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16A Bedford Street London WC2E 9HE

Refused Westminster 25/08743/LBC Listed Building Consent Application

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Installation of new entrance doors to the Bedford Court elevation with two wall lights, internally illuminated fixed canopy over the entrance measuring 2.8m x 0.9m, internally illuminated menu box, and internally illuminated door number sign.

As published by the council, reference 25/08743/LBC

Application record

Reference
25/08743/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Application Refused
Received
1 Dec 2025
Validated
1 Dec 2025
Decided
26 Mar 2026
Ward
St James's
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WC2E 9HE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Westminster register

This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • 26/04306/LBC Decided

    16A Bedford Street London WC2E 9HE

    Retention of replacement entrance doors and associated divided side lights, wall lights to either side of the entrance, internally illuminated fixed canopy over the entrance measuring 2.8m x 0.9m, internally illuminated menu box, and internally illuminated door number sign (retrospective); and, removal of three existing wall lights. All works to Bedford Court elevation.

    Submitted 30 Jun 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/04305/FULL Decided

    16A Bedford Street London WC2E 9HE

    Retention of replacement entrance doors and associated divided side lights and retention of wall lights to either side of the entrance. All works to Bedford Court elevation.

    Submitted 30 Jun 2026 Full applications
  • 25/08742/FULL Refused

    16A Bedford Street London WC2E 9HE

    Installation of new entrance doors to the Bedford Court elevation and wall lights to external elevation.

    Decided 26 Mar 2026 Full applications
  • 25/08744/ADV Granted

    16A Bedford Street London WC2E 9HE

    Display of two internally illuminated other signs measuring 0.28m x 2.8m, 0.56m x 0.42m, an internally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.92m x 0.13m and external wall signage 2.56m x 8.9m. Retrospective.

    Decided 20 Jan 2026 Advertising

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Dec 2025

    Received by Westminster

  2. 26 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Firstplan Ltd Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 2003 · London

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Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Westminster refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About heritage and listed building applications

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Nearby applications

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  • 16A Bedford Street London WC2E 9HE

    25/08742/FULL Submitted 1 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Installation of new entrance doors to the Bedford Court elevation and wall lights to external elevation.

    Refused Full applications 18 docs
  • 16A Bedford Street London WC2E 9HE

    25/08744/ADV Submitted 1 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Display of two internally illuminated other signs measuring 0.28m x 2.8m, 0.56m x 0.42m, an internally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.92m x 0.13m and external wall signage 2.56m x 8.9m. Retrospective.

    Granted Advertising 3 docs
  • 16A Bedford Street London WC2E 9HE

    26/04306/LBC Submitted 30 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    90% historically approved · decision due ~25 Aug

    Retention of replacement entrance doors and associated divided side lights, wall lights to either side of the entrance, internally illuminated fixed canopy over the entrance measuring 2.8m x 0.9m, internally illuminated menu box, and internally illuminated door number sign (retrospective); and, removal of three existing wall lights. All works to Bedford Court elevation.

    Decided Heritage and listed buildings
  • 16A Bedford Street London WC2E 9HE

    26/04305/FULL Submitted 30 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    87% historically approved · decision due ~25 Aug

    Retention of replacement entrance doors and associated divided side lights and retention of wall lights to either side of the entrance. All works to Bedford Court elevation.

    Decided Full applications
  • 68 Chandos Place London WC2N 4HG

    25/08458/FULL Submitted 19 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Replacement of entrance door, external lighting and associated works at the front elevation, repairs to windows, introduction of air bricks and extension of pipework to the rear elevation and three air conditioning condenser units with associated acoustic fence at the roof of 10 Bedford Street.

    Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 52 docs
    Small domestic
  • 68 Chandos Place London WC2N 4HG

    25/08447/LBC Submitted 19 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Replacement of entrance door, external lighting and associated works at the front elevation, repairs to windows, introduction of air bricks and extension of pipework to the rear elevation and three air conditioning condenser units with associated acoustic fence at the roof of 10 Bedford Street. Internal alterations at ground to third floor levels.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension Windows or glazing 47 docs
    Small domestic

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    Received 23 Jun, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
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    Received 11 Sep, published by the council 18 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
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    Received 10 Sep, published by the council 17 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings