Planning application
16 Charles Street London W1J 5DR
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Modification of historic dado wall panelling to facilitate ventilation ducts to the first-floor Grand Dining Room
As published by the council, reference 26/05698/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/05698/LBC
- Category
- Heritage and listed buildings
- Status
- Pending
- Received
- 19 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2026
- Postcode
- W1J 5DR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 9 applications since 2025: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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25/08581/LBC Withdrawn
16 Charles Street London W1J 5DR
Modification of dado wall panelling to facilitate ventilation ducts to the first-floor Grand Dining Room.
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25/07951/ADLBC Awaiting decision
16 Charles Street London W1J 5DR
Details of Built in furniture, including banquettes and fan coil unit cabinets; Replacement shelving in display case: New decorative scheme for principal rooms and Ground floor tiles pursuant to partial discharge of conditions 5(d),(h) and (k) and 7d of listed building consent dated 13th April 2023 (RN: 22/03071/LBC).
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25/07428/LBC Granted
16 Charles Street London W1J 5DR
Infill of floor void at third floor with associated lighting and decorative interventions
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25/06627/FULL Awaiting decision
16 Charles Street London W1J 5DR
Variation of condition 1, 8 and 13 and removal of condition 4 of planning permission dated 13.04.2023 (RN:22/03070/FULL) for the Alterations to front and rear elevations, including alterations to door and windows to front and rear basement lightwells. Replacement of plant (at roof level and in front and rear basement lightwells) and brick clad riser to rear of building. Alterations to rear terrace including removal of existing pergola and pyramid rooflight below and infilling of existing lightwell. Internal alterations at all levels. NAMELY, to alter and amend the internal layout arrangement as well as plant, remove the condition relating to hours of plant operation, vary condition 8 to refer to the revised acoustic report and change the associated plan numbers on condition 13 (Application under Section 73 of the Act).
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25/06441/LBC Awaiting decision
16 Charles Street London W1J 5DR
Alterations to front and rear elevations, including alterations to door and windows to front and rear basement lightwells. Replacement of plant (at roof level and in front and rear basement lightwells) and brick clad riser to rear of building, alterations to rear terrace including removal of existing pergola and pyramid rooflight below and infilling of existing lightwell and internal alterations at all levels.
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25/05682/ADFULL Granted
16 Charles Street London W1J 5DR
Details of pavement vault doors pursuant to Condition 14 (Part C) of planning permission dated 04 April 2023 (RN22/03070/FULL)
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25/05681/ADLBC Granted
16 Charles Street London W1J 5DR
Detailed drawings of the pavement vault doors pursuant to Condition 5 (C) of listed building dated 13th April 2023 (RN:22/03071/LBC)
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25/05578/ADLBC Granted
16 Charles Street London W1J 5DR
Details of manufacturers details and photographs of samples of the brick cladding to rear duct; sample panel of proposed soot washing and detailed drawings of the implementation of the fire curtain works, informed by opening up works pursuant to Conditions 7 (C,) 8 and 9 (A) of listed building dated 13th April 2023 (RN: 22/03071/LBC)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Aug 2026
Received by Westminster
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28 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 October 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 61 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 decided heritage and listed building applications in a median of 87 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About heritage and listed building applications
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16 Charles Street London W1J 5DR
Modification of dado wall panelling to facilitate ventilation ducts to the first-floor Grand Dining Room.
Withdrawn Heritage and listed buildings 21 docs -
16 Charles Street London W1J 5DR
Details of manufacturers details and photographs of samples of the brick cladding to rear duct; sample panel of proposed soot washing and detailed drawings of the implementation of the fire curtain works, informed by opening up works pursuant to Conditions 7 (C,) 8 and 9 (A) of listed building dated 13th April 2023 (RN: 22/03071/LBC)
Granted Conditions 53 docs -
16 Charles Street London W1J 5DR
90% historically approved · decision due ~29 Dec
Details of Built in furniture, including banquettes and fan coil unit cabinets; Replacement shelving in display case: New decorative scheme for principal rooms and Ground floor tiles pursuant to partial discharge of conditions 5(d),(h) and (k) and 7d of listed building consent dated 13th April 2023 (RN: 22/03071/LBC).
Awaiting decision Conditions 43 docs -
16 Charles Street London W1J 5DR
Details of pavement vault doors pursuant to Condition 14 (Part C) of planning permission dated 04 April 2023 (RN22/03070/FULL)
Granted Full applications 6 docs -
16 Charles Street London W1J 5DR
Detailed drawings of the pavement vault doors pursuant to Condition 5 (C) of listed building dated 13th April 2023 (RN:22/03071/LBC)
Granted Conditions 9 docs -
16 Charles Street London W1J 5DR
90% historically approved · decision due ~4 Nov
Alterations to front and rear elevations, including alterations to door and windows to front and rear basement lightwells. Replacement of plant (at roof level and in front and rear basement lightwells) and brick clad riser to rear of building, alterations to rear terrace including removal of existing pergola and pyramid rooflight below and infilling of existing lightwell and internal alterations at all levels.
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