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16 Leicester Square London WC2H 7NG

Awaiting decision Westminster 26/04155/FULL Full Planning Permission Application

Works: Extension Windows or glazing

Relates to 26/04156/LBC

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

Proposal

Extension at first floor level; new and replacement windows, doors and external escape stairs; new ventilation plant; facade alterations; and internal works including a new lift, replacement staircase and changes to the layout at all floors. (Linked to 26/04156/LBC)

As published by the council, reference 26/04155/FULL

Application record

Reference
26/04155/FULL
Type
Full Planning Permission Application
Status
Pending
Received
23 Jun 2026
Validated
23 Jun 2026
Ward
St James's
Postcode
WC2H 7NG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Westminster register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 26/04156/LBC Awaiting decision

    16 Leicester Square London WC2H 7NG

    Extension at first floor level; new and replacement windows, doors and external escape stairs; new ventilation plant; facade alterations; and internal works including a new lift, replacement staircase and changes to the layout at all floors. (Linked to 26/04155/FULL)

    Submitted 23 Jun 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Jun 2026

    Received by Westminster

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 18 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 91 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 26/04156/LBC Awaiting decision

    16 Leicester Square London WC2H 7NG

    Extension at first floor level; new and replacement windows, doors and external escape stairs; new ventilation plant; facade alterations; and internal works including a new lift, replacement staircase and changes to the layout at all floors. (Linked to 26/04155/FULL)

    Submitted 23 Jun 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 26/04156/LBC Awaiting decision

    16 Leicester Square London WC2H 7NG

    Extension at first floor level; new and replacement windows, doors and external escape stairs; new ventilation plant; facade alterations; and internal works including a new lift, replacement staircase and changes to the layout at all floors. (Linked to 26/04155/FULL)

    Submitted 23 Jun 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

daab design limited Agent, a design practice registered in London

Active · incorporated 2013 · London

2 applications on PlanIndex

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Documents

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

32 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 full applications in a median of 119 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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    26/04156/LBC Submitted 23 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    90% historically approved · decision due ~18 Aug

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