Temple Pier Victoria Embankment London WC2R 2PN Data via plota.co.uk
26/02988/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application
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Proposal
Installation of new pontoon on River Thames. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
6 May 2026
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Consultation
11 May 2026
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Approved
12 Aug 2026
Approved on 12 Aug 2026 · Complex Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Aug 2026
Documents 27
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 12
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NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LETTER (21D)
Background Papers · 29 Jun 2026
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ENVIRONMENT AGENCY RESPONSE
Consultee Comment · 2 Jun 2026
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PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY RESPONSE
Consultee Comment · 1 Jun 2026
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LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK RESPONSE
Consultee Comment · 27 May 2026
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THE CANAL & RIVER TRUST
Consultee Comment · 14 May 2026
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ECNSLT-STD EXT CONSULTEES
Background Papers · 13 May 2026
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ECNSLT-STD EXT CONSULTEES
Background Papers · 13 May 2026
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ECNSLT-STD EXT CONSULTEES
Background Papers · 11 May 2026
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ECNSLT-STD EXT CONSULTEES
Background Papers · 11 May 2026
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ECNSLT-STD EXT CONSULTEES
Background Papers · 11 May 2026
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ECNSLT-STD EXT CONSULTEES
Background Papers · 11 May 2026
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ECNSLT-STD EXT CONSULTEES
Background Papers · 11 May 2026
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Other documents 7
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ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS
Background Papers · 12 May 2026
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RECEIPT OF APPLICATION
Other · 11 May 2026
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ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C)
Background Papers · 11 May 2026
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CNSLT-LA SOCIETY
Background Papers · 11 May 2026
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ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS
Background Papers · 11 May 2026
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ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS
Background Papers · 11 May 2026
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SITE NOTICE 21 OR 28 DAYS IF T&C APPL.
Background Papers · 11 May 2026
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Associated applications 2
- Installation of new pontoon on River Thames.
Conditions 4 discharged
Site constraints 11
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Registered park or garden 88 m away: Victoria Embankment Gardens
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.
Also on the record
5 listed buildings within 150 m; Thames Path 25 m away; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Town centre 59 m away: West End.
Not affected
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
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Postcode
- WC2R 2PN
- Received
- 6 May 2026
- Validated
- 6 May 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 1 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 12 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Complex Delegated Decision
- Agent
- J Butterworth Planning
How this decision compares
Decided in 98 days from validation, 42 days slower than Westminster's median of 56 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 93% of commercial and major works here are.
This one98d
Council56d
UK57d
52%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
233decided 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
1comment received
1 objecting
13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 13 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14909488
- Site or press notice
- 11 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Works of pruning to one mature Black Mulberry tree (Morus nigra).
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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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