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25/05296/COFUL - Full Application for Council's Own Dev. Approved

Proposal

Use of the south east quadrant of Berkeley Square Gardens for the temporary display of sculpture for a period of five years. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jul 2025
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Validated
6 Aug 2025
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Consultation
11 Aug 2025
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Approved
30 Sept 2025

Approved on 30 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 31 Oct 2026

Documents 17

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF GRANT OF CO FULL [PE] Decision Notice · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 29 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF BERKELEY SQ SCULPTURE LOCATION Drawing · 29 Jul 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 29 Jul 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF ECNSLT-STD EXT CONSULTEES Background Papers · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-STD EXT CONSULTEES Background Papers · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LETTER (21D) Background Papers · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗

Other documents 9

PDF THE GARDENS TRUST Other · 3 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-LA SOCIETY Background Papers · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-LA SOCIETY Background Papers · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-LA SOCIETY Background Papers · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS Background Papers · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE 21 OR 28 DAYS IF T&C APPL. Background Papers · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 5 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF 1ST INVALID LETTER Background Papers · 5 Aug 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 12

Grade II listed: Shelter in Centre of Berkley Square Garden
List entry 1357211 · The pin is inside its outline · 50 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 44 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 ↗
Registered park or garden: Berkeley Square
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Mayfair 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 2.5
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
National infrastructure project 1119 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Priority habitat 8 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 1 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 Application for Council's Own Dev.
Postcode
W1J 6EB
Received
29 Jul 2025
Validated
6 Aug 2025
Ward
West End
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Oct 2025
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
30 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 21 days faster than Westminster's median of 76 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

35%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
2,198decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

186 neighbours consulted · Last counted 31 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14206768
Planning Portal ref
PP-14206768
Comments by
10 Sept 2025
Site or press notice
11 Aug 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Details of images / drawings of each of the additional pieces of public art to be install…
25/04463/ADFULL
2025
Display of 160 Dropped cluster lights across 16 trees - 2m drop (10 per tree) for tempora…
25/00657/ADV
2024
Variation of condition 1 of planning permission dated 24th May 2022 (RN:22/00671/FULL) fo…
24/08205/FULL
2024
Details of proposed public artworks pursuant to Condition 6 of planning permission dated…
24/03452/ADFULL
2024
Display of public art in three locations in Berkeley Square, namely one display inside Be…
24/01605/FULL
2023 Approved
Details of public art / dates of art installation pursuant to Conditions 3 and 4 of plann…
23/07383/ADFULL
2022 Approved
Details pursuant to Condition 4 of planning permission dated 6 April 2022 (RN: 22/00829/F…
22/03943/ADFULL
2022 Approved
Temporary installation of a sculpture by the artist Anthony James for a proposed period o…
22/02688/FULL
2022 Approved
Use of the highway to the northwest corner of Berkeley Square for the display of three te…
22/00671/FULL
2022 Approved
Installation of a sculpture in Berkeley Square garden for period until 31st March 2023.
22/00829/FULL
2021 Approved
Temporary installation of a sculpture by the artist Auguste Rodin, 1908, for the period o…
21/03815/FULL
2021 Approved
Display of fifteen elephant sculptures and one freestanding sign board measuring 1.04m x…
21/02441/ADV
2021 Approved
Installation of sculpture in Berkeley Square garden for a temporary period.
21/01628/FULL
2019 Approved
Use of Berkeley Square Gardens for a temporary Forest of Light event for a period of up t…
19/05716/FULL
2019 Approved
Retention of the installed sculpture Butterflies, 2013 by Manolo Valdes within the square…
19/02371/FULL
2018 Approved
Temporary installation of a sculpture by the artist Manolo Valdes Butterflies, 2013 for t…
18/08908/FULL
2018 Approved
Variation of Condition 3 of planning permission dated 4 April 2018 (RN: 18/01107/FULL) fo…
18/08795/FULL
2018 Approved
Display of 1 black rhino sculpture measuring 1.0m in height with perspex fascia plaques o…
18/04827/ADV
2018 Approved
Installation of 'Bronze Oak Grove' Sculpture between 1st June 2018 and 5th January 2019
18/01107/FULL
2018 Approved
Display of a sculpture measuring 1800mm x 1200mm x 1350 mm in Berkeley Square Gardens for…
18/00739/FULL
2016 Approved
Display of a sculpture measuring 3.8m x 2.0m in the south-eastern section of the square f…
16/00974/FULL
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2024
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2024 Approved
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Installation of four air conditioning units located at main roof level.
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Installation of fence along the Bruton Lane frontage (Linked with 24/01700/LBC)
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2024
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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. 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