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25/08087/ADLBC - Approval of Details (ADLBC) Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Details of the new dry riser inlet including materials pursuant to condition 3(b) of listed building dated 30 April 2025 (RN: ). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Nov 2025
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Approved
20 Nov 2025

Approved on 20 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF APPR. OF DETAILS-LBC RESMAT [PE] Decision Notice · 20 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 20 Nov 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION_INCLUDED_IN_ADDITIONAL PLANS Superseded document · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF FEECALCULATION Background Papers · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF ACK-APPROVAL OF DETAILS APPL. Background Papers · 18 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF COVERING LETTER Other · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF DISCHARGE OF CONDITION_DRY RISER INLET Other · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 10

Grade II listed: Royal College of Art
List entry 1389259 · The pin is inside its outline · 29 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 24 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 29 with distances
Historic England ↗
Knightsbridge 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 31 m away: Kensington 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1876 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 26 m away.
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
Approval of Details (ADLBC)
Postcode
SW7 2EU
Received
4 Nov 2025
Validated
4 Nov 2025
Ward
Knightsbridge & Belgravia
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Dec 2025
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
20 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
The Planning Lab

Public comments

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Last counted 10 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

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Previous applications at this address

2025
Detailed drawings of the typical louvred panel in context of existing window frames (at s…
25/08411/ADLBC
2025
Detailed drawings of the typical louvred panel in context of existing window frames (at s…
25/08263/ADFULL
2025
Detailed drawings of the new dry riser inlet including materials pursuant to condition 4…
25/07999/ADFULL
2025
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2025
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25/06211/ADLBC
2025 Approved
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25/06041/ADFULL
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T1 London plane: crown reduce to previous, most recent reduction points.
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Series of investigative and opening up works to the RCA.
25/01982/CLLB
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25/01566/LBC
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25/01565/FULL
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22/00010/ADLBC
2021 Approved
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21/08629/ADFULL
2021 Approved
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21/05836/LBC
2021 Approved
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21/05835/FULL
2021 Approved
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17/00206/TCA
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16/07588/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