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26/05303/LBC - Listed Building Consent Application Pending

Proposal

Installation of a freestanding sauna cabin within the enclosed lower-ground courtyard. (Linked with 26/05302/FULL) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 14 Oct 2026 and 23 Oct 2026, from Westminster's recent extensions.

The consultation period closed on 7 Oct 2026.

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 10

Grade II listed: 1-9, Ennismore Gardens Sw7
List entry 1211572 · The pin is inside its outline · 60 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 58 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 60 with distances
Historic England ↗
Knightsbridge 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1502 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Tree preservation order 9 m away: W25_A1; Registered park or garden 230 m away: Hyde Park; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (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 6 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £530,000 in August 2025. Other property, leasehold.

18 August 2025£530,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
17 August 2022£660,000Freehold. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area261 m² (2,809 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (63 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyEnd-terrace maisonette, 6 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingCommunity scheme
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Listed Building Consent Application
Postcode
SW7 1NL
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Knightsbridge & Belgravia
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 46 of the 56-day target. Westminster usually decides extensions by day 55.

Day 4610 days to the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
1,675decided 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 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15136809
Planning Portal ref
PP-15136809
Comments by
7 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
16 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.