Marble Arch At Marble Arch London W1H 7DX Data via plota.co.uk

25/06615/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Approved

Proposal

Use of part of Marble Arch Island as a temporary theatre event space with associated structures and works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

16 Sept 2025

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Validated

23 Sept 2025

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Consultation

30 Sept 2025

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Approved

18 Feb 2026

Approved on 18 Feb 2026 · Sub-Committee · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Westminster Strategic Planning Committee on 9 Dec 2025.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

Officers advised approval because the temporary theatre would preserve a West End stage, with those benefits outweighing heritage harm.
The committee voted unanimously to grant conditional permission for two years, with an informative about 24-hour security details.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, public representations, speakers and the committee’s decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Westminster's committee minutes of 9 Dec 2025.

Documents 59

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF GRANT OF FULL PP [PE] Decision Notice · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 15

Plans & drawings 19

Application forms 2

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

Consultation & comments 7

PDF THEATRES TRUST COMMENT Consultee Comment · 18 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LETTER (21D) Background Papers · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-CONSULTEE CLOUD STD Background Papers · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-STD EXT CONSULTEES Background Papers · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-STD EXT CONSULTEES Background Papers · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-STD EXT CONSULTEES Background Papers · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LETTER (21D) Background Papers · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗

Associated applications 3

FullApproved18 Feb 202625/06615/FULLThis application
Use of part of Marble Arch Island as a temporary theatre event space with associated structures and works.
Conditions 11 discharged
- AmendmentAmendments to planning permission dated 18th February 2026 (RN)10 Apr 202626/02375/NMA
- ConditionsDetails of Construction Logistics Plan pursuant to discharge of Condition 11 of planning…25 Mar 202626/01963/ADFULL

Site constraints 13

Grade I listed: The Marble Arch

List entry 1239534 · The pin is inside its outline · 14 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 13 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 14 with distances

58 m139-141, Park Lane W1Grade II
93 m138, Park Lane W1Grade II
103 m20, Dunraven Street W1Grade II
110 m21, DUNRAVEN STREET W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
116 m131, PARK LANE W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
123 m12, 12a, 12b and 14, North Row W1Grade II
123 m1-12 (Not Number 8), Connaught Place W2Grade II
124 m23, DUNRAVEN STREET W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
125 mChurch of the AnnuciationGrade II*
127 m16-19, Dunraven Street W1Grade II
130 m129, Park Lane W1Grade II
131 mGroup of Five K6 Telephone KiosksGrade II
141 mMarylebone War MemorialGrade II
145 m32, Green Street W1Grade II

Historic England ↗

Metropolitan Open Land

Green belt level protection inside London.

The London Plan gives Metropolitan Open Land the same protection as green belt: inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Royal Parks 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 2.9

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.

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.

Registered park or garden 80 m away: Hyde 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.

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

National infrastructure project 106 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

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: Full Planning Permission Application
Postcode: W1H 7DX
Received: 16 Sept 2025
Validated: 23 Sept 2025
Ward: Hyde Park
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 18 Nov 2025
Decision: Application Permitted
Decision date: 18 Feb 2026
Decision level: Sub-Committee
Agent: Newmark

How this decision compares

Decided in 148 days from validation, 72 days slower than Westminster's median of 76 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

This one148d

Council76d

UK57d

35%decided within 8 weeks

86%approved

2,198decided in the last year

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

Public comments

3comments received

3 supporting

100% support · above the UK average of 16%

99 neighbours consulted · Last counted 18 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-13682620
Planning Portal ref: PP-13682620
Comments by: 29 Oct 2025
Site or press notice: 30 Sept 2025
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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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

Marble Arch At Marble Arch London W1H 7DX Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Planning committee

Documents 59

Decision & officer reports 1

Statements & assessments 15

Plans & drawings 19

Application forms 2

Consultation & comments 7

Other documents 15

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 13

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Important details

How this decision compares

Public comments

Consultation & key dates

Previous applications at this address

Nearby activity