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26/06943/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Pending

Proposal

Refurbishment of existing lanterns and installation of other external lighting to the Market Building including the installation of architectural lighting to columns, window surrounds, cornice and installation of associated cabling, drivers and associated works. (Linked to 26/06926/LBC) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 4 Nov 2026, 07:15

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Application progress

✓

Received

12 Oct 2026

✓

Validated

28 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 23 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 19 Dec 2026 and 30 Dec 2026, from Westminster's recent commercial and major works.

Documents 41

Statements & assessments 2

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Heritage Statement · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 23

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 10

Grade II* listed: Covent Garden Market Building

List entry 1066949 · The pin is inside its outline · 62 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 56 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 62 with distances

48 mThe Piazza, Bedford ChambersGrade II
48 mTwo K6 telephone kiosks at the south end of James Street on the edge of Covent GardenGrade II
49 mRoyal Opera HouseGrade I
52 mLamp post on the corner of Henrietta Street and Southampton StreetGrade II
54 mJubilee HallGrade II
55 mChurch of St Paul Church of St Paul Covent GardenGrade I
64 m43, King Street Wc2Grade II*
64 mLamp post outside Jubilee Market Hall, 20 Southampton StreetGrade II
65 m3, Henrietta Street Wc2Grade II
70 m4, Henrietta Street Wc2Grade II
71 m41 and 42, King Street Wc2Grade II
76 m5 and 6, Henrietta Street Wc2Grade II
77 m26, Southampton Street Wc2Grade II
78 mLondon Transport MuseumGrade II
85 m27, Southampton Street Wc2Grade II*
86 m28, James Street Wc2Grade II
86 m40, King Street Wc2Grade II
88 m7 and 8, Henrietta Street Wc2Grade II
96 m30 Henrietta StreetGrade II
96 m42 Maiden LaneGrade II
96 m2-10, Tavistock Street Wc2Grade II*
98 mFloral Hall (Paul Hamlyn Hall)Grade II
98 m8, Russell Street Wc2Grade II
99 m38, King Street Wc2Grade II
100 m8, King StreetGrade II
100 m9 and 10, Henrietta Street Wc2Grade II
104 m8 Lampstandards on Dwarf Stone Walls in St Paul's ChurchyardGrade II
104 mSt Peter's HospitalGrade II
104 m5 Lampstandards Numbered 1 to 5Grade II
105 m37, King Street Wc2Grade II*
106 mLamp post outside 4-6 Russell StreetGrade II
107 m12, Floral Street Wc2Grade II
110 m36, King Street Wc2Grade II
111 m20, TAVISTOCK STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
112 mCorpus Christi Church and PresbyteryGrade II
114 m12 Lampstandards Numbered 1 to 12 (Consecutive) From Outside Tower House on Both Sides of RoadGrade II
115 mSix lamp posts, numbered 1 to 6Grade II
116 mRules RestaurantGrade II
120 mNag's Head Public HouseGrade II
120 m41 and 43, Wellington Street Wc2Grade II
120 mLamp post outside Corpus Christi ChurchGrade II
127 mCharles H Fox Limited and Robert White and Sons Harper and Row LimitedGrade II
128 mRear Premises of the Vaudeville TheatreGrade II
129 mLamp post outside 35 Maiden LaneGrade II
132 m33, King Street Wc2Grade II
134 m14, King Street Wc2Grade II
136 mCovent Garden Underground StationGrade II
136 mLamp post outside 9 Burleigh StreetGrade II
137 m46 and 47, Floral Street Wc2Grade II
137 mThe Vaudeville TheatreGrade II
138 m31 and 32, King Street Wc2Grade II
139 mSt Paul's Clergy HouseGrade II
139 m27 AND 28, BEDFORD STREET WC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
140 m15, King Street Wc2Grade II
140 m23 and 24, Henrietta Street Wc2Grade II
142 m48-52, Long Acre Wc2Grade II
144 mLamp post opposite the Strand Palace HotelGrade II
145 m30 and 31, Long Acre Wc2Grade II
147 m38, Wellington StreetGrade II
148 m33, Bedford Street Wc2Grade II
149 m16 and 17, Maiden Lane Wc2Grade II
150 m29 and 30, King Street Wc2Grade II

Historic England ↗

Covent Garden 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 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 ↗

National infrastructure project 192 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel

The site is 192 m from 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, 124 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 ↗

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

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 4 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 area299 m² (3,218 sq ft)

Energy ratingB (asset rating 30)

UseRestaurants and Cafes/Drinking Establishments/Takeaways

HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2024, 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: Full Planning Permission Application
Postcode: WC2E 8RA
Received: 12 Oct 2026
Validated: 28 Oct 2026
Ward: St James's
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 23 Dec 2026
Agent: Newmark Gerald Eve LLP

Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Westminster usually decides commercial and major works by day 57.

prediction

Day 948 days to the predicted decision (day 57)

50%decided within 8 weeks

93%approved

282decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 4 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15194749
Planning Portal ref: PP-15194749
Env. assessment: No

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

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.