Planning application
Trafalgar Square London
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 4 applications since 2026.
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26/05307/LBC Awaiting decision
Trafalgar Square London
Public safety improvements including automated moveable bollards and CCTV to the southern boundary of Trafalgar Square (Linked to 26/05306/FULL)
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26/05306/FULL Awaiting decision
Trafalgar Square London
Public safety improvements including automated moveable bollards and CCTV to the southern boundary of Trafalgar Square (Linked to 26/05307/LBC).
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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)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Mar 2026
Received by Westminster
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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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)
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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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)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
29 documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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 87 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About heritage and listed building applications
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