Palace Of Westminster St Margaret Street London SW1P 3JX
Approved on 25 June 2026
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed internal and external wall surveys and staircase surveys to inform the Restoration and Renewal Programme for the Palace of Westminster.
- Received
- 14 May 2026
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- ReceivedReceived14 May
- ValidatedValidated14 May
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date25 Jun
- DecidedDecided25 Jun
Decided in 42 days
About this application
This is a planning application at Palace Of Westminster St Margaret Street London SW1P 3JX. Westminster has handled 27,078 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 7 days quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Westminster Abbey and Parliament Square conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There have been 37 other applications 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.
Application details
- Postcode
- SW1P 3JX
- Application type
- Cert of Law - Prposed works to LB
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 14 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 25 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 6 Brewhouse Yard Clerkenwell London EC1V 4LJ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Westminster Abbey And Parliament Square
- Listed building: Grade II: 14 Lampstandards Flanking Carriage Drive in New Palace Yard, Houses of ParliamentOn this site · +6 more
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref W686Protected tree on or next to this site · +2 more
- World Heritage Site: Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's ChurchPart of the site
Also checked, none recorded (18)
flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, 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.
Planning history at this site
20 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202510 Jun
Display of 3 lamp double sided digitally printed PVC column banners along St Margaret Street each measuring…
WithdrawnAdvertisement consent25/03964/ADV - 202516 May
Structural monitoring survey to inform the Restoration and Renewal Programme for the Palace of Westminster.
ApprovedListed building consent25/03344/LBC - 202516 Jan
Proposed ceiling and floor void surveys to inform the Restoration and Renewal Programme for the Palace of…
ApprovedAll Other25/00274/CLLB - 202431 May
Ground investigation survey comprising boreholes on the River Terrace to inform the restoration and renewal…
PendingFull Planning Permission Application24/03619/FULL - 202431 May
Ground investigation survey comprising boreholes on the River Terrace to inform the restoration and renewal…
PendingListed building consent24/03620/LBC - 202414 May
Archaeological Evaluation, comprising trial pits and geoarchaeological boreholes, to inform the Restoration…
ApprovedFull Planning Permission Application24/03170/FULL - 202423 Apr
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed ceiling and floor void surveys to inform the restoration and renewal…
ApprovedCert of Law - Prposed works to LB24/02785/CLLB - 20241 Feb
Ceiling and floor void surveys.
ApprovedCert of Law - Prposed works to LB24/00800/CLLB - 20238 Dec
Detailed method statement and sample of finish to match original textured plaster, following development off…
ApprovedListed building consent23/08534/ADLBC - 20238 Dec
Detailed method statement and sample of finish to match original textured plaster, following development off…
ApprovedListed building consent23/08532/ADLBC - 202316 Aug
Details of new skirtings for cables to Assets 7 and 8 in Pearson's wing, method statement and sample of…
PendingListed building consent23/05711/ADLBC - 202316 Aug
Detailed drawings of confirmation of external pattress detail to Asset 03 (Phase 2C-2) and method statement…
ApprovedListed building consent23/05707/ADLBC - 201524 Sep
Internal alterations including upgrading of the fire performance of existing doors and screens together with…
ApprovedListed building consent15/08959/LBC - 20073 Jul
Lift design and relationship of upper door with balustrade and balustrade and handrail detail pursuant to…
ApprovedListed building consent07/05834/ADLBC - 20076 Jun
Installation of access control sensors adjacent to doors on visitor route.
ApprovedListed building consent07/04950/LBC - 20076 Jun
Alterations to bathroom of Ladies' Members' Room including enlargement of door.
ApprovedListed building consent07/04964/LBC - 200716 May
Internal alterations to include the installation of access control sensors to committee rooms corridors with…
ApprovedListed building consent07/04304/LBC - 200716 May
Alterations including installation of security secondary glazing, fan-coil heating units and fire alarm…
ApprovedListed building consent07/04303/LBC - 200716 Apr
Internal alterations to Press Gallery offices.
ApprovedListed building consent07/03350/LBC - 200716 Apr
Insertion of four new opening windows in ashlar stone/brick wall - new stone reveals and heads, lead covered…
ApprovedListed building consent07/03346/LBC
Source: Westminster
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