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St James The Less Church Moreton Street London SW1V 2PS

25/04552/LBCListed Building Consent ApplicationApproved
Listed building consent

Approved on 23 October 2025

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

External works to replace the wooden fencing and gate with metal railings and gate.

Received
2 July 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Pimlico North
  1. Received2 Jul
  2. Validated29 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target24 Oct
  5. Decided23 Oct

Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application at St James The Less Church Moreton Street London SW1V 2PS. Westminster has handled 2,677 applications of this type. This one was decided in 113 days, 9 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Lillington Gardens conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 73 applications across Pimlico North. We hold 1,120 applications in total for the SW1V 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).

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Application details

Postcode
SW1V 2PS
Application type
Listed Building Consent Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 August 2025
Consultation expiry
1 October 2025
Target decision date
24 October 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
St James the Less Church
Agent address
Thorndike Street Off Moreton Street Pimlico London SW1V 2PS United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
10 September 2025
Advertisement expiry
1 October 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14130688
Documents
30

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Lillington Gardens
  • Listed building: Grade I: Church of St James The LessOn this site · +4 more
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
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.

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