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Open Space At Trafalgar Square London WC2N 5DS

26/01501/FULLApproved

Approved on 1 May 2026

Council decision: Application Permitted

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Temporary installation of 'Lady in Blue' by Tschabalala Self on the Fourth Plinth between September 2026 and September 2028. (Linked with 26/01502/LBC)

Received
9 March 2026
  1. Received9 Mar
  2. Validated9 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided1 May

Decided in 53 days

About this application

This is a planning application at Open Space At Trafalgar Square London WC2N 5DS. Westminster has handled 27,108 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 4 days longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Trafalgar Square conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 300 applications in total for the WC2N postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
WC2N 5DS

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 March 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Trafalgar Square
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
  • Registered park and garden: Trafalgar Square
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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. 2026
    9 Mar

    Temporary installation of 'Lady in Blue' by Tschabalala Self on the Fourth Plinth between September 2026 and…

    This applicationApprovedApplication26/01501/FULL
  2. 2026
    9 Mar

    Temporary installation of 'Lady in Blue' by Tschabalala Self on the Fourth Plinth between September 2026 and…

    ApprovedListed building consentPart of26/01502/LBC

Source: Westminster

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

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