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National Portrait Gallery 2 St Martin's Place London WC2H 0HE

Awaiting decision Westminster 26/03245/CLLB Cert of Law - Prposed works to LB

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Proposal

Erection of temporary scaffold within loading bay to deliver the proposals permitted under 25/09292/FULL and 25/09293/LBC.

As published by the council, reference 26/03245/CLLB

Application record

Reference
26/03245/CLLB
Type
Cert of Law - Prposed works to LB
Status
Pending
Received
15 May 2026
Validated
20 May 2026
Ward
St James's
Postcode
WC2H 0HE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Westminster register

This site has had 9 applications since 2022: 8 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/09292/FULL Granted

    National Portrait Gallery 2 St Martin's Place London WC2H 0HE

    Installation of air source heat pumps and associated roof level alterations.

    Decided 14 Apr 2026 Full applications
  • 25/09293/LBC Granted

    National Portrait Gallery 2 St Martin's Place London WC2H 0HE

    Installation of air source heat pumps and associated roof level alterations and internal pipework.

    Decided 14 Apr 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 25/09262/ADFULL Granted

    National Portrait Gallery 2 St Martin's Place London WC2H 0HE

    Details of photographic sample/s of new stonework for: (a) the new sections of plinth, and (b) indent repairs, which show the proposed type, colour and texture of the proposed stonework and demonstrate it matches the existing stone pursuant to Condition 4 of the planning permission dated 11 November 2025 (25/04255/FULL).

    Decided 14 Jan 2026 Full applications
  • 25/09218/ADLBC Granted

    National Portrait Gallery 2 St Martin's Place London WC2H 0HE

    Details of photographic sample/s of new stonework for: (a) the new sections of plinth, and (b) indent repairs, which show the proposed type, colour and texture of the proposed stonework and demonstrate it matches the existing stone and a conservation method statement for ironwork repairs/repainting and adaptation including measures to remove it, transport it, secure it during off-site repair, the location/s for off-site repair and storage and contact details for responsible persons pursuant to Conditions 3 and 4 of the listed building consent dated 11 November 2025 (25/04256/LBC).

    Decided 14 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • 25/04256/LBC Granted

    National Portrait Gallery 2 St Martin's Place London WC2H 0HE

    Alterations to existing railings to Weston Wing entrance and associated works.

    Decided 11 Nov 2025 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 25/04255/FULL Granted

    National Portrait Gallery 2 St Martin's Place London WC2H 0HE

    Alterations to existing railings to Weston Wing entrance and associated works.

    Decided 11 Nov 2025 Full applications
  • 22/03956/ADFULL Granted

    National Portrait Gallery 2 St Martin's Place London WC2H 0HE

    Details of the facing materials including, glazing, elevations and roof plans annotated to show where the materials are to be located pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission dated 9th May 2019 (RN: 19/00456/FULL).

    Decided 10 Aug 2022 Full applications
  • 22/03898/ADLBC Granted

    National Portrait Gallery 2 St Martin's Place London WC2H 0HE

    Details of samples of the facing materials including glazing, and elevations and roof plans annotated to show where the materials are to be located and details of proposed decorative schemes to galleries, including lighting pursuant to Condition 4 and 8 (part G) of listed building permission dated 9th May 2019 (RN:19/00457/LBC)

    Decided 10 Aug 2022 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 May 2026

    Received by Westminster

  2. 20 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 15 July 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 65 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Purcell LLP Agent, registered in Thames Ditton

Dissolved · incorporated 2001 · Thames Ditton

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Documents

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

10 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's median decision took 65 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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Nearby applications

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  • National Portrait Gallery 2 St Martin's Place London WC2H 0HE

    22/03956/ADFULL Submitted 16 Jun 2022 50 yards away

    Details of the facing materials including, glazing, elevations and roof plans annotated to show where the materials are to be located pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission dated 9th May 2019 (RN: 19/00456/FULL).

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 11 docs

  • National Portrait Gallery 2 St Martin's Place London WC2H 0HE

    22/03898/ADLBC Submitted 15 Jun 2022 50 yards away

    Details of samples of the facing materials including glazing, and elevations and roof plans annotated to show where the materials are to be located and details of proposed decorative schemes to galleries, including lighting pursuant to Condition 4 and 8 (part G) of listed building permission dated 9th May 2019 (RN:19/00457/LBC)

    Granted Conditions Windows or glazing 32 docs

  • National Portrait Gallery 2 St Martin's Place London WC2H 0HE

    25/09262/ADFULL Submitted 22 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Details of photographic sample/s of new stonework for: (a) the new sections of plinth, and (b) indent repairs, which show the proposed type, colour and texture of the proposed stonework and demonstrate it matches the existing stone pursuant to Condition 4 of the planning permission dated 11 November 2025 (25/04255/FULL).

    Granted Full applications 2 docs

  • National Portrait Gallery 2 St Martin's Place London WC2H 0HE

    25/09218/ADLBC Submitted 19 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Details of photographic sample/s of new stonework for: (a) the new sections of plinth, and (b) indent repairs, which show the proposed type, colour and texture of the proposed stonework and demonstrate it matches the existing stone and a conservation method statement for ironwork repairs/repainting and adaptation including measures to remove it, transport it, secure it during off-site repair, the location/s for off-site repair and storage and contact details for responsible persons pursuant to Conditions 3 and 4 of the listed building consent dated 11 November 2025 (25/04256/LBC).

    Granted Conditions 6 docs

  • National Portrait Gallery 2 St Martin's Place London WC2H 0HE

    25/09293/LBC Submitted 23 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Installation of air source heat pumps and associated roof level alterations and internal pipework.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 105 docs

  • National Portrait Gallery 2 St Martin's Place London WC2H 0HE

    25/09292/FULL Submitted 23 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Installation of air source heat pumps and associated roof level alterations.

    Granted Full applications 101 docs