Norman Shaw Building South Victoria Embankment London SW1A 2HZ Data via plota.co.uk
26/05970/LBC - Listed Building Consent Application
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Replacement and installation of 16 electronic access control systems to Norman Shaw South Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
1 Sept 2026
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Approved
22 Oct 2026
Approved on 22 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Oct 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 1
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 13
Grade II* listed: Former New Scotland Yard, Norman Shaw South Building
List entry 1357349 · The pin is inside its outline · 31 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade I, 8 Grade II*, 15 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 31 with distances
- 9 mCannon Row Police StationGrade II*
- 34 mGates and Piers Between Norman Shaw North and South Buildings, Former New Scotland YardGrade II*
- 37 mFormer New Scotland Yard, Norman Shaw North BuildingGrade I
- 55 mUnnamed
- 59 mRichmond House, incorporating Nos. 1-8 Richmond TerraceGrade II*
- 60 mWestminster Bridge, Westminster Bridge Road
- 62 mGates and Piers to Entrance to Derby GateGrade II
- 63 m4 Lamp Standards Numbered 1 to 4Grade II
- 66 m47, Parliament Street Sw1Grade II*
- 66 m45 and 46, Parliament Street Sw1Grade II
- 66 m44, Parliament Street Sw1Grade II*
- 68 m43, Parliament Street Sw1Grade II*
- 69 m41 and 42, Parliament Street Sw1Grade II
- 72 mUnnamed
- 74 m38 and 39, Parliament Street Sw1Grade II
- 77 mRed Lion Public HouseGrade II
- 81 m37, Parliament Street Sw1Grade II
- 84 m49 and 50, Parliament Street Sw1Grade II
- 85 mSt Stephen's TavernGrade II
- 90 m53, Parliament Street Sw1Grade II
- 90 m34-36, PARLIAMENT STREET SW1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 91 mBoadicea (Boudicca) Statuary GroupGrade II
- 97 m54 Parliament Street (former Grindlay's Bank)Grade II
- 100 mHouses of Parliament and The Palace of WestminsterGrade I
- 106 mWestminster BridgeGrade II*
- 108 m85 WhitehallGrade II
- 113 mUnnamed
- 125 m14 Lampstandards Flanking Carriage Drive in New Palace Yard, Houses of ParliamentGrade II
- 130 mNew Government Offices (HM Treasury) and archway link with Foreign Office at east end of King Charles StreetGrade II*
- 137 mForeign and Commonwealth Office With Home Office the Foreign Office the Foreign Office (Foreign and Commonwealth Office With Home Office)Grade I
- 145 mThe CenotaphGrade I
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Whitehall 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.
Protected view corridor: 2B.1 Parliament Hill oak tree 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. Also in the corridor of 4A.2 Primrose Hill summit to the Palace of Westminster.
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.
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, 606 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.
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.
Registered park or garden 101 m away: Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
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
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.
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Important details
- Council
- Westminster
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent Application
- Postcode
- SW1A 2HZ
- Received
- 1 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 1 Sept 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 22 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- House of Commons
How this decision compares
Decided in 51 days from validation, 5 days faster than Westminster's median of 56 for listed building works. Approved, as 90% of listed building works here are.
This one51d
Council56d
UK56d
50%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
2,038decided in the last year
Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 23 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15196667
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15196667
- Comments by
- 14 Oct 2026
- Site or press notice
- 23 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
34 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2025
Approved
Alterations to lightwell of Norman Shaw South.
2025
Approved
Replacement of boiler flue Norman Shaw South.
2025
Approved
Replacement of boiler flue Norman Shaw South.
2019
Improvements to Northern Estate landscape, including the installation of a canopy structu…
2019
Development of part four storey Norman Shaw South internal courtyard infill building, to…
2019
Development of part four storey Norman Shaw South internal courtyard infill building, to…
2019
Improvements to Northern Estate landscape, including the installation of a canopy structu…
2019
Approved
Alterations to part of the lower ground floor of Norman Shaw South including alterations…
2019
Approved
Alterations to part of the lower ground floor of Norman Shaw South, including alterations…
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Richmond House 79 Whitehall London SW1A 2NS
Installation of External Lighting to Northern Estate. (49-50 Parliament Street, 53 Parlia…
2025
Westminster Bridge Public Convenience Westminster Pier Victoria Embankment London SW1A 2JH
Replacement of existing external doors and overpanels, new illuminated wayfinding signage…
2025
Approved
Canon Row London
Trial pit investigations
2025
1 Parliament Street London SW1A 2NE
Installation of electrical equipment - Roof
2025
Richmond House 79 Whitehall London SW1A 2NS
Replacement and extension of boiler flue (Confidential)
2025
1 Parliament Street London SW1A 2NE
Installation of electrical equipment.
2025
Public Information Office 1 Derby Gate London SW1A 2DG
Installation of new fence line and vehicle bollards on Derby Gate., removal of existing t…
2025
Public Information Office 1 Derby Gate London SW1A 2DG
Installation of new fence line and vehicle bollards on Derby Gate., removal of existing t…
2024
49 - 53 Parliament Street London SW1A 2NH
Internal alterations
2024
Derby Gate London
Trial pit investigation.
2024
Approved
Public Information Office 1 Derby Gate London SW1A 2DG
Trial pit investigations. (Linked with 24/03012/FULL)
2024
Public Information Office 1 Derby Gate London SW1A 2DG
Trial pit investigations. (Linked with 24/03013/LBC)
2024
48 Parliament Street London SW1A 2NH
Variation of condition 5 of planning permission dated 30th May 2022 (RN:22/01388/FULL) fo…
2024
Approved
House Of Commons Palace Of Westminster Parliament Square London SW1A 0AA
1 x Mulberry (T1): Crown clean removing all dead, diseased, dying, crossing, rubbing and…
2023
Approved
New Palace Yard London
3 x Indian bean trees: (2, 3, 4): Raise crown base on their south side overhanging the al…
2023
Approved
Commissioners' Yard Gate Victoria Embankment London
Temporary removal and storage of the northern pedestrian gate forming part of Commissione…
2023
Approved
1 Canon Row London SW1A 2JN
Installation of two fan coil units, removal of existing radiator, upgrade of existing and…
2023
Approved
Victoria Embankment London
1 x London plane (T7): Trim branches overhanging parliamentary estate to site boundary to…
2022
Approved
Commissioners' Yard Gate Victoria Embankment London
Variation of Condition 4 of Listed Building Consent dated 24 April 2019 (RN: 19/01835/LBC…
2022
Approved
Commissioners' Yard Gate Victoria Embankment London
Variation of Conditions 3 and 10 of planning permission dated 16 August 2018 (RN: 18/0507…
2016
Approved
2 Parliament Street London SW1A 2LZ
Alterations to existing and provision of new security signage around the boundary
2016
Approved
3 Parliament Street London SW1A 2LZ
Alterations to existing and provision of new security signage around the boundary
2016
Approved
Norman Shaw Building Victoria Embankment London SW1A 2JF
Alterations to existing and provision of new security signage around the boundary
2016
Approved
Derby Gate London SW1A 2DG
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2016
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Norman Shaw Building Victoria Embankment London SW1A 2JF
Alterations to existing and provision of new security signage around the boundary
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.
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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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