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The Victoria Tower Gardens Millbank London SW1P 3YB

Awaiting decision Westminster 26/04921/OBS

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

Proposal

Application called in by the Minisry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (ref: APP/XF990/V/19/3240661) for: Installation of the United Kingdom Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre including excavation to provide a basement and basement mezzanine for the learning centre (Class D1); erection of a single storey entrance pavilion; re-provision of the Horseferry Playground and refreshments kiosk (Class A1); repositioning of the Spicer Memorial; new hard and soft landscaping and lighting around the site; and all ancillary and associated works. Please find below a link to the Gov.uk webpage where the above documents are available. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/holocaust-memorial-and-learning-centre-updated-planning-application-documents

As published by the council, reference 26/04921/OBS

Application record

Reference
26/04921/OBS
Status
Pending
Received
16 Jul 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Postcode
SW1P 3YB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Westminster register

This site has had 8 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/05170/ADV Awaiting decision

    The Victoria Tower Gardens Millbank London SW1P 3YB

    Display of 15ft traditional tree planned for Victoria Tower Gardens with white lights and silver, blue and purple mixed size baubles with London Heritage Quarter branded base (from 10 November 2025 until 03 January 2027)

    Submitted 31 Jul 2026 Advertising
  • 26/05095/TPO Decided

    The Victoria Tower Gardens Millbank London SW1P 3YB

    Tree surgery as per attached specification entitled 26/05095/TPO Victoria Tower Gardens dated 03 September 2026.

    Submitted 29 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 26/03834/ADV Awaiting decision

    The Victoria Tower Gardens Millbank London SW1P 3YB

    Display of a non-illuminated PVC banner measuring 1m x 3m for a temporary period from 01 September 2026 to 01 October 2027.

    Submitted 11 Jun 2026 Advertising
  • 26/02104/ADV Awaiting decision

    The Victoria Tower Gardens Millbank London SW1P 3YB

    Display of one non illuminated Lion sculpture for the Pride in the Quarter Trail, celebrating the 2026 World Cup and LGBTQ+ pride measuring 1.2m x 0.9m x 1.9m from 1st June 2026 until 10th Augsut 2026.

    Submitted 30 Mar 2026 Advertising
  • 25/07908/ADFULL Granted

    The Victoria Tower Gardens Millbank London SW1P 3YB

    Details of the results of the chemical testing undertaken as part of the ground site investigation pursuant to Condition 5 of planning permission dated 7th July 2023 (RN: 23/02182/FULL)

    Decided 13 Mar 2026 Full applications
  • 25/05273/ADV Granted

    The Victoria Tower Gardens Millbank London SW1P 3YB

    Display of 15ft traditional tree planned for Victoria Tower Gardens with white lights and silver, blue and purple mixed size baubles with London HeritageQuarter branded base (from 15 November 2025 until 06 January 2026)

    Decided 14 Aug 2025 Advertising
  • 22/05300/TPO Granted

    The Victoria Tower Gardens Millbank London SW1P 3YB

    Trees T1 to T23 are all Platanus x hispanica. T1 (0W2U): Tip reduce limb to south and SSE 2m and lift rest of southerly crown until 1 m above wall. T2 (0W2T): Thin main southern lower crown section by 20%. Drop crotch thin inner crown to SW by 30%. T3 (0W2S): Drop crotch thin central lower limb to SSW by 20%. T4 (0W2R): Thin lower section of lowest limb to SE 30%. Drop crotch lower branches by 30% on lowest limb to SSW. T5 (0W2Q): Tip back southern lower crown by 1m. T6 (0W2P): Thin lower central limb tips by 30% and shorten lower limb SSW by 1m. T7 (0W2N): Thin lower central limb by 30%. T8 (0W2M): Tip back central lower branch by 1m and drop crotch lowest branch by 2m on the lower limb to SW. T9 (0W2L): Thin all lowest branches to south by 30%. T10 (0W2K): Thin two lowest central limbs to south and SSW by 30%. T11 (0W2J): Lift lowest central limbs to south by 1m and remove lower fork of lowest limb SSW. T12 (0W2H): Remove lower fork of central limb to south and lift remaining branches to south by 1m. T13 (0W28): Thin central lower limb to south by 30% and lift remaining branches by 1m. T14 (0W27): Thin central lower limbs to south by 30% and drop crotch each of lower limb SSW by 2m. T15 (0W26): Thin both lower limbs to south by 30% and lift remaining by 1m. T16 (0W25): Thin central lower crown to south and lowest limb by 30%. T17 (0W24): Drop crotch lift central lower crown to south by 2m. T18 (0W23): Drop crotch central lower limb to south back 2.5m, thin lowest branches by 20%. T19 (0W22): Drop crotch central lowest limb to south back 2m T20 (0W21): Tip back lowest branches to south by 1m. T21 (0W20): Thin central lowest limb to south 20% and lift remaining branches 1m. T22 (0W1Z) Drop crotch lowest limb SSW back 2m. Thin central lower crown to south 20%. T23 (0W1Y): Drop crotch lift lowest branches to south 1m.

