Harold Pinter Theatre Panton Street London SW1Y 4DN Data via plota.co.uk

26/05860/LBC - Listed Building Consent Application Pending
Extensions & alterationsListed buildingsCommercial premises

Proposal

The removal of an existing oil tank from a back of house service area, the removal of an existing hatch/ door, the enlargement of the existing opening, the installation of a new fire door in this opening and alterations to existing lighting and fire detection in this area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 14 Oct 2026 and 21 Oct 2026, from Westminster's recent extensions.

Documents 5

Statements & assessments 1

PDF 26-128 DESIGN ACCESS HERITAGE STATEMENT Heritage Statement · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING AND PROPOSED PLANS Drawing · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: Harold Pinter Theatre
List entry 1266093 · 4 m from the pin · 32 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade I, 10 Grade II*, 20 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 ↗
Haymarket 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 1.2
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 ↗
Town centre: West End
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
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 226 m away: Trafalgar Square; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area.
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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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Listed Building Consent Application
Postcode
SW1Y 4DN
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
St James's
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
OSBORNES

Decision outlook

Day 19 of the 56-day target. Westminster usually decides extensions by day 53.

Day 1937 days to the 56-day target
62%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
930decided 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.

Last counted 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15131519
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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Previous applications at this address

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2025
Replacement of existing scenery dock door with a new thermal and acoustic scenery dock do…
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2023
Like for like replacement of WiFi access points throughout the theatre and new Wifi Acces…
23/08466/LBC
2022 Approved
Refurbishment of the Balcony Bar
22/07351/LBC
Within ~100m

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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