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26/06280/ADFULL - Approval of Details (Full PP) Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Details of samples of facing materials pursuant to condition 18 of planning permission dated 24 September 2024 (RN: ). Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
14 Sept 2026
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Approved
29 Sept 2026

Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF APPR. OF DETAILS-FULL RESMAT [PE] Decision Notice · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF ACK-APPROVAL OF DETAILS APPL. Background Papers · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF SAMPLE OF FACING MATERIALS Background Papers · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF COVER LETTER Background Papers · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 12

Trafalgar Square conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
National infrastructure project: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is inside 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, the site is inside its boundary).
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 ↗
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 1.2
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: West End
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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.
45 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 41, Craven Street, Grade II, 37 m away · 6 Grade I, 8 Grade II*, 30 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Registered park or garden 88 m away: Trafalgar Square
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £125,000,000 in August 2022. Other property, freehold.

19 August 2022£125,000,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
1 August 2016£3,500,000Leasehold. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area8,066 m² (86,822 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (asset rating 159)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2014, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Approval of Details (Full PP)
Postcode
WC2N 5HR
Received
14 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
St James's
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Nov 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
29 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
DP9

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15223154
Planning Portal ref
PP-15223154
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

42 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
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2025
Details of Code of Construction Practice pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission d…
25/02950/ADFULL
2025
Detailed design and method statements (in consultation with London Underground) for each…
25/02706/ADFULL
2025
Details of Site investigation and Remediation strategy for Phase 2 and 3; pursuant to con…
25/01315/ADFULL
2025
Details of Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI) pursuant to Condition 9 (A, B and C) of…
25/00704/ADFULL
2025
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25/00307/ADFULL
2023 Approved
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23/05178/FULL
2020 Withdrawn
Detailed design and method statements (in consultation with London Underground) for all o…
20/00908/ADFULL
2023 Approved
Details of design and method statements (in consultation with London Underground) for eac…
23/03094/ADFULL
2023 Approved
Details of completed Appendix A checklist from the Code of Construction Practice for the…
23/01856/ADFULL
2023 Approved
Amendments to planning permission dated 03 August 2020 (RN: 19/04162/FULL) for 'Demolitio…
23/03097/NMA
2022 Approved
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22/02470/ADV
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2019
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rudi tester - to be deleted
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.