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Trafalgar Square London

Awaiting decision Westminster 26/01502/LBC Listed Building Consent Application

Relates to 26/01501/FULL

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Temporary installation of 'Lady in Blue' by Tschabalala Self on the Fourth Plinth between September 2026 and September 2028. (Linked with 26/01501/FULL).

As published by the council, reference 26/01502/LBC

Application record

Reference
26/01502/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent Application
Status
Pending
Received
9 Mar 2026
Validated
9 Mar 2026
Ward
St James's

Site history

Applications at this address on the Westminster register

This site has had 7 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/06701/FULL Awaiting decision

    Trafalgar Square London

    Installation of ventilation grilles beneath two existing benches in Trafalgar Square. (Linked with 26/06702/LBC)

    Submitted 30 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/06702/LBC Awaiting decision

    Trafalgar Square London

    Installation of ventilation grilles beneath two existing benches in Trafalgar Square. (Linked with 26/06701/FULL)

    Submitted 30 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/05307/LBC Decided

    Trafalgar Square London

    Public safety improvements including automated moveable bollards and CCTV to the southern boundary of Trafalgar Square.

    Submitted 5 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/05306/FULL Decided

    Trafalgar Square London

    Public safety improvements including automated moveable bollards and CCTV to the southern boundary of Trafalgar Square.

    Submitted 5 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 26/01501/FULL Awaiting decision

    Trafalgar Square London

    Temporary installation of 'Lady in Blue' by Tschabalala Self on the Fourth Plinth between September 2026 and September 2028. (Linked with 26/01502/LBC)

    Submitted 9 Mar 2026 Full applications
  • 23/04030/FULL Granted

    Trafalgar Square London

    Use of an area of land on Trafalgar Square for the daytime placement of a mobile 'Ambassador Information Pod' for a temporary period of 32 days, from 03 August 2023 until 03 September 2023.

    Decided 3 Aug 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Mar 2026

    Received by Westminster

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 4 May 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 86 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 26/01501/FULL Awaiting decision

    Trafalgar Square London

    Temporary installation of 'Lady in Blue' by Tschabalala Self on the Fourth Plinth between September 2026 and September 2028. (Linked with 26/01502/LBC)

    Submitted 9 Mar 2026 Full applications

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 26/01501/FULL Awaiting decision

    Trafalgar Square London

    Temporary installation of 'Lady in Blue' by Tschabalala Self on the Fourth Plinth between September 2026 and September 2028. (Linked with 26/01502/LBC)

    Submitted 9 Mar 2026 Full applications

Documents

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

29 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Westminster for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Westminster decided heritage and listed building applications in a median of 119 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About heritage and listed building applications

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    Received 21 Oct, published by the council 23 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
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