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26/06691/CLOPUD - Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed)
Pending
Proposal
Installation of a bus staff only huts to provide toilet facilities. (SITE Adjacent to 43 Northumberland Avenue) Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Nov 2026
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 15 Nov 2026 and 28 Nov 2026, from Westminster's recent community buildings.
Documents 9
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 2
Site constraints 13
Grade II listed: Northumberland House (Victoria Buildings)
List entry 1225350 · The pin is inside its outline · 39 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 30 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 39 with distances
- 26 mHarrington HouseGrade II*
- 44 mNigeria HouseGrade II
- 47 mTrafalgar BuildingsGrade II
- 60 m25, Whitehall Sw1Grade II
- 66 mOld Shades Public HouseGrade II
- 67 m3, Whitehall Sw1Grade II
- 68 mWhitehall HouseGrade II
- 76 m1, Great Scotland Yard Sw1Grade II
- 76 m11 and 12, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 76 m13 and 14, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 76 mUnnamed
- 78 mGovernment Offices, Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food Government Offices, Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food West BlockGrade II*
- 95 mLampstandard Numbered 11 on Island at Head of Northumberland AvenueGrade II
- 100 m39, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 100 m38, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 100 m37, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 100 m36, Craven Street Wc2Grade I
- 101 m40, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 101 m35, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 102 m41, Craven StreetGrade II
- 103 m33 and 34, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 105 mWhitehall TheatreGrade II
- 107 m32, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 109 mRoyal Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland, Drummond's BankGrade II
- 111 mShip and Shovel Public HouseGrade II
- 111 m31, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 112 m1, Craven Passage Wc2Grade II
- 113 m25-30, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 120 mPair of K6 Telephone kiosksGrade II
- 123 mStatue of Charles IGrade I
- 124 mWar Office War Office (Ministry of Defence)Grade II*
- 124 mCharing Cross HotelGrade II
- 129 mThe Admiralty and the Admiralty ScreenGrade I
- 133 mSouth Africa HouseGrade II*
- 144 mPlayhouse TheatreGrade II
- 145 mLampstandard Numbered 7 on Island Adjacent to Charles I StatueGrade II
- 147 mStatue of General Sir Henry HavelockGrade II
- 147 mAdmiralty Arch, First Sea Lord's Residence and Offices, Balustrades and StepsGrade I
- 148 mCivil Service Department Offices (Former Admiralty Offices)Grade II
Trafalgar Square 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.
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.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
National infrastructure project: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is inside 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, 43 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.
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 1.1
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.
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.
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 127 m away: Trafalgar 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 7 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
- Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed)
- Postcode
- WC2N 5BY
- Received
- 30 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 30 Sept 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 25 Nov 2026
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Decision outlook
Day 9 of the 56-day target. Westminster usually decides community buildings by day 52.
Day 947 days to the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
67decided in the last year
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Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15261211
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15261211
- Env. assessment
- No
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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.
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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
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