St Gabriel's Church Warwick Square London SW1V 2AD Data via plota.co.uk

26/04961/EEN - Ecclesiastical Exemption Notification Approved
Telecoms masts

Proposal

Upgrade of Telefonica telecommunications equipment consisting of the replacement of three antennas with three new antennas and other works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jul 2026
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Approved
3 Aug 2026

Approved on 3 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Aug 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF NO OBJECTION - ECCLES. EXEMPTION [PE] Decision Notice · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HEALTH & SAFETY: ANTENNAS Background Papers · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Grade II* listed: Church of St Gabriel
List entry 1357369 · 7 m from the pin · 13 more listed buildings within 150 m (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.
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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 ↗
Pimlico 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 3.2
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 ↗
Registered park or garden 33 m away: Warwick Square
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 ↗
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
Heritage at risk 5 m away: Church of St Gabriel, Warwick Square, Pimlico; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Priority habitat 33 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Ecclesiastical Exemption Notification
Postcode
SW1V 2AD
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Pimlico North
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Aug 2026
Decision
No objections
Decision date
3 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 11 days from validation, 47 days faster than Westminster's median of 58 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

48%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
612decided 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
1 x ash, 1 x purple plum: pruning of any roots with a diameter of less than 25mm, in the…
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2023 Approved
Amendments to planning permission dated 20 September 2019 (ref.19/03515/FULL) for 'Erecti…
23/01319/NMA
2021 Approved
Bay (T4) remove as it is damaging churchyard wall. Space confined in the immediate area…
21/02410/TCA
2020 Approved
Details of tree protection and hard and soft landscaping scheme pursuant to conditions 4…
20/02536/ADFULL
2020 Refused
Details of the ways in which you will protect the trees and a hard and soft landscaping s…
20/00813/ADFULL
2019 Approved
Erection of a single storey courtyard extension, introduction of ramped access, repairs t…
19/03515/FULL
2017 Approved
1 x holly (T6): Reduce by no more than 1 m in height and by approximately 60cm from the b…
17/02332/TCA
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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