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26/06978/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Pending
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Variation of condition 1 of planning permission dated 11th August 2025 (RN ) for the Alteration to the Wardour Street entrance stair and retaining wall, installation of new inclined platform lift on stair, with new bifold gates at the street and new pedestrian ramp from churchyard level to upper terrace with handrails. NAMELY, Relocation of the approved bi-fold entrance gates forward to align with the centre line of the existing gate piers, together with an increase in gate height to 2.4m, incorporating an additional section of matching design with stainless steel mesh. 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. A decision is expected by 8 Dec 2026.

Documents 8

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS 2 Design and Access Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF PLAN OF CHURCH GARDENS AS PROPOSED Drawing · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED WARDOUR STREET GATE Drawing · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF FEECALCULATION Background Papers · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF COVER Background Papers · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

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    • VariationVariation of condition 1 of planning permission dated 11th August 2025 (RN) for the Alteration…This application26/06978/FULL

Site constraints 11

53 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Tower of St Anne's Church, Soho, Grade II*, 9 m away · 6 Grade II*, 47 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 53 with distances
Historic England ↗
Soho 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.
Protected view corridor: 2A.2 Parliament Hill summit to the Palace of Westminster
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 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.
National infrastructure project 630 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 630 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, 55 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 ↗
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; 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 15 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
W1F 0UN
Received
13 Oct 2026
Validated
13 Oct 2026
Ward
West End
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
P B Jackson Architecture Ltd

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 15 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15293134
Planning Portal ref
PP-15293134
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 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. 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