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Sir Arthur Lewis Building 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields London WC2A 3PH

Granted Westminster 25/06731/LBC Listed Building Consent Application

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

Proposal

Internal refit of basement space including penetrations through existing building fabric to connect to existing services, fixings to existing partitions for new fixed furniture and external ventilation grille.

As published by the council, reference 25/06731/LBC

Application record

Reference
25/06731/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
18 Sep 2025
Validated
18 Sep 2025
Decided
6 Nov 2025
Ward
St James's
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WC2A 3PH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Westminster register

This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/04942/LBC Decided

    Sir Arthur Lewis Building 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields London WC2A 3PH

    Internal refit of a basement room including the installation of a new suspended grid ceiling, penetrations through the existing internal building fabric to connect to existing services, and fixings to existing partitions for new fixed furniture.

    Submitted 23 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/03882/LBC Awaiting decision

    Sir Arthur Lewis Building 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields London WC2A 3PH

    Installation of replacement lift call panels; level display panels; control panels; handrails; flooring and ceiling finishes; light fittings; and other associated works.

    Submitted 12 Jun 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 23/03854/LBC Granted

    Sir Arthur Lewis Building 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields London WC2A 3PH

    Erection of a glazed partition wall and single door at third floor level.

    Decided 23 Jun 2023 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Sep 2025

    Received by Westminster

  2. 6 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

24 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Westminster granted permission on 6 November 2025, 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.

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    Installation of replacement lift call panels; level display panels; control panels; handrails; flooring and ceiling finishes; light fittings; and other associated works.

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    90% historically approved · decision due ~17 Sep

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    Decided Heritage and listed buildings
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