2 Villiers Street London WC2N 6NQ Data via plota.co.uk

25/06009/LBC - Listed Building Consent Application Approved
Listed buildings

Proposal

Installation of a new staircase over existing stairs to basement and new level gate secured at top of staircase; and associated internal alterations to ground floor unit. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Aug 2025
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Approved
20 Oct 2025

Approved on 20 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Nov 2026

Documents 23

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 20 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF GRANT OF LISTED BUILDING CONSENT [PE] Decision Notice · 20 Oct 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Superseded document · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Superseded document · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 13

PDF EXISTING SECTION B Drawing · 17 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION B Drawing · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION C Drawing · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION D Drawing · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION E Drawing · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION D Superseded document · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION C Superseded document · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION B Superseded document · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FINISHES PLAN Drawing · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED REFLECTIVE CEILING PLAN Drawing · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLAN Drawing · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING PLAN Drawing · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE AND LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 3 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE 21 OR 28 DAYS IF T&C APPL. Background Papers · 3 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF FINISHES SCHEDULE Background Papers · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF COVER LETTER INCLUDES D & A Background Papers · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Grade II listed: Charing Cross Hotel
List entry 1236707 · The pin is inside its outline · 45 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade I, 16 Grade II*, 25 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 45 with distances
Historic England ↗
Trafalgar 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 ↗
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.
National infrastructure project: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is inside 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, 1 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 ↗
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 1.2
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 ↗
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.
Registered park or garden 86 m away: Victoria Embankment 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 ↗
Also on the record
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 1 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.

Building

Floor area30 m² (323 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 67)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2025, 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
WC2N 6NQ
Received
22 Aug 2025
Validated
22 Aug 2025
Ward
St James's
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Oct 2025
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
20 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Planning Potential Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 59 days from validation, about the council's usual 57 days. Approved, as 90% of listed building works here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
2,227decided 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 1 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14275230
Planning Portal ref
PP-14275230
Comments by
1 Oct 2025
Site or press notice
10 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Alterations to ground floor elevation to provide a new shopfront.
25/05968/FULL
2025 Approved
Display of one externally illuminated fascia sign (letters only) 2.96m x 0.7m and one ext…
25/05969/ADV
2025 Approved
Alterations to ground floor elevation to provide a new shopfront. Installation of one ext…
25/05972/LBC
2024
Alterations to the ground floor kiosk to form a new shopfront and associated internal alt…
24/06107/LBC
2024
Display of one internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 2.9m x 0.7m, one externally i…
24/06108/ADV
2024
Alterations to the ground floor kiosk to form a new shopfront. (Linked to 24/06107/LBC).
24/06106/FULL
2024
Use of unit as ancillary Class C1 hotel space.
24/00730/FULL
2024
Display of one internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 800mm x 2880mm, one internall…
24/00726/ADV
2024
Alterations to shopfront kiosk, installation of awning including internal alterations and…
24/00725/LBC
2024
Alterations to shopfront kiosk, installation of awning including internal alterations and…
24/00724/FULL
2023 Refused
Use as a food concession, operated by and ancillary to the C1 hotel use.
23/06624/CLOPUD
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Charing Cross Station Strand London WC2N 5HS
Alterations to shopfronts of retail units 17 and 18 within station concourse.
25/08336/LBC
2025 Refused
49 Villiers Street London WC2N 6NE
Display of non illuminated A-frame board measuring 1.1m x 0.65m placed on pavement.
25/04592/ADV
2025 Approved
49 Villiers Street London WC2N 6NE
Display of non illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.6m x 0.6m.
25/07402/ADV
2025
8 Buckingham Street London WC2N 6BX
Proposed repainting of the front elevation.
25/07007/LBC
2025
20 Buckingham Street London WC2N 6EF
Change of use of house into a 1-bedroom flat at lower ground floor level and a 9-bed, 9-p…
25/06819/LBC
2025
Benjamin Franklin House 36 Craven Street London WC2N 5NF
Installation of Fibre Optic Services throughout.
25/06751/LBC
2025
Charing Cross Hotel Strand London WC2N 5HX
Door replacement and blocking up of 5 windows at ground, mezzaine and first floor levels…
25/06655/FULL
2025
Charing Cross Hotel Strand London WC2N 5HX
Door replacement and blocking up of 5 windows at ground, mezzaine and first floor levels…
25/06656/LBC
2025
20 Buckingham Street London WC2N 6EF
Change of use of house into a 1-bedroom flat at lower ground floor level and a 9-bed, 9-p…
25/06652/FULL
2025 Approved
Flat 5 19 Buckingham Street London WC2N 6EG
Retention of an air conditioning unit to lightwell wall at fourth floor level to north we…
25/05227/LBC
2025 Approved
Charing Cross Station Strand London WC2N 5HS
External alterations to Villiers Street facade including replacement of partially louvere…
25/04716/LBC
2025 Refused
20 Buckingham Street London WC2N 6EF
Internal alterations including the addition of two en-suites to the layout approved under…
25/04279/LBC
2025 Approved
20 Buckingham Street London WC2N 6EF
Installation of metal staircase to front lightwell (Retrospective) (Linked 25/04282/FULL)
25/04283/LBC
2025 Approved
20 Buckingham Street London WC2N 6EF
Installation of metal staircase to front lightwell. (Retrospective)
25/04282/FULL
2025 Refused
34 Craven Street London WC2N 5NP
Erection of an independent roof over an existing yard accessed off Hungerford Lane.
25/03299/FULL
2025 Approved
47 Villiers Street London WC2N 6NE
Use of five areas of Watergate Walk for the placing of 50 tables, 168 chairs, 2 serveries…
25/02970/TCH
2025
Charing Cross Station Strand London WC2N 5HS
Internal floor remedial works within units 17 and 18 located in the south eastern corner…
25/03479/LBC
2025
34 Craven Street London WC2N 5NP
Erection of a free standing roof over an existing yard accessed off Hungerford Lane, a pr…
25/03600/CLLB
2025
Benjamin Franklin House 36 Craven Street London WC2N 5NF
Erection of scaffolding to carry out repairs and decoration to external elevations at fro…
25/00210/LBC
2024
Charing Cross Hotel Strand London WC2N 5HX
Replacement of the existing fire escape staircase to the southwestern elevation of The Ch…
24/08710/LBC
2019 Approved
25 Villiers Street London WC2N 6ND
Display of externally illuminated temporary Christmas decoration measuring 1m x 1m.
19/06759/ADV
2019 Approved
13-14 Buckingham Street London WC2N 6DF
Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated estate agents board att…
19/05823/AD7
2019 Approved
9 Buckingham Street London WC2N 6DF
External and internal alterations including the extension to the existing rear conservato…
19/04539/LBC
2019 Approved
9 Buckingham Street London WC2N 6DF
External alterations including extension to the existing rear conservatory and creation o…
19/04538/FULL
2019 Approved
47 Villiers Street London WC2N 6NE
The temporary use of five areas of Watergate Walk for the placing of 42 tables, 168 chair…
19/02440/TCH
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

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.