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23 Motcomb Street London SW1X 8LB

Awaiting decision Westminster 26/02689/LBC Listed Building Consent Application

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

Proposal

Installation of fibre optic cabling for the provision of a fibre lease line order.

As published by the council, reference 26/02689/LBC

Application record

Reference
26/02689/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent Application
Status
Pending
Received
22 Apr 2026
Validated
22 Apr 2026
Ward
Knightsbridge & Belgravia
Postcode
SW1X 8LB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Westminster register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • 25/07788/TELNOT Decided

    23 Motcomb Street London SW1X 8LB

    Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - (Listed building) to install 5m of civils,60m of external fiber cable,40m of Internal Fiber cable,1 external hole.

    Decided 29 Oct 2025 Telecoms

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Apr 2026

    Received by Westminster

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 17 June 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.

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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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

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 23 Motcomb Street London SW1X 8LB

    25/07788/TELNOT Submitted 10 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus - (Listed building) to install 5m of civils,60m of external fiber cable,40m of Internal Fiber cable,1 external hole.

    Decided Telecoms

  • 13 Lowndes Street London SW1X 9EX

    25/06706/LBC Submitted 18 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    Minor structural repairs to the first-floor balconies and reinstatement of decorative corbels.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 11 docs

  • 14 Lowndes Street London SW1X 9EX

    25/05617/LBC Submitted 11 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    Internal alterations to first, second and third floors.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 20 docs

  • 14 Lowndes Street London SW1X 9EX

    25/06569/ADLBC Submitted 15 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    Detailed drawings of the new doors, pursuant to Condition 4 of listed building consent 28 August 2025 (RN 25/05617/LBC)

    Granted Conditions 8 docs

  • 25 - 26 Motcomb Street London SW1X 8JU

    25/06261/LBC Submitted 3 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    Replacement of vacant ground and lower ground cafe fixtures with new cafe fit out comprising no structural works but strip out and new finishes

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 21 docs

  • 12A Lowndes Street London SW1X 9EX

    25/05044/FULL Submitted 21 Jul 2025 50 yards away

    Replacement of front Juliet doors and sash windows with new timber double glazed doors and windows.

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 15 docs

In Westminster

  • 26/07529/LBC Awaiting decision

    69 Eaton Place London SW1X 8DF

    Installation of new cast iron water supply pipe on rear courtyard elevation. (Linked with 26/07528/FULL)

    Received 5 Nov, published by the council 6 Nov 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/07509/LBC Awaiting decision

    Buckingham Palace The Mall London SW1A 1AA

    Replacement of existing security lighting to the Buckingham Palace Forecourt with 80 compact LED spotlights installed within the lantern clusters across 10 principal piers, with associated concealed cabling and reversible fixings. (Linked with 26/07508/FULL)

    Received 4 Nov, published by the council 5 Nov 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/07473/LBC Awaiting decision

    Flat 3 82 New Cavendish Street London W1G 9TA

    Replacement windows to second floor level with vacuum, double glazing windows. (Linked with 26/07472/FULL)

    Received 3 Nov, published by the council 6 Nov 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/07471/LBC Awaiting decision

    12 Queen Anne's Gate London SW1H 9AA

    Excavation of single-storey basement, internal reconfiguration and installation of modern services. (Linked with 26/07470/FULL)

    Received 3 Nov, published by the council 5 Nov 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/07461/LBC Awaiting decision

    1 Savile Row London W1S 3JR

    Minor internal works comprising redecoration and upgrades to lighting, flooring and bathroom and kitchen facilities, together with external works including new lighting and signage.

    Received 3 Nov, published by the council 5 Nov 2026 Heritage and listed buildings