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25/06046/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Withdrawn

Proposal

Display of a bronze Sculpture of Wildlife Wonder Boat (A big boat with animals) in the centre of the lawn. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓

Received

25 Aug 2025

✓

Validated

10 Sept 2025

✓

Consultation

15 Sept 2025

−

Withdrawn

2 Nov 2025

Withdrawn on 2 Nov 2025 · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Documents 14

Site constraints 13

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.

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 ↗

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 2.9

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.

12 listed buildings within 150 m

Nearest: The Marble Arch, Grade I, 25 m away · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 10 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 12 with distances

25 mThe Marble ArchGrade I
88 m139-141, Park Lane W1Grade II
90 m1-12 (Not Number 8), Connaught Place W2Grade II
99 mGroup of Five K6 Telephone KiosksGrade II
118 mChurch of the AnnuciationGrade II*
127 m138, Park Lane W1Grade II
130 m16-18 Connaught PlaceGrade II
137 m20, Dunraven Street W1Grade II
144 mMarylebone War MemorialGrade II
144 m21, DUNRAVEN STREET W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
148 mWestern Marble Arch Synagogue (1 Wallenberg Place and 13 Quebec Mews), 24 Great Cumberland Place and 38 Seymour Street, with area railings, and standard lanterns to 38 Seymour StreetGrade II
149 m131, PARK LANE W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II

Historic England ↗

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.

Registered park or garden 96 m away: Hyde Park

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.

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

National infrastructure project 85 m away: London Strategic Heat Main Project, at pre-application; 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 2 November 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
Received: 25 Aug 2025
Validated: 10 Sept 2025
Ward: West End
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 5 Nov 2025
Decision: Application Withdrawn
Decision date: 2 Nov 2025
Applicant: Show
Agent: Gillie and Marc

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 18 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14271821
Planning Portal ref: PP-14271821
Comments by: 15 Oct 2025
Site or press notice: 15 Sept 2025
Env. assessment: No

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. 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

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Proposal

Application progress

Documents 14

Plans & drawings 3

Application forms 2

Consultation & comments 1

Other documents 8

Site constraints 13

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Important details

Public comments

Consultation & key dates