Ground Floor To Top Floor 14 - 16 Cockspur Street London SW1Y 5BL Data via plota.co.uk

26/05168/LBC - Listed Building Consent Application Approved
DemolitionExtensions & alterationsListed buildings

Proposal

Dismantling and reconstruction of the western chimney to address structural failure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Jul 2026
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Validated
7 Aug 2026
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Approved
17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Documents 15

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF GRANT OF LISTED BUILDING CONSENT [PE] Decision Notice · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

PDF LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 5738 EOB NORTH ELEVATION MARKED UP Drawing · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 5738 EOB NORTH ELEVATION Drawing · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 5738 EOB NORTH ELEVATION CHIMNEY DETAIL Drawing · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 5738 EOB ROOF PLAN MARKED UP Drawing · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF CHIMNEY TAKE DOWN INFORMATION Drawing · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE 21 OR 28 DAYS IF T&C APPL. Background Papers · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1ST INVALID LETTER Background Papers · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 13

Grade II listed: 14-16, Cockspur Street Sw1
List entry 1356947 · The pin is inside its outline · 49 more listed buildings within 150 m (10 Grade I, 10 Grade II*, 29 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.
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Historic England ↗
St James's 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.
Protected view corridor: 2A.2 Parliament Hill summit to the Palace of Westminster
Inside the landmark viewing corridor of a protected vista. A building that rises above the corridor's threshold height should be refused. How high that is depends on where along the view the site is. Also in the corridor of 4A.2 Primrose Hill summit to the Palace of Westminster.
The London Plan (policy HC4) designates strategic views, and the Mayor's London View Management Framework (March 2012) gives 13 of them a protected vista toward St Paul's Cathedral, the Palace of Westminster or the Tower of London. A vista has a threshold height that rises or falls with the line of sight. In the landmark viewing corridor, a building above it would harm the view and should be refused. In the wider setting consultation area around the corridor, a building above it is referred for consultation and its effect on the view is judged. The threshold changes along each view and is set out in the framework. A revised framework is out for consultation until 4 December 2026 and is not yet in force.
London View Management Framework ↗
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 2.5
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 ↗
National infrastructure project 150 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 150 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 8 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
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
Registered park or garden 127 m away: St James's Park; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre 22 m away: West End.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Listed Building Consent Application
Postcode
SW1Y 5BL
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
St James's
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
GBG Group Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 16 days faster than Westminster's median of 57 for demolitions. Approved, as 89% of demolitions here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
121decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 18 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15123885
Planning Portal ref
PP-15123885
Comments by
16 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
26 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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