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26/05306/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application
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Proposal
Public safety improvements including automated moveable bollards and CCTV to the southern boundary of Trafalgar Square (Linked to 26/05307/LBC). Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
5 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Sept 2026
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 65.
Associated applications 2
- FullPublic safety improvements including automated moveable bollards and CCTV to the southern…This application26/05306/FULL
Site constraints 13
Trafalgar Square 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.
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Protected view corridor: 2B.1 Parliament Hill oak tree 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.
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.
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.
National infrastructure project 118 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 118 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, 66 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.
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.
Registered park or garden 7 m away: Trafalgar Square
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.
33 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: National Gallery, Grade I, 13 m away · 9 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 18 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 all 33 with distances
- 13 mNational GalleryGrade I
- 43 mStatue of George IvGrade II
- 54 mStatue of George WashingtonGrade II
- 54 mStatue of James Ii in Front of National Gallery West WingGrade I
- 72 mCanada House (Including the Former Royal College of Physicians)Grade II*
- 74 mFountains and Terrace Walls With Lampstandards, Steps and Stone Bollards Enclosing the SquareGrade II*
- 77 mNational Portrait GalleryGrade I
- 80 mStatue of General Sir Charles NapierGrade II
- 81 mThe Nelson Monument (Nelson's Column)Grade I
- 81 mStatue of General Sir Henry HavelockGrade II
- 84 mSainsbury Wing at the National GalleryGrade I
- 90 mChurch of St Martin in the FieldsGrade I
- 90 mSouth Africa HouseGrade II*
- 94 mK6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- 118 mChurchyard Wall and Railings Adjoining Entrance to Crypt, on North Side of Church of St Martin in the FieldsGrade II
- 118 mLampstandard Numbered 7 on Island Adjacent to Charles I StatueGrade II
- 119 mSt Martin's VicarageGrade II*
- 121 mThe Edith Cavell MemorialGrade I
- 121 mFormer United University ClubGrade II
- 125 m1, Charing Cross Road Wc2Grade II
- 127 m3-13, Whitcomb Street Wc2Grade II
- 128 mNational Westminster BankGrade II
- 128 m57-59, Trafalgar Square Wc2Grade II
- 130 mOceanic HouseGrade II
- 131 mSt Martin's Vestry HallGrade II*
- 131 mStatue of Charles IGrade I
- 135 mStatue of Sir Henry IrvingGrade II
- 137 mLampstandard Numbered 11 on Island at Head of Northumberland AvenueGrade II
- 139 mJohn Law Baker Memorial Drinking Fountain (St Martin in the Fields Churchyard)Grade II
- 140 mCavell House National Westminster BankGrade II
- 142 mChurchyard Walls and Railings Surrounding Church of St Martin in the Fields on North, South, East and West SidesGrade I
- 143 mSt Martin in the Fields Secondary SchoolGrade II*
- 144 mK6 Telephone KioskGrade II
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
Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
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
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Postcode
- WC2N 5DS
- Received
- 5 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 30 Sept 2026
- Applicant
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- Agent
- Daniel Watney LLP
Decision outlook
Day 65, past the statutory target. 84% of extensions in Westminster are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 4 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Oct 2026.
Day 659 days past the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
1,675decided 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.
76 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15130413
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15130413
- Comments by
- 9 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 19 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:
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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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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