Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA

Granted Westminster 07/10979/LBC Listed Building Consent Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Alterations to steps, hard landscaping and railings fronting L-shaped road to St James's Park including excavation to provide access ramp, removal of existing railings, provision of new handrails and gate and relocation of police box for improved equal access at No 10, 11. 12 Downing Street.

As published by the council, reference 07/10979/LBC

Application record

Reference
07/10979/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
18 Dec 2007
Validated
18 Dec 2007
Decided
2 May 2008
Ward
St James's
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SW1A 2AA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Westminster register

This site has had 16 applications since 2005: 15 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01372/LBC Awaiting decision

    10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA

    Removal and replacement of internal doors, typically existing frames and architraves to remain in place. Addition of two new doors at 3rd floor level. Removal of modern timber framed partition and door, replaced with new construction at similar location at 3rd floor. Replacement of a modern security shutter with a fire curtain.

    Submitted 25 Feb 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 25/09398/FULL Granted

    10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA

    Application for External Works to Steps. (Linked app: 25/08032/LBC)

    Decided 31 Mar 2026 Full applications
  • 25/08032/LBC Granted

    10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA

    Application for External Works to Steps. (Linked app: 25/09398/FULL)

    Decided 31 Mar 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 25/05863/LBC Granted

    10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA

    Installation of metal angle to internal stone staircase to prevent further movement.

    Decided 9 Oct 2025 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 12/04103/LBC Granted

    10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA

    Erection of new railings and handrail to existing flight of steps leading from Mountbatten Green to Downing Street.

    Decided 2 Jul 2012 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 12/04102/FULL Granted

    10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA

    Erection of new railings and handrail to existing flight of steps leading from Mountbatten Green to Downing Street.

    Decided 2 Jul 2012 Full applications
  • 11/03500/LBC Granted

    10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA

    Internal alterations involving forming a new aperture in an existing dividing wall.

    Decided 14 Jun 2011 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 11/03473/LBC Granted

    10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA

    Replacement of existing external lighting.

    Decided 14 Jun 2011 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 09/08135/LBC Granted

    10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA

    Brickwork conservation to the Kent block and relaying of paving to the Kent Block Terrace: Repair and conservation of the red coloured brickwork of the North or Kent Block and the black coloured brickwork of west face of the link corridor to the front block with associated repairs to the clay tile roofing and timber cornice below the gutter: Lifting of paving to the terrace to the west of the Kent block, excavation of loose fill, placement of lime concrete fill with hydraulic lime based tanking water resisting layer and reinstatement of the stone paving.

    Decided 2 Dec 2009 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 09/00619/LBC Granted

    10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA

    Refurbishment of existing WC's.

    Decided 1 Apr 2009 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Dec 2007

    Received by Westminster

  2. 2 May 2008

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What this grant of permission means

Westminster granted permission on 2 May 2008, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA

    11/03500/LBC Submitted 8 Apr 2011 50 yards away

    Internal alterations involving forming a new aperture in an existing dividing wall.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings
  • 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA

    11/03473/LBC Submitted 8 Apr 2011 50 yards away

    Replacement of existing external lighting.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings
  • 11 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA

    10/06521/LBC Submitted 28 Jul 2010 50 yards away

    Internal alterations comprising new partition wall and relocation of door leaf.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings
  • 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA

    08/03454/LBC Submitted 17 Apr 2008 50 yards away

    Installation of CCTV.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings
  • 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA

    08/03453/FULL Submitted 17 Apr 2008 50 yards away

    Installation of a CCTV camera.

    Granted Full applications
  • 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA

    09/08135/LBC Submitted 7 Oct 2009 50 yards away

    Brickwork conservation to the Kent block and relaying of paving to the Kent Block Terrace: Repair and conservation of the red coloured brickwork of the North or Kent Block and the black coloured brickwork of west face of the link corridor to the front block with associated repairs to the clay tile roofing and timber cornice below the gutter: Lifting of paving to the terrace to the west of the Kent block, excavation of loose fill, placement of lime concrete fill with hydraulic lime based tanking water resisting layer and reinstatement of the stone paving.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings

In Westminster

  • 26/06919/LBC Decided

    43 Berkeley Square London W1J 5AP

    Replacement glazing to the roof lantern.

    Received 9 Oct, published by the council 15 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/07223/LBC Awaiting decision

    Paddington Station Praed Street London W2 1HB

    Installation of a new louvred enclosure, with access doors, across the entrance to the under-croft area.

    Received 22 Oct, published by the council 26 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/07202/LBC Awaiting decision

    Basement East And Ground Floor And First Floor 33 Weymouth Street London W1G 7BY

    Replacement of 13 doorsets with fire doors.

    Received 21 Oct, published by the council 23 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/07183/LBC Awaiting decision

    306 - 308 Regent Street London W1B 3AT

    Installation of a manually operated retractable fabric awning to the existing shopfront at 308 Regent Street, comprising an orange fabric canopy with discreet printed lettering to the front valance, together with associated supporting framework, mounting brackets and fixings to the existing fa?ade.

    Received 21 Oct, published by the council 22 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/07191/LBC Awaiting decision

    6 Wilton Place London SW1X 8RH

    Layout alterations and replacement of internal doors.

    Received 21 Oct, published by the council 22 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings