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11, Chesterfield Street, W1J 5JN

26/02482/LBCListed building consentRefused

Refused on 10 June 2026

1 reason for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Removal and replacement of existing staircase from Lower Ground floor to Fifth Floor.

Submitted
15 April 2026
  1. Received15 Apr
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided10 Jun

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a listed building consent application at 11, Chesterfield Street, W1J 5JN. Westminster has handled 675 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Mayfair conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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

  1. Because of the adverse impact on historic fabric and the design of the new staircase, the replacement of the internal staircase would harm the significance of this Grade II listed building. This would be against the advice set out in Policy 44 of the City Plan 2019 - 2040 (January 2026) 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 5JN
Application type
Listed building consent

Applicant and agent

Architect profile
HOLLOWAY AND HOLLOWAY ARCHITECTS LTD

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: 11, Chesterfield Street W1On this site · +3 more
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • 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

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    13 Oct

    Internal and external alterations to repair and restore the dormer window and replace roof lights.

    Listed building consent26/02482/LBC
  2. 2026
    5 Jun

    Details of amended plans and elevations to show the new extension at rear ground floor level more closely…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/03679/ADFULL
  3. 2026
    5 Jun

    Details of amended plans and elevations to show the new extension at rear ground floor level more closely…

    ApprovedListed building consent26/03731/ADLBC
  4. 2026
    20 Feb

    Rear extension at ground and lower ground floor, rear outrigger extension from ground to second floor, roof…

    ApprovedListed building consent25/09330/LBC
  5. 2026
    20 Feb

    Rear extension at ground and lower ground floor, rear outrigger extension from ground to second floor, roof…

    ApprovedApplication25/09329/FULL

Source: Westminster

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