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Somerset House Strand London WC2R 1LA

26/04598/ADLBCApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 23 July 2026

Proposal

Details of a sample of glass with the thermal film applied pursuant to condition 4 of listed building consent dated 20th May 2026 (RN 26/01834/LBC)

Submitted
9 July 2026
  1. Received9 Jul
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided23 Jul

Decided in 14 days

About this application

This is a planning application at Somerset House Strand London WC2R 1LA. Westminster has handled 27,078 applications of this type. This one was decided in 14 days, 5 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Strand conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. We hold 186 applications in total for the WC2R postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
WC2R 1LA

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Strand
  • Listed building: North Wing Courtauld Institute Of Art Somerset House Strand London WC2E 7EAOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    14 Apr

    Detailed drawings of the new windows and new internal doors pursuant to Condtion 4 (a and b) of listed…

    ApprovedListed building consent26/02422/ADLBC
  2. 2026
    17 Feb

    Installation of external lighting fixtures to North West elevation, Lancaster Place elevation, Embankment…

    ApprovedListed building consent26/00997/LBC
  3. 2026
    17 Feb

    Installation of external lighting fixtures to North West elevation, Lancaster Place elevation, Embankment…

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission Application26/00996/FULL
  4. 2025
    30 May

    Refurbishment and alterations within room SW1.09, located on the first floor of the Somerset House East Wing.

    ApprovedListed building consent25/03672/LBC
  5. 2025
    15 May

    Somerset House | South West Wing | Condition 3 Roof Tiles

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/03304/ADLBC
  6. 2025
    29 Apr

    Relocation of an existing gate and railings to allow step-free access / egress from the northern side of the…

    ApprovedListed building consent25/02936/LBC

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