Royal Courts Of Justice Strand London WC2A 2LL Data via plota.co.uk
26/03930/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application
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Proposal
Provision of access deck between roof access/exit door and flagpole. (Linked with 26/03605/LBC) Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
15 Jun 2026
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Consultation
25 Jun 2026
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Approved
30 Jul 2026
Approved on 30 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Aug 2026
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 5
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ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C)
Background Papers · 25 Jun 2026
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CNSLT-LA SOCIETY
Background Papers · 25 Jun 2026
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SITE NOTICE 21 OR 28 DAYS IF T&C APPL.
Background Papers · 25 Jun 2026
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RECEIPT OF APPLICATION
Other · 16 Jun 2026
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1ST INVALID LETTER
Background Papers · 16 Jun 2026
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Associated applications 2
- FullProvision of access deck between roof access/exit door and flagpole. (Linked with)This application26/03930/FULL
Site constraints 10
Strand 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.
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 1.2
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.
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.
45 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Lampstandard Ventilator Numbered 40 on Island in Road, Grade II, 38 m away · 7 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 30 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 45 with distances
- 38 mLampstandard Ventilator Numbered 40 on Island in RoadGrade II
- 44 mStatue of Doctor Johnson in Churchyard at East End of St Clement DanesGrade II
- 45 mScreen Walls, Gates, Railings and Lamps to the Law CourtsGrade I
- 65 mRoyal Courts of Justice: The Law Courts, Screen Walls, Gates, Railings and LampsGrade I
- 65 mChurch of St Clement DanesGrade I
- 65 mTwining'sGrade II
- 78 mFormer Lloyds BankGrade II
- 86 m226, Strand Wc2Grade II
- 89 mRoyal Courts of Justice: West Green BuildingGrade II*
- 92 m229, Strand Wc2Grade II*
- 96 m230, Strand Wc2Grade II
- 103 mStatue of W E Gladstone on Island in RoadGrade II
- 107 mClement HouseGrade II
- 111 mUnnamed
- 112 mTemple Bar Memorial in centre of roadGrade II
- 113 m20, Devereux CourtGrade II
- 115 m23, Devereux Court Wc2Grade II
- 115 mLast Temple HouseGrade II
- 115 mGlyn MillsGrade II*
- 117 mDevereux ChambersGrade II
- 119 m4, Essex Court Ec4Grade II*
- 121 mUnnamed
- 124 mK2 Telephone Kiosk Near Junction With Fleet StreetGrade II
- 124 mGateway From Devereux CourtGrade I
- 127 mRoyal Courts of Justice: Queen's Court BuildingGrade II
- 127 mK2 Telephone Kiosk at Junction With Bell YardGrade II
- 132 m3, Fleet StreetGrade II
- 133 mChambers on West Side of New CourtGrade I
- 135 mCalifornia HouseGrade II
- 137 mCheshire Cheese Public HouseGrade II
- 137 m2 and 3, Essex Court Ec4Grade I
- 138 m11, Essex Street Wc2Grade II
- 138 mRear Wing of Middle Temple GatehouseGrade II*
- 140 m4 and 5, Bell Yard Wc2Grade II
- 140 mMiddle Temple GatehouseGrade I
- 144 mThomas More ChambersGrade II
- 144 m2, Middle Temple Lane Ec4Grade II*
- 145 mK2 Telephone Kiosk, the Westernmost of Group of Four Kiosks to North of Royal Courts of JusticeGrade II
- 145 mK6 Telephone Kiosk, Adjcent to Westernmost of Group of Four Kiosks to North of Royal Courts of JusticeGrade II
- 145 mPair of Lamp StandardsGrade II
- 146 mSeven Stars Public HouseGrade II
- 146 mThe Old Bank of EnglandGrade II
- 149 mK6 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to Easternmost of Group of Four Kiosks to North of Royal Courts of JusticeGrade II
- 149 mK2 Telephone Kiosk, the Easternmost of Group of Four Kiosks to North of Royal Courts of JusticeGrade II
- 149 mFormer Number 13 (Now Part of Number 16) Bell YardGrade II
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 142 m away: Middle Temple; Scheduled monument 232 m away: Inner Temple Hall Buttery; Heritage at risk 63 m away: Church of St Clement Danes, Strand, Westminster; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt
Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
- WC2A 2LL
- Received
- 15 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jun 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 10 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 30 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Purcell
How this decision compares
Decided in 45 days from validation, 8 days faster than Westminster's median of 53 for extensions. Approved, as 87% of extensions here are.
This one45d
Council53d
UK54d
62%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
930decided 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 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15002062 - CONFIDENTIAL
- Site or press notice
- 25 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
50 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2025
Replacement of three passenger lifts within the grade 2 listed Queens building at the Roy…
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Door automation to existing historic ground floor door.
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2024
Enhancement of Digital Audio Visual Equipment in Courts 63, 67 and 74
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Erection of a flagpole above the main entrance to the Courts.
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Installation of steel joists to external cantilevering stone staircase between ground and…
2024
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Installation of access points throughout the building to provide improved WiFi coverage (…
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Installation of pigeon deterrent to selected window cills.
2022
Approved
Internal security improvement works.
2021
Approved
Erection of temporary flagpole above the main entrance to the Courts.
2022
Approved
Erection of temporary flagpole above the main entrance to the Courts.
2022
Approved
Alteration of three doorsets allowing installation of automatic opening mechanism.
2022
Withdrawn
Erection of temporary flagpole above the main entrance to the Courts.
2021
Approved
Installation of video screens in courtrooms.
2021
Approved
Installation of video screens in courtrooms.
2020
Approved
New control cabinets to serve previously approved new security gates, and other minor alt…
2017
Approved
Internal alterations at ground floor level to form new WC serving judicial offices.
2017
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.
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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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