Seymour Place, W1H 5TJ

25/02196/COLBCListed building consentApproved

Approved on 17 July 2025

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Proposal

Refurbishment works including; removal of the redundant swimming pool tank to facilitate the fitness suite at lower ground floor, relining the existing pool tank, installation of photovoltaics on the inner roof slope, removal of the existing roof lanterns and wind catchers in the sports hall to be replaced with new double glazed roof lanterns and wind catchers and installation of secondary glazing to all the windows in the sports hall, removal of roof lantern above swimming pool to be replaced with a new double glazed roof lantern, retention of the existing courtyard and internalisation of the lower ground level with a flat roof covering, removal of roof lanterns above the martial arts studio to be replaced with double glazed roof lanterns, removal and replacement of existing plant including new ductwork and flue, installation of roof plant enclosures, provision of external private roof terrace (restricted access), removal of existing roof lanterns to northwest and northeast of roof to be replaced with flat roof covering, removal and replacement of existing flat roof coverings, installation of access and maintenance gantries, ladders and stairs on roof, removal of windows to community studio and infill, minor internal alterations to walls and partitions to facilitate the reconfiguration of uses, new horizontal stage floor to create a levelled platform with new timber moulding, installation of new handrail balustrades on 4 corner stairs of sports hall, improve accessibility with one lift in each core (4 lifts in total plus three platform lifts at first floor) and two new internal upper staircases on the eastern elevation plus two new internal staircases on the south-west of the first floor, external alterations to some windows, doors and fenestrations replacement of asphalt covering to perimeter lightwell with new covering, removal of some mosaic tiles to create level access to the sports hall flooring and removal and replacement of some ceiling.

Submitted: 1 April 2025
Council: City of Westminster

ReceivedSubmitted1 Apr
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided17 Jul

Decided in 107 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a listed building consent application for window replacement at Seymour Place, W1H 5TJ. Westminster has handled 675 applications of this type. This one was decided in 107 days, 8 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 194 applications across MBW_22. We hold 899 applications in total for the W1H postcode area.

90% of listed building consent applications at City of Westminster were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: W1H 5TJ
Application type: Listed building consent

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade II: Seymour Leisure CentreOn this site
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

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