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26/02977/LBC - Listed Building Consent Application Approved
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Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
6 May 2026
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Approved
2 Jul 2026

Approved on 2 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Jul 2026

Documents 22

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF GRANT OF LISTED BUILDING CONSENT [PE] Decision Notice · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF CONDITION SURVEY Heritage Statement · 6 May 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Heritage Statement · 6 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 6 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE MAP Location Plan · 6 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SITEBLOCK PLAN - EXISTING_INCLUDED_IN_BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE Background Papers · 6 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 6 May 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 6

PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND COMMENT Consultee Comment · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND COMMENT Consultee Comment · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF GARDENS TRUST SUPPORT RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-CONSULTEE CLOUD STD Background Papers · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-STD EXT CONSULTEES Background Papers · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-STD EXT CONSULTEES Background Papers · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 8

PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS Background Papers · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-LA SOCIETY Background Papers · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-LA SOCIETY Background Papers · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE 21 OR 28 DAYS IF T&C APPL. Background Papers · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 11 May 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 6 May 2026 View ↗ PDF COVER LETTER Background Papers · 6 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 13

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Registered park or garden: Victoria Embankment Gardens
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Savoy 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, the site is inside its boundary).
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.
35 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: York Water Gate, Grade I, 32 m away · 2 Grade I, 13 Grade II*, 20 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 all 35 with distances
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; Priority habitat 17 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
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.

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Listed Building Consent Application
Postcode
WC2N 6ND
Received
6 May 2026
Validated
6 May 2026
Ward
St James's
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
2 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
London Heritage Quarter

How this decision compares

Decided in 57 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 90% of listed building works here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
1,558decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14875846
Planning Portal ref
PP-14875846
Comments by
1 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
10 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Temporary display of a non-illuminated tea cup sculpture (on a plinth) measuring 1.32 m x…
24/02486/ADV
2023 Approved
Installation of Christmas lights to six trees on Embankment Gardens from 06 November 2023…
23/06340/ADV
2023 Approved
Display of a non-illuminated 'owl' sculpture measuring 2m x 1.2m for a temporary period b…
23/02480/ADV
2021 Approved
Display of a walkway tunnel measuring 2.53m x 1.27m x 6.92m featuring artwork to celebrat…
21/03996/ADV
2021 Approved
Display of a walkway tunnel measuring 2.53m x 1.27m x 6.92m featuring artwork to celebrat…
21/02580/ADV
2019 Approved
Details of a Servicing and Construction Logistics Plan pursuant to condition 8 of plannin…
19/07026/ADFULL
2016 Withdrawn
Use of part of Victoria Embankment Gardens as a temporary theatre event space for a tempo…
16/07679/FULL
2016 Approved
Display of Dream Jar Sculpture measuring 800mm-1000mm by 1279mm-1840mm with three plaques…
16/02930/ADV
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
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Alterations to shopfronts of retail units 17 and 18 within station concourse.
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2025 Approved
2 Villiers Street London WC2N 6NQ
Installation of a new staircase over existing stairs to basement and new level gate secur…
25/06009/LBC
2025 Approved
2 Villiers Street London WC2N 6NQ
Alterations to ground floor elevation to provide a new shopfront.
25/05968/FULL
2025 Approved
2 Villiers Street London WC2N 6NQ
Alterations to ground floor elevation to provide a new shopfront. Installation of one ext…
25/05972/LBC
2025 Approved
2 Villiers Street London WC2N 6NQ
Display of one externally illuminated fascia sign (letters only) 2.96m x 0.7m and one ext…
25/05969/ADV
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
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25/06819/LBC
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Benjamin Franklin House 36 Craven Street London WC2N 5NF
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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
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Installation of metal staircase to front lightwell (Retrospective) (Linked 25/04282/FULL)
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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
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…
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2019 Approved
2 - 3 Robert Street London WC2N 6BH
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2019 Approved
9 Buckingham Street London WC2N 6DF
External and internal alterations including the extension to the existing rear conservato…
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2019 Approved
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External alterations including extension to the existing rear conservatory and creation o…
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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