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Trafalgar Square, WC2N 5DN

26/02533/ADLBCAll OtherApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 3 June 2026

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Proposal

Details of all new CCTV, new windows and new staircase to the Wilkins Building, internal walls, ceilings, cornices, skirting, architraves and doors, and details of general internal finishes, builders work and servicing, pursuant to Conditions 6 (ii and v), 7 (iii), 8 (i, ii and iii), 9 and 10 of Listed Building Consent dated 6 November 2024 (RN: 24/06076/LBC).

Submitted
15 April 2026
  1. Received15 Apr
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided3 Jun

Decided in 49 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application for window replacement at Trafalgar Square, WC2N 5DN. Westminster has handled 1,741 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days. The site is in the Trafalgar Square conservation area, with 13 listed buildings nearby. There have been 21 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 276 applications across SJW_22. We hold 300 applications in total for the WC2N postcode area.

92% of all other 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
WC2N 5DN
Application type
All Other

Site constraints

Checking the site
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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Trafalgar Square
  • Listed building: Grade I: National GalleryOn this site · +6 more
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
  • Brownfield land register: Hobhouse Court LondonRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

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 and heritage coasts.

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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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    15 Apr

    Details of the all new CCTV and details of the new windows to the Wilkins Building pursuant to condition 6…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside26/02487/ADFULL
  2. 2026
    15 Apr

    Details of all new CCTV, new windows and new staircase to the Wilkins Building, internal walls, ceilings…

    This applicationApprovedListed building consent26/02533/ADLBC

Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    25 Sep

    Changes to the wall finishes and flooring configuration, repairs the marble skirting and architraves…

    PendingListed building consent26/06597/LBC
  2. 2026
    15 Sep

    Display of no illuminated hoarding measuring 12.5m X 3.6m, 6.6m X 3.6m, 12.6m X 3.6m, 12.6m X 3.6m and 7.8m X…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent26/06130/ADV
  3. 2026
    23 Jun

    Installation of external condenser units within the western lightwell adjacent to Jubilee Walk at the…

    ApprovedListed building consent26/04136/LBC
  4. 2026
    23 Jun

    Installation of external condenser units within the western lightwell adjacent to Jubilee Walk at the…

    ApprovedFull26/04135/FULL
  5. 2026
    18 May

    External alterations to the Wilkins Building comprising installation of rooftop plant and ductwork…

    ApprovedApplication26/03249/FULL
  6. 2026
    18 May

    Refurbishment works to the Galleries 30 and 31 in the Wilkins Building of the National Gallery including…

    ApprovedListed building consent26/03250/LBC

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