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26/04681/EEN - Ecclesiastical Exemption Notification
Approved
Proposal
Addition of one spotlight to light new artwork at gallery level to mirror existing fitting on opposite side. Two spotlights on columns near organ, two spotlights rear of gallery level column. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
9 Jul 2026
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Approved
29 Jul 2026
Approved on 29 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Aug 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 2
Other documents 2
Site constraints 8
Grade II* listed: Church of Notre Dame de France
List entry 1376623 · 11 m from the pin · 36 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 35 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 36 with distances
- 34 m34 and 35, Lisle Street Wc2Grade II
- 41 m14-27, Lisle Street Wc2Grade II
- 64 m41, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
- 65 m40, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
- 66 m39, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
- 71 m36, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
- 77 m4-8, NEWPORT PLACE WC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 80 mThe London Hippodrome, Crown Public House, and 7-10 Cranbourn StreetGrade II
- 81 m47, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
- 82 m26, Newport Court Wc2Grade II
- 83 mLISLE STREET WC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 84 m25, Newport Court Wc2Grade II
- 85 m8-10, Little Newport Street Wc2Grade II
- 92 m12, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
- 92 m9, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
- 92 m6, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
- 93 m31, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
- 93 m21-24, NEWPORT COURT WC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 93 m11, Little Newport Street Wc2Grade II
- 94 m4 and 5, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
- 97 m3, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
- 97 mSt John's Hospital for Diseases of the SkinGrade II
- 98 m30, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
- 102 m20 AND 20A, NEWPORT COURT WC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 102 m14, Little Newport Street Wc2Grade II
- 106 m15, Little Newport Street Wc2Grade II
- 107 mWilliam Shakespeare Statue and Fountain With Busts of Hogarth, Hunter,newton and Reynolds in Garden of SquareGrade II
- 107 m19, Newport Court Wc2Grade II
- 108 m16, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
- 109 m2, Gerrard Place W1Grade II
- 110 m18, Newport Court Wc2Grade II
- 118 m18, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
- 122 m19, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
- 138 m7 and 9, Wardour Street W1Grade II
- 143 mWyndhams TheatreGrade II*
- 146 m27, WARDOUR STREET W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
Leicester 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.
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.
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
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
- Ecclesiastical Exemption Notification
- Postcode
- WC2H 7BX
- Received
- 9 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jul 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 6 Aug 2026
- Decision
- No objections
- Decision date
- 29 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 20 days from validation, 28 days faster than Westminster's median of 48 for community buildings. Approved, as 95% of community buildings here are.
This one20d
Council48d
UK56d
65%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
5%go to committee
Plota live figures for community buildings decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 6 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
36 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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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