Planning application
Churchill War Rooms At Clive Steps King Charles Street London SW1A 2AQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Refurbishment works to Cafe at Imperial War Museum.
As published by the council, reference 25/08793/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/08793/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 3 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 3 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 26 Mar 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SW1A 2AQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/03604/LBC Awaiting decision
Churchill War Rooms At Clive Steps King Charles Street London SW1A 2AQ
Specialist cleaning, maintenance and rewaxing of the existing bronze canopy (Retrospective).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Dec 2025
Received by Westminster
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26 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 documents on file for this application
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Westminster granted permission on 26 March 2026, 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.
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