Flat 23 Imperial Court 55 - 56 Prince Albert Road London NW8 7PT Data via plota.co.uk

26/05708/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Pending

Proposal

Replacement of existing windows and louvres. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Aug 2026
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Validated
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 8 Nov 2026 and 17 Nov 2026, from Westminster's recent extensions. Comments are open until 21 Oct 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 28

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
Registered park or garden 47 m away: Regent's Park
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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area 38 m away: Regent's Park; 1 listed building within 150 m; Local nature reserve 441 m away: St John's Wood Church Grounds; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Tree preservation order 21 m away: STM6_G5; Metropolitan Open Land 34 m away; Priority habitat 47 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 25 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £5,750,000 in February 2022. Flat or maisonette, leasehold.

8 February 2022£5,750,000
8 May 2020£4,846,135

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission Application
Postcode
NW8 7PT
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Sept 2026
Ward
Regent's Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Spring Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Westminster usually decides extensions by day 55.

Day 1739 days to the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
1,673decided 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.

29 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15117506
Comments by
21 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
30 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
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. 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.