26 St James's Place London SW1A 1NH
Approved on 20 March 2026
Council decision: Application Permitted
Proposal
Installation of solar control window film, exterior to the external pane of the existing steel framed double glazed units to all south-east facing windows serving Flat 4 only, which is arranged over third and fourth floors.
- Received
- 22 January 2026
- Council
- City of Westminster
- ReceivedReceived22 Jan
- ValidatedValidated22 Jan
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided20 Mar
Decided in 57 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a solar installation at 26 St James's Place London SW1A 1NH. Westminster has handled 27,078 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days, 8 days longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the St James's conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. We hold 1,261 applications in total for the SW1A postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- SW1A 1NH
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 January 2026
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: St James's
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.
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.
Planning history at this site
9 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202613 Mar
Cyclical redecoration and repair of External Elevations.
ApprovedListed building consent26/01657/LBC - 202430 Aug
Removal of boiler flue and replacement new boiler flue at ground floor level. (Ground floor flat)…
PendingFull Planning Permission Application24/06061/FULL - 202324 Nov
Internal alterations to the Garden Flat.
ApprovedListed building consent23/08179/LBC - 201626 Feb
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 3 and 4 of planning permission dated 27 April 2015 (RN…
WithdrawnDischarge of conditions16/01711/ADFULL - 201524 Dec
Installation telecommunications equipment at roof level including 6no. multi-band antennas, 2no. transmission…
RefusedListed building consent16/00169/LBC - 20154 Dec
Internal alterations to the ground floor lobby area including cleaning and replacement of existing internal…
ApprovedListed building consent15/11314/LBC - 20072 Jul
Internal alterations to include removal of partitions, doors and associated joinery, strip out of kitchens…
ApprovedListed building consent07/05741/LBC - 200717 Apr
Enclosure pursuant to Condition 2 of planning permission dated 14 February 2007 (RN: 06/02815/FULL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions07/03656/ADFULL - 200717 Apr
Low level enclosure around the air conditioning unit sited on the western elevation pursuant to Condition 2…
ApprovedListed building consent07/03385/ADLBC
Source: Westminster
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Nearby applications
- 26 St James's Place London SW1A 1NH26/01657/LBC · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
- 26 St James's Place London SW1A 1NH24/06061/FULL · FullAwaiting decision0.0 mi
- 26 St James's Place London SW1A 1NH16/01711/ADFULL · ConditionsWithdrawn0.0 mi
- 26 St James's Place London SW1A 1NH23/08179/LBC · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
- 26 St James's Place London SW1A 1NH16/00169/LBC · HeritageRefused0.0 mi
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