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26/06390/LBC - Listed Building Consent Application Pending
Extensions & alterationsListed buildings

Proposal

Installation of new T-bars between the existing external iron railing bars of the staircase in the front lightwell. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Sept 2026
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Consultation
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 7 Nov 2026 and 16 Nov 2026, from Westminster's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 28 Oct 2026

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Documents 8

Statements & assessments 3

PDF SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT Sustainability appraisal · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Heritage Statement · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 2026.09.17_D&A STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN Location Plan · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 001_EXISTING PLAN AND ELEVATIONS Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 002_ PROPOSED PLAN AND ELEVATIONS Drawing · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: 57-63, Great Cumberland Place W1
List entry 1357062 · The pin is inside its outline · 39 more listed buildings within 150 m (39 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 ↗
Portman Estate 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
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 109 m away: London Strategic Heat Main Project, at pre-application; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat 40 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Listed Building Consent Application
Postcode
W1H 7LJ
Received
17 Sept 2026
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Ward
Marylebone
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Quatrefoils Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. Westminster usually decides extensions by day 55.

Day 2234 days to the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
1,674decided 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 4 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15231609
Planning Portal ref
PP-15231609
Comments by
28 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
29 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Withdrawn
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Installation of a dry riser inlet within existing external metal railings.
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2025 Approved
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Gas meter relocation to the front facade
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2025 Approved
Vincent Court Seymour Place London W1H 2ND
1 x Cotoneaster (T1, rear): fell
25/03757/TCA
2025 Approved
68 Great Cumberland Place London W1H 7TX
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25/03179/TCA
2025
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Internal alterations including new partitions, joinery and cornices, kitchen and bathroom…
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2025
Flat 7 1 Bryanston Square London W1H 2DH
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2025
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Installation of a water misting system throughout the building.
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2025
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Erection of new mansard roof extension.
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2024
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2024
37 Great Cumberland Place London W1H 7TD
Removal of Condition 3(d) of listed building consent dated 15 October 2020 (RN: 20/03651/…
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2023 Approved
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Replacement lead roof covering to the mews property and lead gutter to the main roof.
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2023 Approved
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Replacement lead roof covering to the mews property and lead gutter to the main roof.
23/08541/FULL
2023 Refused
Flat 2 1A Bryanston Square London W1H 2DH
Installation of 5 new windows. (Linked to 23/00844/FULL)
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2023 Refused
Flat 2 1A Bryanston Square London W1H 2DH
Installation of 5 new windows (Linked to 23/00793/LBC)
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2023 Approved
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2017
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings