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26/06926/LBC - Listed Building Consent Application Pending

Proposal

Refurbishment of existing lanterns and installation of other external lighting to the Market Building including the installation of architectural lighting to columns, window surrounds, cornice and installation of associated cabling, drivers and associated works. (Linked to 26/06943/FULL) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 5 Nov 2026, 05:11

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Application progress

✓

Received

9 Oct 2026

✓

Validated

28 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 23 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 15 Dec 2026 and 26 Dec 2026, from Westminster's recent commercial premises.

Documents 41

Statements & assessments 2

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Heritage Statement · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 23

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 10

Grade II* listed: Covent Garden Market Building

List entry 1066949 · The pin is inside its outline · 60 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 54 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

48 mRoyal Opera HouseGrade I
49 mThe Piazza, Bedford ChambersGrade II
49 mTwo K6 telephone kiosks at the south end of James Street on the edge of Covent GardenGrade II
53 mJubilee HallGrade II
56 mLamp post on the corner of Henrietta Street and Southampton StreetGrade II
61 mChurch of St Paul Church of St Paul Covent GardenGrade I
66 mLamp post outside Jubilee Market Hall, 20 Southampton StreetGrade II
68 m43, King Street Wc2Grade II*
69 m3, Henrietta Street Wc2Grade II
73 mLondon Transport MuseumGrade II
75 m41 and 42, King Street Wc2Grade II
75 m4, Henrietta Street Wc2Grade II
80 m26, Southampton Street Wc2Grade II
81 m5 and 6, Henrietta Street Wc2Grade II
87 m28, James Street Wc2Grade II
87 m27, Southampton Street Wc2Grade II*
91 m40, King Street Wc2Grade II
92 m8, Russell Street Wc2Grade II
93 mFloral Hall (Paul Hamlyn Hall)Grade II
93 m7 and 8, Henrietta Street Wc2Grade II
95 m2-10, Tavistock Street Wc2Grade II*
99 m42 Maiden LaneGrade II
100 mLamp post outside 4-6 Russell StreetGrade II
102 m30 Henrietta StreetGrade II
104 m38, King Street Wc2Grade II
106 m8, King StreetGrade II
106 m9 and 10, Henrietta Street Wc2Grade II
108 m20, TAVISTOCK STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
110 m12, Floral Street Wc2Grade II
110 m37, King Street Wc2Grade II*
110 m8 Lampstandards on Dwarf Stone Walls in St Paul's ChurchyardGrade II
110 mSt Peter's HospitalGrade II
111 m5 Lampstandards Numbered 1 to 5Grade II
111 m12 Lampstandards Numbered 1 to 12 (Consecutive) From Outside Tower House on Both Sides of RoadGrade II
114 m41 and 43, Wellington Street Wc2Grade II
114 mCorpus Christi Church and PresbyteryGrade II
116 m36, King Street Wc2Grade II
119 mNag's Head Public HouseGrade II
121 mSix lamp posts, numbered 1 to 6Grade II
121 mRules RestaurantGrade II
123 mCharles H Fox Limited and Robert White and Sons Harper and Row LimitedGrade II
124 mLamp post outside Corpus Christi ChurchGrade II
132 mRear Premises of the Vaudeville TheatreGrade II
133 mLamp post outside 9 Burleigh StreetGrade II
134 m46 and 47, Floral Street Wc2Grade II
134 mLamp post outside 35 Maiden LaneGrade II
135 mSt Paul's Clergy HouseGrade II
136 mCovent Garden Underground StationGrade II
138 m33, King Street Wc2Grade II
141 m14, King Street Wc2Grade II
141 m38, Wellington StreetGrade II
141 m48-52, Long Acre Wc2Grade II
141 mThe Vaudeville TheatreGrade II
144 mLamp post opposite the Strand Palace HotelGrade II
144 m31 and 32, King Street Wc2Grade II
146 m15, King Street Wc2Grade II
146 m27 AND 28, BEDFORD STREET WC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
147 m23 and 24, Henrietta Street Wc2Grade II
148 m30 and 31, Long Acre Wc2Grade II
148 m30, Wellington Street Wc2Grade II

Historic England ↗

Covent Garden 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 ↗

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.

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 ↗

National infrastructure project 193 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel

The site is 193 m from 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, 130 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.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

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.

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

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 4 November 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
Received: 9 Oct 2026
Validated: 28 Oct 2026
Ward: St James's
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 23 Dec 2026
Agent: Newmark Gerald Eve LLP

Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Westminster usually decides commercial premises by day 54.

prediction

Day 947 days to the 56-day target

56%decided within 8 weeks

87%approved

952decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 4 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15194751
Planning Portal ref: PP-15194751
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