Planning application
Empire House 175 Piccadilly London W1J 9EN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Facade cleaning, external redecoration and repair work, alongside the temporary installation of scaffold ties to allow the erection of scaffolding.
As published by the council, reference 26/03926/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03926/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent Application
- Status
- Pending
- Received
- 15 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jun 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Postcode
- W1J 9EN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jun 2026
Received by Westminster
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 August 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 64 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
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DP9 Ltd Agent
Active · incorporated 2004
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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