St John's Concert Hall Smith Square London SW1P 3HA Data via plota.co.uk
Description
Alterations and refurbishment including structural masonry repairs, refurbishment of the Main Hall, improvements to accessibility and circulation including lifts and reconfigured entrances and ramped access, replacement of mechanical and electrical services; new substation, new refuse store, PV panels and associated works (Linked with 25/04920/FULL). Data via plota.co.uk
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Decision outlook
Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 470.
Day 470, past the statutory target. 72% of listed building works in Westminster are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 16 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →
Associated applications 2
- Alterations and refurbishment including structural masonry repairs, refurbishment of the Main Hall, improvements…
Site constraints 12
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- 0 mSt. John's Smith SquareGrade I
- 14 m13 Stone Bollards on Pavement Curb Surrounding St John's Smith Square Concert HallGrade II
- 23 m6, Smith Square Sw1Grade II*
- 24 m7-9, Smith Square Sw1Grade II*
- 26 m2 Bollards Flanking Junction of Smith Square and Lord North StreetGrade II
- 27 m3-5, Smith Square Sw1Grade II*
- 30 mLamp post outside 11 Lord North StreetGrade II
- 30 mNumbers 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 and 11, Lord North StreetGrade II*
- 36 m13-19, Lord North StreetGrade II*
- 36 mLampstandard Numbered G1 on Corner of Smith SquareGrade II
- 40 m1 and 2, Smith Square Sw1Grade II*
- 49 mLamp post on corner of 13 Gayfere Street and 1 Smith SquareGrade II
- 50 mLampstandard Numbered G1 on Corner of Smith SquareGrade II
- 51 m36, Smith Square Sw1Grade II
- 52 m37, Smith Square Sw1Grade II
- 52 m7 Lampstandards Numbered G4, 5 and 6 and G9, 10, 11 and 12Grade II
- 53 mNorwest HouseGrade II
- 54 mThorney HouseGrade II
- 57 m17-21, Gayfere Street Sw1Grade II
- 57 mLamp post outside 15-16 Lord North StreetGrade II
- 58 mGayfere LodgeGrade II
- 61 mLamp post outside 2 Dean Stanley StreetGrade II
- 63 mLamp post next to 3 Dean Trench Street and outside 36 Smith SquareGrade II
- 70 m10 and 11, Gayfere Street Sw1Grade II
- 70 mLamp post outside 11 Gayfere StreetGrade II
- 73 mNorth House and Gayfere House Including 22 and 23 Gayfere StreetGrade II
- 73 m2 AND 4, DEAN TRENCH STREET SW1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 74 m3, Dean Trench Street Sw1Grade II
- 79 m57 and 57A Tufton StreetGrade II
- 81 mLamp post outside 2 Lord North StreetGrade II
- 83 m7, Gayfere Street Sw1Grade II
- 83 mLamp post outside 22 Gayfere StreetGrade II
- 84 m1, Dean Trench Street Sw1Grade II
- 84 mLamp post outside 1 Dean Trench StreetGrade II
- 85 mLamp post outside 7-9 Dean Bradley StreetGrade II
- 93 mLamp post outside 57b Tufton StreetGrade II
- 93 mLamp post on corner of Tufton Street and 2 Dean Trench StreetGrade II
- 102 mLamp post outside 12 Cowley StreetGrade II
- 102 mCorner HouseGrade II
- 107 m1 and 2 Millbank, The Church Commissioners (including No 3 Great College Street, No 2 Great Peter Street and Nos 5 and 7 Little College Street)Grade II*
- 108 m14, Cowley Street Sw1Grade II*
- 109 mLamp post adjacent to 48 Tufton StreetGrade II
- 110 mLamp post outside Romney House EastGrade II
- 111 m15, Cowley Street Sw1Grade II*
- 111 m13, Cowley Street Sw1Grade II*
- 111 mMillicent Fawcett HallGrade II
- 111 mNinth Church of Christ ScientistGrade II*
- 114 mLamp post outside Tufton CourtGrade II
- 115 m16 and 17, Cowley Street Sw1Grade II*
- 117 mLamp post opposite 7 Cowley StreetGrade II
- 117 m9, Little College Street Sw1Grade II*
- 119 m18, Cowley Street Sw1Grade II*
- 120 mLamp post on corner of 81 Tufton StreetGrade II
- 123 m19, Cowley Street Sw1Grade II*
- 126 m10-12, Little College Street Sw1Grade II
- 127 m4, Cowley Street Sw1Grade II
- 127 m62 AND 64, HORSEFERRY ROAD SW1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 128 mLampstandard Numbered G1Grade II
- 128 mMary Sumner HouseGrade II
- 130 mLamp post outside 1 Cowley StreetGrade II
- 130 m2 and 3, Cowley Street Sw1Grade II*
- 133 m1, Cowley Street Sw1Grade II*
- 135 m4-6, Barton Street Sw1Grade II*
- 137 mLamp post outside 8 Barton StreetGrade II
- 138 m8, Barton Street Sw1Grade II
- 148 m9 and 10, Barton Street Sw1Grade II*
- 149 m3, Barton Street Sw1Grade II*
- 150 mBuxton Memorial Fountain, Victoria Tower GardensGrade II*
Checked on 14 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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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