Planning application
59 Great Cumberland Place London W1H 7LJ
Relates to 25/08564/FULL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Replacement of external basement stair railings with new iron railings. (Linked to 25/08564/FULL)
As published by the council, reference 26/00491/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00491/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent Application
- Status
- Pending
- Received
- 28 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Marylebone
- Postcode
- W1H 7LJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/06390/LBC Decided
59 Great Cumberland Place London W1H 7LJ
Installation of new T-bars between the existing external iron railing bars of the staircase in the front lightwell. (Linked to 26/06179/FULL)
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25/08564/FULL Refused
59 Great Cumberland Place London W1H 7LJ
Replacement of external basement stair railings with new iron railings.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jan 2026
Received by Westminster
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Westminster took a median of 91 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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25/08564/FULL Refused
59 Great Cumberland Place London W1H 7LJ
Replacement of external basement stair railings with new iron railings.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Quatrefoils Ltd Agent, registered in Ruislip
Active · incorporated 2014 · Ruislip
13 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 80% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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