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St John's Concert Hall Smith Square London SW1P 3HA

25/04920/FULLFull Planning Permission ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 5 March 2026

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of caretaker flat to a community space within the crypt level, alterations and refurbishment including structural masonry repairs, refurbishment of the Main Hall, improvements to accessibility and circulation including lifts and reconfigured entrances and ramped access, replacement of mechanical and electrical services; new substation, new refuse store, PV panels and associated works (Linked with 25/04921/LBC).

Received
16 July 2025
Public comments
9
Ward
St James's
Agent
Burrell Foley Fischer LLP
  1. Received16 Jul
  2. Validated16 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target10 Sep
  5. Decided5 Mar

Decided in 232 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at St John's Concert Hall Smith Square London SW1P 3HA. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 232 days, 26 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Smith Square conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 1,247 applications in total for the SW1P postcode area.

86% of full 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
SW1P 3HA
Application type
Full Planning Permission Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 July 2025
Consultation expiry
27 August 2025
Target decision date
10 September 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Burrell Foley Fischer LLP
Agent address
Studio 207, ScreenWorks 22 Highbury Grove London Central London N5 2ER United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
6 August 2025
Advertisement expiry
27 August 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14177311
Documents
64

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)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Smith Square
  • Listed building: Grade I: St. John's Smith SquareOn this site · +6 more
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref W206Protected tree on or next to this site · +5 more
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.

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.

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

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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

  1. 2025
    16 Jul

    Change of use of caretaker flat to a community space within the crypt level, alterations and refurbishment…

    This applicationApprovedFull25/04920/FULL
  2. 2025
    16 Jul

    Alterations and refurbishment including structural masonry repairs, refurbishment of the Main Hall…

    ApprovedListed building consentPart of25/04921/LBC

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