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25/07482/LBC - Listed Building Consent Application Approved
Commercial premisesListed buildingsShopfrontsSigns & adverts

Proposal

Replacement shopfront including new signage. (Linked to 25/07481/FULL) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Oct 2025
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Validated
23 Apr 2026
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Approved
22 Jul 2026

Approved on 22 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 17

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF GRANT OF LISTED BUILDING CONSENT [PE] Decision Notice · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF DESIGN AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Heritage Statement · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF PROPOSED SIGNAGE DETAIL Drawing · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SHOPFRONT Drawing · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE PLAN 1-500 Drawing · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF FEECALCULATION Background Papers · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗

Other documents 7

PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 21 May 2026 View ↗ PDF INVALID APPLICATION RETURNED LETTER Background Papers · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 2ND INVALID LETTER Background Papers · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 20 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF 1ST INVALID LETTER Background Papers · 20 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SHOPFRONT AND SIGN Superseded document · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 10

Grade II listed: 5, Noel Street W1
List entry 1225064 · The pin is inside its outline · 40 more listed buildings within 150 m (38 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 40 with distances
Historic England ↗
Soho 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.
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 2.5
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.
National infrastructure project 1035 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 1035 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, 5 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 ↗
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
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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.

Building

Floor area90 m² (969 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 47)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Listed Building Consent Application
Postcode
W1F 8GD
Received
16 Oct 2025
Validated
23 Apr 2026
Ward
West End
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Jun 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
22 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Eyelevel Design Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 90 days from validation, 36 days slower than Westminster's median of 54 for commercial premises. Approved, as 87% of commercial premises here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
952decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14414029
Planning Portal ref
PP-14414029
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Display of internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 1.5m X 0.4m and non illuminated p…
25/07483/ADV
2025
Replacement shopfront including new signage. (Linked to 25/07482/LBC)
25/07481/FULL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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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. 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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.