53 Upper Montagu Street London W1H 1SE

07/09109/LBCListed Building Consent ApplicationApproved

Listed building consent

Approved on 9 January 2008

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Internal alterations at basement, ground, first, second and third floor level, removal and replacement of flat roof structure to rear, rear extension over balcony, including raising of existing flat roof to include glazed conservatory, extend existing brick parapet wall to the rear and side elevations all in connection with the use of the premises as a single family dwelling house (Class C3).External alterations including rear extension over balcony, raising of existing flat roof all in connection with the use of the premises as a single family dwelling house (Class C3). Associated internal alterations.Removal and replacement of flat roof structure to rear.

Received: 18 October 2007
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: Bryanston And Dorset Square

ReceivedReceived18 Oct
ValidatedValidated20 Nov
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date14 Jan
DecidedDecided9 Jan

Decided in 50 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for a rear extension at 53 Upper Montagu Street London W1H 1SE. Westminster has handled 2,677 applications of this type. This one was decided in 83 days, 5 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Portman Estate conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. We hold 899 applications in total for the W1H postcode area.

93% of heritage applications at City of Westminster were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode: W1H 1SE
Application type: Listed Building Consent Application
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 20 November 2007
Target decision date: 14 January 2008
Committee meeting: 9 January 2008

Applicant and agent

Agent address: 4 Little Mollards Wingrave Bucks HP22 4QN

Planning decision

Statutory period: 55 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 2

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Conservation area: Portman Estate
Listed building: Grade II: 53-57, Upper Montagu Street W1On or next to this site · +2 more
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

2007
18 Oct
External alterations including rear ground floor extension over balcony, raising of existing flat roof to…
ApprovedApplication for full Planning PermissionFiled alongside07/09108/FULL
2007
18 Oct
Internal alterations at basement, ground, first, second and third floor level, removal and replacement of…
This applicationApprovedListed building consent07/09109/LBC

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near W1H

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Nearby applications

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Contractors near this project

Find contractors for extensions near this site

View all contractors

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused for single-storey rear extensions on your street. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your street Buying this property? Report on this address