article 4 Direction Class E To C3 In Central Activities Zone. 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.

In flood zones plus climate change

Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.

Flood map ↗

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, 11 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 ↗

Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 1.2

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 ↗

Town centre: West End

A designated centre in the London Plan.

Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.

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.

Registered park or garden 47 m away: Victoria Embankment Gardens

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.

Historic England ↗

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; Priority habitat 48 m away: Deciduous woodland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 8 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,300,000 in June 2021. Flat or maisonette, leasehold.

18 June 2021£1,300,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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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