Basement 8A Lower Belgrave Street London SW1W 0LJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/06993/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Pending
Listed buildingsUtility infrastructure

Proposal

Installation of external condenser in front lightwell. (Linked to 26/06994/LBC) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 4 Dec 2026 and 18 Dec 2026, from Westminster's recent listed building works.

Documents 6

Statements & assessments 2

PDF ACOUSTIC ASSESSMENT REPORT Acoustic report · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING AND PROPOSED DRAWING PACK Drawing · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 12

Grade II listed: 4-12 Lower Belgrave Street and 16 Ebury Street Sw1
List entry 1222425 · The pin is inside its outline · 20 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II*, 17 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 ↗
Belgravia 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Protected view corridor: 9A.1 King Henry's Mound to St Paul's Cathedral
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.
London View Management Framework ↗
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 3.2
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.
Council record ↗
National infrastructure project 650 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 650 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, 140 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.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
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
Registered park or garden 108 m away: The Grosvenor Estate: Chester Square; 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 19 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
SW1W 0LJ
Received
13 Oct 2026
Validated
13 Oct 2026
Ward
Knightsbridge & Belgravia
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Murray Birrell Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. Westminster usually decides listed building works by day 56.

Day 1541 days to the 56-day target
51%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
2,027decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15198842
Planning Portal ref
PP-15198842
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
Installation of a ventilation louvre to the existing pavement vault door in connection wi…
22/00489/LBC
2022 Approved
Installation of a ventilation louvre to the existing pavement vault door in connection wi…
22/00488/FULL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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38 Grosvenor Gardens London SW1W 0EB
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25/05209/LBC
2025
33 Lower Belgrave Street London SW1W 0LS
Removal of one small, floor level window to rear elevation.
25/07453/FULL
2025 Approved
40 Grosvenor Gardens London SW1W 0EB
Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus to a Listed Bu…
25/07303/TELNOT
2025 Approved
77 Chester Square London SW1W 9DY
1 x London plane T1: Cut back selected branches to suitable branch junctions to provide u…
25/05160/TCA
2025 Approved
38 Grosvenor Gardens London SW1W 0EB
Alterations to railings and plinth in connection with installation of accessible platform…
25/05211/LBC
2025 Approved
38 Grosvenor Gardens London SW1W 0EB
Alterations to railings and plinth in connection with installation of accessible platform…
25/05210/FULL
2025 Refused
38 Grosvenor Gardens London SW1W 0EB
Installation of a higher railing around the perimeter of the garden at No.36 Grosvenor Ga…
25/05556/LBC
2025 Refused
38 Grosvenor Gardens London SW1W 0EB
Installation of a higher railing around the perimeter of the garden at No.36 Grosvenor Ga…
25/05555/FULL
2025 Approved
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25/05252/FULL
2025 Withdrawn
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Variation of condition 1 of planning permission dated 14 March 2023 (RN: 22/08504/FULL) f…
25/05208/FULL
2025
34 Grosvenor Gardens London SW1W 0DH
Installation of steel bracing to stabilise leaning chimney stack.
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2025 Approved
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Installation of planting containers to front elevation
25/02990/LBC
2025
19 Ebury Street London SW1W 0LD
Internal alterations to the two properties, including amalgamation, in connection with co…
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2025
32 Grosvenor Gardens London SW1W 0DH
Continued permanent use as residential on 3rd and 4th floors.
25/01784/FULL
2025
79 Chester Square London SW1W 9DU
Addition of a glazed roof above the new rear light well, relocation of the living wall an…
25/01359/FULL
2025
79 Chester Square London SW1W 9DU
AdditionAddition of a glazed roof above the new rear light well, relocation of the living…
25/01311/LBC
2025
77 Chester Square London SW1W 9DY
Selective pruning of over hanging limbs on boundary with 76 Chester Square to provide max…
25/01225/TCA
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T1 - T4 - London Plane trees. Reduce back to previous reduction points, work is routine m…
25/01114/TPO
2025
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Replacement of sash windows over ground, first and second floors.
25/00258/FULL
2024
20 Grosvenor Gardens London SW1W 0DH
Minor internal alterations to interior to retain and improve the current office use
24/08349/LBC
2022 Approved
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External alterations associated with the addition of a new mansard roof extension across…
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2022 Refused
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22/02881/LBC
2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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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