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26/06335/CLLB - Cert of Law - Prposed works to LB Pending
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Removal of the existing Lower Gallery plain oak floor finish and its replacement with a new oak boarded floor. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 27 Oct 2026.

Documents 21

Plans & drawings 5

PDF FLOOR PLAN 1975 LOWER GALLERY PARTITIONED INTO 5 ROOMS Drawing · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOR PLAN 1984 LOWER GALLERY PARTITIONED INTO 3 ROOMS Drawing · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG FLOOR PLANS 2026 LOWER GALLERY BACK TO ORIGINAL SINGLE ROOM Drawing · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF LOWER GALLERY FLOORPLAN 1954 SHOWING LAYOUT BEFORE AND AFTER RESTORATION Photo · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF TWO TEMPLE PLACE FLOOR PLANS (ALL) 2026 Drawing · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 15

PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DECRIPTION OF THE BUILDING Background Papers · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG CEILING SHOWING EVIDENCE OF WHERE THE ROOM WAS PARTITIONED POST WAR Photo · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG CEILING SHOWING THE LINE WHERE A PARTITION WALL WAS ADDED IN LINE WITH THE CHANG Photo · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG EASTERN END OF LOWER GALLERY FLOOR 90 DEGREE CHANGE IN ROOM VIEW Photo · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG EASTERN END OF LOWER GALLERY FLOOR SHOWING 90 DEGREE CHANGE IN DIRECTION CLOSE U Photo · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG EVIDENCE OF PATCHING Photo · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF EXTERIOR PROPPED UP AND NAME OF BUILDERS ON SIGN Photo · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF LOWER GALLERY AS LIBRARY SHOWING AN ADDED ROOM 1954 Photo · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF NEWSPAPER ARTICLE Background Papers · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG PATCHING WHERE BOOKSHELF OR WALL FIXINGS HAVE BEEN REMOVED Photo · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG POOR QUALITY AND PATCHING NOW EVIDENT Photo · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF POST WAR BOMB DAMAGE FROM EXTERIOR SHOWING WHERE THERE WAS COLLAPSE Photo · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF POST WAR BOMB DAMAGE FROM INSIDE LOWER GALLERY 2 Photo · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF POST WAR BOMB DAMAGE FROM INSIDE LOWER GALLERY Photo · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 13

Grade II* listed: Two Temple Place
List entry 1234514 · 4 m away · 36 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 28 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 ↗
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.
Flood map ↗
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.
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.
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.
Council record ↗
Registered park or garden 19 m away: Middle Temple
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.
Historic England ↗
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
Scheduled monument 175 m away: Inner Temple Hall Buttery; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Priority habitat 46 m away: Deciduous woodland; Designated open space 48 m away; Town centre 96 m away: West End.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 19 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
Cert of Law - Prposed works to LB
Postcode
WC2R 3BD
Received
15 Sept 2026
Validated
15 Sept 2026
Ward
St James's
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15227435
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
2 Plowden Buildings Middle Temple Lane London EC4Y 9BU
Change of use of the Ground Floor North from Office (Use Class E (g) (i)) to residential…
25/01339/FULL
2025 Approved
Ashley Building Middle Temple Lane London EC4Y 9BT
Tree SW00754 - Morus nigra in Fountain Court. Remove epicormic growth on trunk
25/01139/TPO
2025 Approved
Ashley Building Middle Temple Lane London EC4Y 9BT
Tree Maintenance Works - Cat 4 Tree SW00628 - Liriodendron tulipifera in Middle Temple Ga…
25/01212/TCA
2025 Approved
Ashley Building Middle Temple Lane London EC4Y 9BT
Pruning to 5x London plane trees and associated tree works.
25/00082/TCA
2023 Approved
Middle Temple Hall Middle Temple Lane London EC4Y 9AT
The replacement of an existing external platform lift adjacent to the main entrance to Mi…
23/01165/LBC
2023 Approved
Middle Temple Hall Middle Temple Lane London EC4Y 9AT
The replacement of an existing external platform lift adjacent to the main entrance to Mi…
23/01164/FULL
2024 Approved
Two Temple Place 2 Temple Place London WC2R 3BD
Replacement flooring to the Great Hall.
24/00106/LBC
2023 Approved
Queen Elizabeth Chambers Temple Place London EC4Y 9BS
1 x London plane (T111): Crown reduce western canopy by 2m, to suitable growth points, or…
23/00128/TCA
2022 Approved
Middle Temple Garden Middle Temple Lane London EC4Y 9BT
Works of (i) removal of infected branches and major deadwood and broken branches of T99 L…
22/01035/TPO
2022 Approved
Queen Elizabeth Buildings Temple Place London EC4Y 9BS
Installation of one new air conditioning unit within existing louvred plant enclosure on…
22/06353/FULL
2022 Approved
Queen Elizabeth Buildings Temple Place London EC4Y 9BS
1 x prunus (T114): fell
22/00468/TCA
2022 Approved
Fountain Court Middle Temple London EC4Y 9BT
Works of pruning to one mature Black Mulberry tree (Morus nigra).
22/00041/TPO
2022 Approved
Fountain Court Middle Temple London EC4Y 9BT
Works of pruning to one mature Black Mulberry tree (Morus nigra).
22/00041/TCA
2022 Approved
Fountain Court Middle Temple London EC4Y 9BT
Works of pruning to one mature Black Mulberry tree (Morus nigra).
22/00045/TPO
2022 Approved
Fountain Court Middle Temple London EC4Y 9BT
Works of pruning to one mature Black Mulberry tree (Morus nigra).
22/00045/TCA
2021 Withdrawn
Ashley Building Middle Temple Lane London EC4Y 9BT
Removal of one tree: small Prunus; pruning works to seven trees: two mature Black Mulberr…
21/01006/TCA
2021 Approved
Queen Elizabeth Buildings Temple Place London EC4Y 9BS
Installation of three heat pump units located behind the roof access hatch within the fen…
21/05146/FULL
2021 Approved
22 - 23 Essex Street London WC2R 3AA
Variation of condition 1 of planning permission dated 15th March 2021 (RN: 20/08162/FULL)…
21/06636/FULL
2021 Approved
22 - 23 Essex Street London WC2R 3AA
Replacement of window with new external door onto third floor balcony; new access control…
21/05980/FULL
2021 Approved
Middle Temple Hall Middle Temple Lane London EC4Y 9AT
External alterations to the roof of Bench Apartments on the south side of Middle Temple H…
21/00503/LBC
2016 Approved
15-17 Essex Street London WC2R 3AA
Display of non illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.13m x 1.78m and three non illuminated…
16/11444/ADV
2016 Approved
Middle Temple Hall Middle Temple Lane London EC4Y 9AT
Upgrade of existing sound system to include removal of four existing speakers and replace…
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2016 Approved
180 Strand London WC2R 1EA
Use of basement, ground, first and second floor as a gallery space by the Hayward Gallery…
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2016 Approved
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External works to brick up existing roller shutter to convert internal car parking space…
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2016 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. 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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.