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26/00925/LBC - Listed Building Consent Application Refused

Proposal

Installation of replacement boiler flue and replacement front door. (Part retrospective) (Linked to 26/00924/FULL) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
13 Feb 2026
✓
Validated
5 Aug 2026
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Refused
28 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 28 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Sept 2026

Documents 94

Other documents 76

PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 3RD INVALID LETTER Background Papers · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 2ND INVALID LETTER Background Papers · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 1ST INVALID LETTER Background Papers · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 1ST INVALID LETTER Background Papers · 27 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 18 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 1 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 2 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 3 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 4 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF IMG_0931 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF IMG_0932 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF IMG_0933 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF IMG_0934 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF IMG_0935 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF IMG_0936 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF IMG_0937 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF IMG_0938 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF IMG_0939 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF IMG_0940 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF IMG_0956 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF IMG_0957 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF IMG_0959 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF IMG_0960 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF IMG_0961 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF IMG_0962 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF IMG_0963 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF IMG_0964 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF IMG_0965 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF IMG_0966 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 01 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 02 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 03 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 04 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 05 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 06 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 07 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF 08 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF IMG_0950 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF IMG_0951 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF IMG_0952 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF IMG_0953 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF IMG_0954 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 1 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 2 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 3 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 4 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 5 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 6 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 7 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 8 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 9 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 008 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 009 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 0010 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 0011 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 0012 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 0013 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 0014 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 0015 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 0016 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 0017 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 0018 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 19 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 20 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 21 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 2 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 23 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 24 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 25 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 26 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 27 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 28 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 29 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ IMG 30 Photo · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF ESTIMATE: REPLACEMENT FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR Background Papers · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: 20 and 21, Devonshire Terrace W1
List entry 1066895 · The pin is inside its outline · 26 more listed buildings within 150 m (26 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 26 with distances
Historic England ↗
Bayswater 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.
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 ↗
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; National infrastructure project 1123 m away: London Strategic Heat Main Project, at pre-application.
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

Application type
Listed Building Consent Application
Postcode
W2 3DW
Received
13 Feb 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Ward
Lancaster Gate
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
28 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Alpha Architects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 12% of extensions here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
1,937decided 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 29 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14696963
Planning Portal ref
PP-14696963
Comments by
9 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
19 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

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