49 Aldwych London WC2B 4DF Data via plota.co.uk
26/04692/LBC - Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
Proposal
The replacement of the raked stage, enhancing sight lines to seating, and associated physical changes to the stage/back of house area. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
14 Jul 2026
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Approved
27 Aug 2026
Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Aug 2026
Documents 39
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 25
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EXISTING SITE AND LOCATION PLANS
Location Plan · 14 Jul 2026
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FLAT STAGE DEMOLITION STALLS FLOOR PLAN
Drawing · 14 Jul 2026
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FLAT STAGE DEMOLITION SUB-STAGE FLOOR PLAN
Drawing · 14 Jul 2026
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FLAT STAGE DEMOLITION BASEMENT PIT FLOOR PLAN
Drawing · 14 Jul 2026
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FLAT STAGE DEMOLITION SECTION AA
Drawing · 14 Jul 2026
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FLAT STAGE DEMOLITION SECTION BB
Drawing · 14 Jul 2026
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FLAT STAGE - AS EXISTING STALLS FLOOR PLAN
Drawing · 14 Jul 2026
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FLAT STAGE - AS EXISTING SUB-STAGE FLOOR PLAN
Drawing · 14 Jul 2026
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FLAT STAGE - AS EXISTING BASEMENT PIT FLOOR PLAN
Drawing · 14 Jul 2026
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FLAT STAGE - AS EXISTING SECTION AA
Drawing · 14 Jul 2026
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FLAT STAGE - AS EXISTING SECTION BB
Drawing · 14 Jul 2026
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FLAT STAGE - AS EXISTING ELEVATION - DRURY LANE
Drawing · 14 Jul 2026
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FLAT STAGE PROPOSED STALLS FLOOR PLAN
Drawing · 14 Jul 2026
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FLAT STAGE - STRUCTURE PROPOSED STALLS FLOOR PLAN
Drawing · 14 Jul 2026
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FLAT STAGE PROPOSED SUB-STAGE FLOOR PLAN
Drawing · 14 Jul 2026
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FLAT STAGE - STRUCTURE PROPOSED SUB-STAGE FLOOR PLAN
Drawing · 14 Jul 2026
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FLAT STAGE NEW BASEMENT PIT FLOOR PLAN
Drawing · 14 Jul 2026
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FLAT STAGE - STRUCTURE NEW BASEMENT PIT FLOOR PLAN
Drawing · 14 Jul 2026
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FLAT STAGE PROPOSED NEW SUB-SUB-STAGE FLOOR PLAN
Drawing · 14 Jul 2026
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FLAT STAGE - STRUCTURE PROPOSED NEW SUB-SUB-STAGE FLOOR PLAN
Drawing · 14 Jul 2026
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FLAT STAGE PROPOSED DRESS CIRCLE (UPPER GROUND)
Drawing · 14 Jul 2026
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FLAT STAGE TYPICAL DETAILS
Drawing · 14 Jul 2026
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FLAT STAGE PROPOSED SECTION AA
Drawing · 14 Jul 2026
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FLAT STAGE PROPOSED SECTION BB
Drawing · 14 Jul 2026
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FLAT STAGE PROPOSED ELEVATION - DRURY LANE
Drawing · 14 Jul 2026
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Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 5
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THEATRES TRUST COMMENT
Consultee Comment · 14 Aug 2026
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HISTORIC ENGLAND
Consultee Comment · 10 Aug 2026
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ECNSLT-STD EXT CONSULTEES
Background Papers · 27 Jul 2026
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CNSLT-CONSULTEE CLOUD STD
Background Papers · 27 Jul 2026
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ECNSLT-STD EXT CONSULTEES
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Site constraints 10
Grade II listed: The Aldwych Theatre
List entry 1210115 · The pin is inside its outline · 28 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 26 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 28 with distances
- 12 mThe Waldorf HotelGrade II
- 59 mTheatre Royal Drury Lane and Attached Sir Augustus Harris Memorial Drinking FountainGrade I
- 62 mIndia HouseGrade II
- 70 mNovello TheatreGrade II
- 73 mBruce HouseGrade II
- 83 mPair of K6 Telephone Kiosks Outside Bush House
- 86 mMarconi HouseGrade II
- 92 mBush House Centre Block with flanking colonnadesGrade II
- 109 m40 and 42, Tavistock Street Wc2Grade II
- 109 m15, Catherine Street Wc2Grade II
- 109 mDuchess TheatreGrade II
- 111 m7 Lampstandards Numbered 1 to 7 (Consecutive)Grade II
- 112 mLamp post outside 34-43 Russell StreetGrade II
- 119 m34-38, Tavistock Street Wc2Grade II
- 120 m17, Exeter Street Wc2Grade II
- 120 mInveresk HouseGrade II
- 121 mThe Fortune TheatreGrade II
- 125 mCrown Court Church (Church of Scotland)Grade II
- 128 mLamp post opposite Theatre Royal, outside 29 Russell StreetGrade II
- 129 mMortuary, Lodge and Linking Walls and Gate Piers of Drury Lane GardensGrade II
- 131 m15, Tavistock Street Wc2Grade II
- 132 m20-26, Wellington Street Wc2Grade II
- 135 m30, Wellington Street Wc2Grade II
- 136 m32, Tavistock Street Wc2Grade II
- 137 m13, Tavistock Street Wc2Grade II
- 141 m38, Wellington StreetGrade II
- 141 m11, TAVISTOCK STREET WC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 145 mLamp post outside 24 Russell StreetGrade II
Strand 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.
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.
National infrastructure project 158 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 158 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, 416 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.
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 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
- WC2B 4DF
- Received
- 14 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 14 Jul 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 8 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 27 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Osel Architecture Ltd.
How this decision compares
Decided in 44 days from validation, 12 days faster than Westminster's median of 56 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 92% of commercial and major works here are.
This one44d
Council56d
UK57d
52%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
234decided 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 27 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15077343
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15077343
- Comments by
- 26 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 5 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
40 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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2020
Approved
Display of one internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 2.8m x 5.3m for a temporary p…
2018
Approved
Installation of one internally illuminated sign measuring 2.80m x 5.30m for a temporary p…
2018
Approved
Display of one internally illuminated sign measuring 2.80m x 5.30m for a temporary period…
2017
Refused
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2017
Refused
Display of illuminated projecting vertical advertisement sign and lightbox measuring 5.00…
2018
Refused
Display of internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 2.80m x 5.30m at the entrance can…
2018
Refused
Display of internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 2.80mm x 5.30mm at the entrance c…
2017
Approved
Installation of internally illuminated projecting sign, including a lightbox for show adv…
2017
Approved
Display of internally illuminated projecting sign, including a lightbox for show advertis…
2016
Refused
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2016
Approved
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2016
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Display of two internally illuminated (face lit) projecting signs, each measuring 0.7m in…
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Installation of pin-mounted lettering fascia sign and spotlights.
2018
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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.
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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
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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