    Decided 16 Aug 2022 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Jul 2026

    Received by Westminster

  2. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 September 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 66 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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 66 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

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Nearby applications

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  • The Victoria Tower Gardens Millbank London SW1P 3YB

    26/05170/ADV Submitted 31 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    84% historically approved · decision due ~25 Sep

    Display of 15ft traditional tree planned for Victoria Tower Gardens with white lights and silver, blue and purple mixed size baubles with London Heritage Quarter branded base (from 10 November 2025 until 03 January 2027)

    Awaiting decision Advertising Trees
  • The Victoria Tower Gardens Millbank London SW1P 3YB

    26/05095/TPO Submitted 29 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    100% historically approved · decision due ~23 Sep

    Tree surgery as per attached specification entitled 26/05095/TPO Victoria Tower Gardens dated 03 September 2026.

    Decided Trees
  • The Victoria Tower Gardens Millbank London SW1P 3YB

    25/05273/ADV Submitted 29 Jul 2025 50 yards away

    Display of 15ft traditional tree planned for Victoria Tower Gardens with white lights and silver, blue and purple mixed size baubles with London HeritageQuarter branded base (from 15 November 2025 until 06 January 2026)

    Granted Advertising Trees 12 docs
  • The Victoria Tower Gardens Millbank London SW1P 3YB

    25/07908/ADFULL Submitted 29 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Details of the results of the chemical testing undertaken as part of the ground site investigation pursuant to Condition 5 of planning permission dated 7th July 2023 (RN: 23/02182/FULL)

    Granted Full applications 10 docs
  • 55 Unit B Nine Elms Lane SW11 7DS

    2026/2427 Submitted 27 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    89% historically approved · decision due ~22 Oct

    Submission of details pursuant to the discharge of Conditions 28 and 50 of planning application 2019/2250 dated 18/12/2020 (Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for variations to Conditions 9 (Parameter Plans), 10 (GEA Floorspace Limits), 34 (BREEAM) and 52 (Wind Mitigation) of part outline and part detail planning permission 2017/6762 dated 28th March 2019 for 'Minor Material Amendment pursuant to Conditions 1 (time limit), 2 (time limit for reserved matters), 9 (parameter plans), 11 (Maximum Floorspaces), 15 (distribution and internal configuration of residential units for each plot), 32 (construction sequence and delivery plan) and 41 (land and groundwater contamination) of part outline and part detailed planning permission 2016/2424, dated 23rd January 2017 for 'Minor Material Amendment pursuant to Conditions 3 (reserved matters), 9 (parameter plans), 10 (GEA floorspace limits), 13 (residential unit limit), 18 (car parking space limit), 32 (B8 use restriction) and 41 (land and groundwater contamination) of part outline and part detailed planning permission 2011/2462, dated 30/03/12 for demolition of all existing buildings and construction of a mixed use redevelopment comprising 7 building plots with buildings up to 23 storeys high to provide residential units; commercial and community floorspace; associated basement parking and part of the 'Nine Elms Linear Park'. All matters reserved apart from the appearance and scale of Blocks B1, D1 & G and two new access points from Nine Elms Lane.' An addendum to the Environmental Statement has been submitted under The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended).)

    Awaiting decision Demolition
  • 55 Unit D Nine Elms Lane SW11 7DS

    2026/0452 Submitted 3 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Submission of details pursuant to the partial discharge of Condition 50 (Noise Insulation) in respect of Unit D, Plot D only of planning permission 2019/2250 dated 18/12/2020.

    Granted Full applications 4 docs