Basement And Ground Floor 57 Victoria Street London SW1H 0HP Data via plota.co.uk

25/06974/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Approved

Proposal

Alterations to the existing shopfront and formation of a new shopfront on the Victoria Street elevation, replacement of the existing glazed window with recessed brick wall on the Strutton Ground elevation; and replacement of louvres at rear ground and basement level and widening of the existing fire escape door at rear basement level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Sept 2025
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Approved
24 Apr 2026

Approved on 24 Apr 2026 · Complex Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Documents 32

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 12

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed · Article 4 Direction Class E To C3 In Central Activities Zone. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 2.8
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Westminster AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Town centre: Victoria Street
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
National infrastructure project 527 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 527 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 590 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
Also on the record
Conservation area 39 m away: Broadway And Christchurch Gardens; 6 listed buildings within 150 m; World heritage site 246 m away: Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area126 m² (1,356 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (76 out of 100)
PropertyFlat, 3 habitable rooms
Built2012 to 2021
HeatingCommunity scheme
WallsSystem built, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission Application
Postcode
SW1H 0EU
Received
29 Sept 2025
Validated
29 Sept 2025
Ward
St James's
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Nov 2025
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
24 Apr 2026
Decision level
Complex Delegated Decision
Agent
Pegasus Group

How this decision compares

Decided in 207 days from validation, 131 days slower than Westminster's median of 76 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

35%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
2,198decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →

Public comments

16comments received
16 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

101 neighbours consulted · Last counted 19 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14296449
Planning Portal ref
PP-14296449
Comments by
17 Dec 2025
Site or press notice
26 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No
Westminster
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#221 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Westminster is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #258 out of 296. Only 28% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Westminster is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 81% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 81% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Westminster decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #201 of 296
81%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #277 of 296
44%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #258 of 296
28%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #46 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
12 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
133 decided
4,602
Total decisions
648 refused in the year to March 2026

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.