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26/05179/CLLB - Cert of Law - Prposed works to LB Refused
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Internal refurbishment and redecoration works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
29 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
11 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 11 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Aug 2026

Documents 21

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF REFUSAL-CLLB Decision Notice · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 15

PDF DRAWING ISSUE SHEET Background Papers · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ROOMS FOR BATTEN PANELLING Drawing · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING THIRD AND FOURTH FLOOR GA PLANS Drawing · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR GA PLANS Drawing · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR Drawing · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED B1 KITCHEN EXTENSION WALL PANELLING PLAN AND ELEVATION Drawing · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING B1 KITCHEN EXTENSION PLAN AND ELEVATION Drawing · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF L4 BATTEN PANELLING IN CORRIDOR SECTION AND PLAN Drawing · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED L3 BEDROOM CORNICE PLAN AND DETAIL Drawing · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR NEWEL REPLACEMENT PLAN AND ELEVATION Drawing · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR CONTEMPORARY NEWEL PLAN AND ELEVATION Drawing · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF G0 DECK COFFERED CEILING REFLECTED CEILING PLAN Drawing · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED G0 DECK SCREEN Drawing · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSENTED G0 DECK CUPBOARD ALCOVE Drawing · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPHIC SCHEDULE Photo · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 12

Grade II* listed: 16, Great College Street Sw1
List entry 1213336 · The pin is inside its outline · 78 more listed buildings within 150 m (14 Grade I, 27 Grade II*, 37 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 78 with distances
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 115 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 115 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, 232 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 ↗
World heritage site 17 m away: Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church
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 ↗
Scheduled monument 101 m away: The Jewel Tower
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
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 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 6 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 3

Last sold for £8,800,000 in July 2025. Terraced house, freehold.

24 July 2025£8,800,000
2 November 2018£9,500,000
4 November 2005£7,250,000

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

Building

Floor area760 m² (8,181 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (64 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyMid-terrace house, 20 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2023, 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
Cert of Law - Prposed works to LB
Postcode
SW1P 3RX
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
St James's
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
11 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Kiani Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 13 days from validation, 42 days faster than Westminster's median of 55 for extensions. Refused, as 12% of extensions here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
1,688decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14981072
Planning Portal ref
PP-14981072
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

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2021 Approved
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21/02644/TCA
2020 Approved
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20/06960/TCA
2019 Approved
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Within ~100m

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.