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26/06179/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Pending
Extensions & alterationsListed buildings

Proposal

Installation of additional metal T-bars between the existing balustrade spindles to the external basement access staircase, with associated metalwork finished to match the existing. (Linked to 26/06390/LBC) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Sept 2026
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Validated
16 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 6 Dec 2026 and 15 Dec 2026, from Westminster's recent extensions.

Documents 12

Statements & assessments 3

PDF SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT Background Papers · 16 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF D&A STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF HS STATEMENT Heritage Statement · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING PLAN AND ELEVATIONS Drawing · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLAN AND ELEVATIONS Drawing · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF FEECALCULATION Background Papers · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF 2ND INVALID LETTER Background Papers · 14 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 1ST INVALID LETTER Background Papers · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: 57-63, Great Cumberland Place W1
List entry 1357062 · The pin is inside its outline · 39 more listed buildings within 150 m (39 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 ↗
Portman Estate 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 ↗
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
National infrastructure project 109 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; Priority habitat 40 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Full Planning Permission Application
Postcode
W1H 7LJ
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
16 Oct 2026
Ward
Marylebone
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Quatrefoils Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. Westminster usually decides extensions by day 55.

Day 1244 days to the 56-day target
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 20 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15213882
Planning Portal ref
PP-15213882
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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Gas meter relocation to the front facade
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2025 Approved
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25/03757/TCA
2025 Approved
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2025
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Internal alterations including new partitions, joinery and cornices, kitchen and bathroom…
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2025
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2025
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Installation of a water misting system throughout the building.
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2025
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2024
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2024
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Removal of Condition 3(d) of listed building consent dated 15 October 2020 (RN: 20/03651/…
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2023 Approved
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Replacement lead roof covering to the mews property and lead gutter to the main roof.
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2023 Approved
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Replacement lead roof covering to the mews property and lead gutter to the main roof.
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2023 Refused
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2023 Refused
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2017
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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