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26/04645/LBC - Listed Building Consent Application Approved
Listed buildings

Proposal

Façade cleaning, external redecoration and repair work, alongside the temporary installation of scaffold ties to allow the erection of scaffolding. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jul 2026
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Approved
1 Sept 2026

Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Documents 19

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF GRANT OF LISTED BUILDING CONSENT [PE] Decision Notice · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF 260617_20 HANOVER SQUARE_HDAS Design and Access Statement · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF DH.16742.1A.1 (PLAN LAYOUT) DRG Background Papers · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DH.16742.1A.2 (ELEVATIONS) DRG Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DH.16742.1A.3 (SECTIONS) DRG Drawing · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 5

PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND Consultee Comment · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND Consultee Comment · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND Consultee Comment · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-CONSULTEE CLOUD STD Background Papers · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-STD EXT CONSULTEES Background Papers · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 7

PDF SITE NOTICE 21 OR 28 DAYS IF T&C APPL. Background Papers · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-LA SOCIETY Background Papers · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-LA SOCIETY Background Papers · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 20 HANOVER SQUARE - METHODOLOGY FOR DECORATION OF METALWORK AND TIMBERWORK Other · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 20 HANOVER SQUARE - METHODOLOGY FOR TIMBER SASH WINDOW REPAIR (INCLUDING RESIN R Other · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Grade II* listed: 20, Hanover Square
List entry 1066691 · The pin is inside its outline · 37 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 35 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 ↗
Mayfair 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 2.5
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.
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 1284 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; 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 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 1

Last sold for £26,300,000 in November 2013. Other property, freehold.

5 November 2013£26,300,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area905 m² (9,741 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 29)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2020, 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
Listed Building Consent Application
Postcode
W1S 1JY
Received
10 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Ward
West End
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
1 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
DP9

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 90% of listed building works here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
2,038decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15076939
Planning Portal ref
PP-15076939
Comments by
26 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
5 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024
Detailed designs and drawings of the provision of seating for the general public within t…
24/05024/ADFULL
2021 Approved
Variation of Condition 35 of planning permission dated 16th May 2017 (RN: 16/07844/FULL)…
21/05888/FULL
2021 Approved
Details pursuant to condition 3 of listed building consent dated 23 September 2021 (RN:21…
21/07442/ADLBC
2021 Approved
Details pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission dated 23 September 2021 (RN:21/052…
21/07306/ADFULL
2021 Approved
Installation of new railings, and other associated works.
21/05236/LBC
2021 Approved
Installation of new railings, and other associated works.
21/05235/FULL
2021 Approved
Use of part lower ground, part ground and the first to fourth floors as a mixed-use terti…
21/03850/FULL
2020 Approved
Details pursuant to Condition 2(1) of listed building consent dated 1 December 2016 (RN…
20/06380/ADLBC
2019 Approved
Details of retention of existing Georgian stone floor in the entrance hall (north half of…
19/03336/ADLBC
2019 Approved
Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission dated 01 December 2016 (RN: 16/08933) for…
19/05861/LBC
2018 Approved
Detailed drawings of all new internal decorative work, joinery and plaster work, rear fac…
18/08544/ADLBC
2019 Approved
Details of sample panel of brickwork pursuant to condition 6 of listed building consent d…
19/03337/ADLBC
2016 Approved
Alterations to the roof and chimneys; realignment of rear extension; secondary glazing an…
16/08933/LBC
Within ~100m

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2025
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Display of internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.7m x 10.9m
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2024
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2024
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Display of 2 externally illuminated Christmas Trees outside flanking the entrance to the…
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2024
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Use of two areas of the public highway measuring 15.82m x 2.00m and 10.59m x 2.00m for th…
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2024
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Installation of a new front dormer window.
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2021 Approved
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Westminster
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#221 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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.

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.