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26/04939/ADLBC - Approval of Details (ADLBC)
Approved
Proposal
Detailed photographs of the facing materials you will use, including glazing, and elevations and roof plans annotated to show where the materials are to be located pursuant to condition 3 of listed building consent dated 6 January 2025 (RN:). Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
23 Jul 2026
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Approved
3 Aug 2026
Approved on 3 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Aug 2026
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 10
Grade I listed: Admiralty Arch, First Sea Lord's Residence and Offices, Balustrades and Steps
List entry 1238982 · 1 m from the pin · 25 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 20 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 25 with distances
- 57 m57-59, Trafalgar Square Wc2Grade II
- 60 mStatue of Captain CookGrade II
- 63 mThe Royal Marines MemorialGrade II
- 64 mNational Westminster BankGrade II
- 64 mRoyal Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland, Drummond's BankGrade II
- 73 mWhitehall TheatreGrade II
- 83 mCivil Service Department Offices (Former Admiralty Offices)Grade II
- 89 mLampstandard Numbered 7 on Island Adjacent to Charles I StatueGrade II
- 95 mStatue of Charles IGrade I
- 111 m3, Whitehall Sw1Grade II
- 113 mStatue of General Sir Charles NapierGrade II
- 119 mPair of K6 Telephone kiosksGrade II
- 123 mThe Nelson Monument (Nelson's Column)Grade I
- 125 mThe Admiralty and the Admiralty ScreenGrade I
- 126 mOld Shades Public HouseGrade II
- 127 mThe CitadelGrade II
- 128 mThe Two Chairmen Public HouseGrade II
- 130 mTrafalgar BuildingsGrade II
- 130 m25, Whitehall Sw1Grade II
- 130 mWhitehall HouseGrade II
- 132 mNumbers 10 to 18 (Including the Institute of Contemporary Arts) and Railings to North and WestGrade I
- 132 mLampstandard Numbered 11 on Island at Head of Northumberland AvenueGrade II
- 138 mCanada House (Including the Former Royal College of Physicians)Grade II*
- 142 m20, Cockspur Street Sw1Grade II
- 142 m1, Great Scotland Yard Sw1Grade II
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.
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.
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.
Registered park or garden 5 m away: St James's Park
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.
Habitat network: Wood pasture and parkland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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; Town centre 73 m away: West End.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
- SW1A 2WH
- Received
- 23 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jul 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 3 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- DP9
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 11 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15104531
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
50 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2025
Alterations to existing rooflight and chimney; Lift extension; and other associated works.
2025
Alterations to allow for addition of a new access door/hatch in the facade of lightwell 0…
2025
Alterations to the interior layouts of high significance rooms in the North Block, includ…
2024
Alterations to allow for the installation of a Lightning Protection System and Dry Riser…
2024
Alterations to allow part of fifth floor and roof terrace to be used as additional hotel…
2024
Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission (RN:23/07789/FULL) for the: Use of Admira…
2024
Approved
Installation of fixing points to temporarily fix existing scaffolding to the facade.
2023
Approved
Works associated with the repair and refurbishment of the existing gates.
2023
Variation of condition 1 of planning permission dated 16th June 2021 (RN:20/07575/FULL) f…
2023
Alterations to provide additional entrances and bridges on the external elevations, a new…
2023
Approved
Repair works to existing roof.
2023
Approved
Works to enable the construction of a passenger lift within the south block.
2023
Approved
The removal and replacement of the remaining parts of ceilings; the removal and replaceme…
2023
Approved
Removal and replacement of a portion of the lightwell floor slabs
2022
Approved
Internal alterations including removal of localised areas of ceiling, walls, areas of flo…
2020
Approved
Variation of condition 1 of planning permission dated 07 January 2020 (RN: 19/05545/FULL)…
2020
Approved
Variation of condition 1 of listed building consent dated 07 January 2020 (RN: 19/05546/L…
2025
Details of the new cage lifts, showing appearance and relationship to historic fabric pur…
2025
Amendments to planning permission dated 6th January 2025 (RN:24/03757/FULL) for Variation…
2025
Approved
Details of typical guest room fit out showing relationship to historic fabric, service ho…
2025
Approved
Details of service hoist to North Block pursuant to condition 21(v) of planning permissio…
2025
Approved
Details of new south block entrance and sample of stone for the new south block entrance…
2025
Approved
Details of entrance foyer layouts and finished appearance and method of dismantlement of…
2025
Detailed Servicing and Operational Management Plan pursuant to condition 7 of planning pe…
2025
Detailed drawings of external lighting pursuant to condition 22 (vii) of planning permiss…
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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.
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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
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