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26/00447/LBC - Listed Building Consent Application Approved

Proposal

Partial relandscaping of St. James's Park to create a National Memorial to Queen Elizabeth II, including the installation of figurative sculptures, a replacement bridge, works to Marlborough Gates and the relocation of the public conveniences, kiosk, gas lamps and The Boy Statue. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 09:17

Application progress

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Received

26 Jan 2026

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Approved

20 Apr 2026

Approved on 20 Apr 2026 · Sub-Committee · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Documents 96

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF GRANT OF LISTED BUILDING CONSENT [PE] Decision Notice · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF SUB COMMITTEE REPORT Report · 7 Apr 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 26

Plans & drawings 54

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 26 Jan 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 5

PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND COMMENT Consultee Comment · 9 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND COMMENT Consultee Comment · 9 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-STD EXT CONSULTEES Background Papers · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LETTER (21D) Background Papers · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-STD EXT CONSULTEES Background Papers · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗

Associated applications 2

Listed buildingApproved20 Apr 202626/00447/LBCThis application
Partial relandscaping of St. James's Park to create a National Memorial to Queen Elizabeth II, including the installation…
Conditions 2 discharged
- ConditionsDetailed drawings (including of the foundations) and samples of facing materials…20 Aug 202626/05577/ADLBC

Site constraints 12

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.

Flood map ↗

Metropolitan Open Land

Green belt level protection inside London.

The London Plan gives Metropolitan Open Land the same protection as green belt: inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Registered park or garden: St James's Park

Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.

Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.

Historic England ↗

Royal Parks 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 ↗

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.

Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland

A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.

Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 2.4

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 ↗

Habitat network: Wood pasture and parkland

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

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

2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area.

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: Listed Building Consent Application
Postcode: SW1A 1AA
Received: 26 Jan 2026
Validated: 26 Jan 2026
Ward: St James's
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 23 Mar 2026
Decision: Application Permitted
Decision date: 20 Apr 2026
Decision level: Sub-Committee
Applicant: Show
Agent: DP9 Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 84 days from validation, 29 days slower than Westminster's median of 55 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 92% of commercial and major works here are.

This one84d

Council55d

UK56d

54%decided within 8 weeks

92%approved

141decided 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

No public comments yet.

205 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14540191
Site or press notice: 25 Feb 2026
Committee: 7 Apr 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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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

St James's Park The Mall London SW1A 1AA Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 96

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 26

Plans & drawings 54

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 5

Other documents 8

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 12

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Public comments

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Previous applications at this address

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