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Planning AtlasWestminsterSt James's ward25/05853/LBC
Planning application · Westminster

25/05853/LBC.

Novello Theatre 5 Aldwych London WC2B 4LD

Listed Building at Novello Theatre 5 Aldwych London WC2B 4LD, received 18 Aug 2025 — approved on 10 Feb 2026 (delegated, Amanda Jackson).

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Approved
Outcome
10 Feb 2026
25 wks
Decision time
17 wks over the 8-week target
Conditions
not captured
26
Documents
26 linked
0
Objections
0 in support
No
Appeal
none recorded
Record from the Westminster planning register as captured; documents link to the council's own files. Nearby applications are context, not part of this application.
Application

What is it?

Alterations to the internal layout of the fourth-floor 'Novello Flat'; installation of a kitchen window on the rear elevation; and reduction in the size of the ground floor mezzanine within the entrance lobby and adjacent meeting room.

Reference
25/05853/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent Application
Case officer
Postcode
WC2B 4LD
Received
18 Aug 2025
Target date
13 Oct 2025
Decision date
10 Feb 2026
Decision route
Delegated (officer)
Status
Decided
Reference
25/05853/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent Application
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Case officer
Postcode
WC2B 4LD
Received
18 Aug 2025
Target date
13 Oct 2025
Decision date
10 Feb 2026
Decision route
Delegated (officer)
Status
Decided
Documents

What was filed?

Document
Published
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DELEGATED REPORT
10 Feb 2026
GRANT CONDITIONAL LISTED BUILDING CONSENT
10 Feb 2026
PROPOSED FIFTH FLOOR
28 Nov 2025
EXISTING FIFTH FLOOR REV A
26 Sept 2025
EXISTING FOURTH FLOOR
26 Sept 2025
EXISTING GROUND FLOOR
26 Sept 2025
PROPOSED FOURTH FLOOR REV B
26 Sept 2025
ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C)
22 Aug 2025
SITE NOTICE 21 OR 28 DAYS IF T&C APPL.
22 Aug 2025
RECEIPT OF APPLICATION
20 Aug 2025
DELEGATED REPORT
10 Feb 2026
GRANT CONDITIONAL LISTED BUILDING CONSENT
10 Feb 2026
PROPOSED FIFTH FLOOR
28 Nov 2025
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EXISTING FIFTH FLOOR REV A
26 Sept 2025
EXISTING FOURTH FLOOR
26 Sept 2025
EXISTING GROUND FLOOR
26 Sept 2025
PROPOSED FOURTH FLOOR REV B
26 Sept 2025
ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C)
22 Aug 2025
SITE NOTICE 21 OR 28 DAYS IF T&C APPL.
22 Aug 2025
RECEIPT OF APPLICATION
20 Aug 2025

Documents open on the Westminster portal (the portal needs its documents tab opened first — the link handles that). View the application page ↗

Decision

What happened?

Approved on 10 Feb 2026, delegated decision by Amanda Jackson — 25 weeks from submission (17 over the 8-week target).

Timeline

Date
Event
18 Aug 2025
Application received
13 Oct 2025
Statutory target date
10 Feb 2026
Delegated decision: Approved · Amanda Jackson
18 Aug 2025
Application received
13 Oct 2025
Statutory target date
10 Feb 2026
Delegated decision: Approved · Amanda Jackson

Public response

Measure
Count
Objections
0
In support
0
Total comments
0
Objections
0
In support
0
Total comments
0
People

Who is involved?

Name
Role
Applicant — the party who applied, not necessarily the owner
Agent · consultant profile
Case officer — delegated decision
Applicant — the party who applied, not necessarily the owner
Agent · consultant profile
Case officer — delegated decision
Place

What affects it?

Context around the site — not part of this application. Designations over the site: use the map's designations filter (conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4, flood risk …). Decisions within 250 metres of the site are listed below — context, not this application.

Other applications within 250 metres (context — nearby, not this application)

No other geocoded decision is recorded within 250 metres.