2, Chesterfield Street, W1J 5JF

25/02911/LBCListed building consentRefused

Refused on 23 April 2026

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Proposal

Internal refurbishment of property and removal and replacement of existing staircase from ground floor to third floor level including incorporation of reused fabric from existing second to third floor level staircase, removal and replacement of existing lower ground to ground floor level staircase incorporating re-used fabric from existing staircase removed, installation of lift from lower ground to third floor levels; internal alterations including alterations to partitions, replacement of internal finishes, and refurbishment of windows

Submitted: 28 April 2025
Council: City of Westminster

ReceivedSubmitted28 Apr
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided23 Apr

Decided in 360 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a listed building consent application for window replacement at 2, Chesterfield Street, W1J 5JF. Westminster has handled 675 applications of this type. This one was decided in 360 days, 44 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Mayfair conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 469 applications across WEW_22. We hold 940 applications in total for the W1J 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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Why it was refused

Because of its form and the relationship to the window openings on the front elevation, the new internal staircase structure would harm the significance of this Grade II listed building. This would be against the advice set out in Policy 39 of the City Plan 2019 - 2040 (April 2021) and the advice set out in our Supplementary Planning Guidance: 'Repairs and Alterations to Listed Buildings'.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: W1J 5JF
Application type: Listed building consent

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Mayfair
Listed building: Grade II: 2, Chesterfield Street W1On this site · +6 more
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
Tree Preservation Order: Ref W88Protected tree on or next to this site · +2 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

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