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26/04156/LBC - Listed Building Consent Application Pending
Extensions & alterationsListed buildingsCommercial premises

Proposal

Extension at first floor level; new and replacement windows, doors and external escape stairs; new ventilation plant; facade alterations; and internal works including a new lift, replacement staircase and changes to the layout at all floors. (Linked to 26/04155/FULL) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 14 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 71.

The consultation period closed on 23 Sept 2026.

Documents 42

Statements & assessments 7

PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Noise impact assessment · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING APPLICATION DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT INCLUDED IN DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Superseded document · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT INCLUDED IN DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Superseded document · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT INCLUDED IN DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Superseded document · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES INCLUDED IN DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Superseded document · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT INCLUDED IN DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Superseded document · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 22

PDF PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Drawing · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DETAIL DRAWING INCLUDED IN BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE Superseded document · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ELEVATION (FRONT) - EXISTING INCLUDED IN BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE Superseded document · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ELEVATION (FRONT) - PROPOSED INCLUDED IN BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE Superseded document · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ELEVATION (REAR) - EXISTING INCLUDED IN BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE Superseded document · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ELEVATION (REAR) - PROPOSED INCLUDED IN BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE Superseded document · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ELEVATION (SIDE) - EXISTING INCLUDED IN BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE Superseded document · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ELEVATION (SIDE) - PROPOSED INCLUDED IN BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE Superseded document · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOR PLAN INCLUDED IN BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE Superseded document · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOR PLAN - EXISTING INCLUDED IN BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE Superseded document · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF MIXED COMBINED PLANS INCLUDED IN BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE Superseded document · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROJECTION - EXISTING INCLUDED IN BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE Superseded document · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROJECTION - PROPOSED INCLUDED IN BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE Superseded document · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ROOF PLAN - EXISTING INCLUDED IN BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE Superseded document · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ROOF PLAN - PROPOSED INCLUDED IN BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE Superseded document · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SECTION - EXISTING INCLUDED IN BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE Superseded document · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SECTION - PROPOSED INCLUDED IN BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE Superseded document · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SITEBLOCK PLAN - EXISTING INCLUDED IN BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE Superseded document · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF STREET SCENECONTEXT PLAN - EXISTING INCLUDED IN BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE Background Papers · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF STREET SCENECONTEXT PLAN - PROPOSED INCLUDED IN BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE Background Papers · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 5

PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND Consultee Comment · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND RESPONSE Consultee Comment · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-CONSULTEE CLOUD STD Background Papers · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF INVALID CHASER LETTER (14 DAY RESPONSE) Background Papers · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 7

PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1ST INVALID LETTER Background Papers · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1ST INVALID LETTER Background Papers · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENT SUMMARY Background Papers · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF WESTMINSTER SUDS PROFORMA 0 PLANNING APPLICATION Background Papers · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SCOPE AND REPORT STRUCTURE Background Papers · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 11

Leicester 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.
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.
Protected view corridor: 2B.1 Parliament Hill oak tree to the Palace of Westminster
Inside the landmark viewing corridor of a protected vista. A building that rises above the corridor's threshold height should be refused. How high that is depends on where along the view the site is.
The London Plan (policy HC4) designates strategic views, and the Mayor's London View Management Framework (March 2012) gives 13 of them a protected vista toward St Paul's Cathedral, the Palace of Westminster or the Tower of London. A vista has a threshold height that rises or falls with the line of sight. In the landmark viewing corridor, a building above it would harm the view and should be refused. In the wider setting consultation area around the corridor, a building above it is referred for consultation and its effect on the view is judged. The threshold changes along each view and is set out in the framework. A revised framework is out for consultation until 4 December 2026 and is not yet in force.
London View Management Framework ↗
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.
38 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Church of Notre Dame de France, Grade II*, 5 m away · 2 Grade II*, 36 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.
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Historic England ↗
National infrastructure project 420 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 420 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, 21 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 ↗
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
WC2H 7NG
Received
23 Jun 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
St James's
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
daab design limited

Decision outlook

Day 71, past the statutory target. 84% of extensions in Westminster are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 18 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.

Day 7115 days past the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
1,688decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 28 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15031997
Planning Portal ref
PP-15031997
Comments by
23 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
2 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024
Erection of front extension at first floor and side extension for new stairwell; installa…
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2024
Erection of front extension at first floor and side extension for new stairwell; installa…
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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