Royal Albert Hall Kensington Gore London SW7 2AP Data via plota.co.uk
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26/05962/LBC
Description
Variation of condition 2 of listed building consent dated 26 March 2024 (RN: ) for the: Erect temporary access scaffolding platform at high level in the auditorium to inspect the condition of the plaster ceilings and main cornices. NAMELY, to allow the gantry to remain in place until December 2028. Data via plota.co.uk
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Associated applications 2
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Conditions 2 variation sought
- VariationVariation of condition 2 of listed building consent dated 26 March 2024 (RN) for the: Erect…This application26/05962/LBC
Site constraints 8
Grade I listed: Royal Albert Hall
List entry 1217742 · 27 m from the pin · 25 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 24 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 25 with distances
- 51 mLamp Standard to North West Side of Royal Albert HallGrade II
- 55 mLamp Standard to North West of Main Door to Royal Albert HallGrade II
- 56 mLamp Standard to West of Albert Hall Mansions Numbers 1 to 30Grade II
- 66 mLamp Standard on Pavement Outside Entrance to Royal College of OrganistsGrade II
- 70 mLamp Standard to North West of Albert Hall Mansions Numbers 31 to 48Grade II
- 79 mRoyal College of OrganistsGrade II
- 81 mLamp Standard to South West of South Door to Royal Albert HallGrade II
- 82 mLamp Standard to South East of Entrance to Royal Albert HallGrade II
- 84 mLamp Standard on Pavement to South East of Royal College of OrganistsGrade II
- 88 mAlbert Hall Mansions Numbers 31 to 48Grade II
- 89 mAlbert Hall Mansions Numbers 1 to 30Grade II
- 89 mLamp Standard to South West of Albert Hall Mansions 31 to 48Grade II
- 96 mLamp Standard to North of Albert CourtGrade II
- 97 mRoyal College of ArtGrade II
- 99 mMemorial of the 1851 ExhibitionGrade II
- 105 mQueen Alexandra's HouseGrade II
- 109 mLamp Standard to South of Albert Hall Mansions 31 to 38Grade II
- 112 mLamp Standard Outside Imperial College UnionGrade II
- 118 mLamp standard to north-east of Albert CourtGrade II
- 126 mLamp Standard to South West of Albert Hall Mansions Numbers 49 to 82Grade II
- 127 mAlbert Hall Mansions Numbers 49 to 82Grade II
- 128 mPrince Consort National Memorial (Albert Memorial)Grade I
- 133 mAlbert CourtGrade II
- 138 mSteps and Balustrades to Southern Part of Memorial of the 1851 ExhibitionGrade II
- 147 mLamp standard to East of Albert CourtGrade II
Knightsbridge 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.
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.
Registered park or garden 41 m away: Kensington 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Metropolitan Open Land 61 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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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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
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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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Royal Albert Hall Kensington Gore London SW7 2AP
Erect temporary access scaffolding platform at high level in the auditorium to inspect the condition of the plaster ceilings and main cornices.
- Received
- 8 Feb 2024
- Decided
- 26 Mar 2024
- Outcome
- Approved
- Type
- Heritage