Planning application
The Royal Institution Of Great Britain 21 Albemarle Street London W1S 4BS
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Repair and upgrade works to the Lecture Theatre including replacement of stair nosings, repair and restoration of the historic Japanese wallpaper, repair of the decorative plaster ceiling, refurbishment of lecture theatre doors and ground floor entrance doors, conservation of the copper dome of the cupola, replacement of hoist, reconfiguration of seating, refurbishment of entrance doors to 20 and other associated works.
As published by the council, reference 26/06408/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/06408/LBC
- Category
- Heritage and listed buildings
- Status
- Pending
- Received
- 18 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 18 Sep 2026
- Postcode
- W1S 4BS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/06438/CLLB Decided
The Royal Institution Of Great Britain 21 Albemarle Street London W1S 4BS
Investigative and repair works for water ingress within lecture theatre.
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25/05098/ADLBC Granted
The Royal Institution Of Great Britain 21 Albemarle Street London W1S 4BS
Details of a sample sash window (discreetly located) with the applied solar film pursuant to condition 5 of listed building dated 29th May 2025 (RN:25/01387/LBC)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Sep 2026
Received by Westminster
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28 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 November 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 86 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 119 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About heritage and listed building applications
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