15 Upper Wimpole Street London W1G 6LS Data via plota.co.uk

25/05010/LBC - Listed Building Consent Application Refused

Proposal

Infilling of courtyard between the main house and mews house at basement and ground level, installation of glazed sloping roof at rear ground floor level, addition of a glazed openable roof over the central lightwell at ground floor level, excavation beneath basement to provide swimming pool, creation of terrace at rear ground floor level with area of planting, creation of new door to facilitate access to terrace at rear first floor level, installation of plant equipment in roof space and at basement level, alterations to the façade and associated internal and external alterations, all in connection with existing dwelling house (Site includes 2 Dunstable Mews). (Linked with 25/05015/FULL) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Jul 2025
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Refused
12 Sept 2025
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Appeal dismissed
12 May 2026

Refused on 12 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Oct 2026

Documents 48

Plans & drawings 24

PDF SITE LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF MEP PLANNING SKETCHES Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLANS LOWER GROUND FLOOR Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLANSRAISED GROUND FLOOR Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLANS FIRST FLOOR Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLANS SECOND FLOOR Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLANS THIRD FLOOR Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLANS FOURTH FLOOR Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLANS ROOF LEVEL Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTIONS SECTION A Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTIONS SECTION B Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS MAIN HOUSE FRONT Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONSMAIN HOUSE REAR Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS MEWS FRONT Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF COMPARISON PLANSLOWER GROUND FLOOR Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF COMPARISON PLANSRAISED GROUND FLOOR Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF COMPARISON PLANS FIRST FLOOR Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF COMPARISON PLANS SECOND FLOOR Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF COMPARISON PLANS THIRD FLOOR Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF COMPARISON PLANS FOURTH FLOOR Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF COMPARISON PLANS ROOF LEVEL Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF AS GRANTED 2025 SECTIONS SECTION A Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ IMG 15 UPPER WIMPOLE ST.LIGHTWELL 1.CAMERA 1 Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ IMG 15 UPPER WIMPOLE ST.LIGHTWELL 1.CAMERA 2.FOR ARCHITECTS WITH DIBISION Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 6

Site constraints 11

Grade II listed: 14-23, Upper Wimpole Street W1
List entry 1274677 · The pin is inside its outline · 38 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade II*, 34 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 38 with distances
Historic England ↗
Harley Street 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.
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 2.6
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 ↗
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
Scheduled monument 228 m away: A subterranean commercial ice-well (City of Westminster), Park Crescent West, W1; National infrastructure project 480 m away: London Strategic Heat Main Project, at pre-application; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre 94 m away: Marylebone High Street.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 1 November 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £12,000,000 in November 2024. Other property, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

7 November 2024£12,000,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
20 August 2018£10,985,000Terraced house. One of 2 sales recorded that day
20 August 2018£1,300,000Leasehold. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale. One of 2 sales recorded that day

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

Building

Floor area594 m² (6,394 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (51 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyMid-terrace flat, 15 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2013, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Listed Building Consent Application
Postcode
W1G 6LS
Received
18 Jul 2025
Validated
18 Jul 2025
Ward
Marylebone
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Sept 2025
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
12 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 12 May 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 3374154 ↗
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 57 days. Refused, as 10% of listed building works here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
2,227decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 29 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14143679
Planning Portal ref
PP-14143679
Comments by
27 Aug 2025
Site or press notice
6 Aug 2025
Env. assessment
No
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

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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.