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26/03551/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
Proposal
Alterations to shopfronts in connection with subdivision of retail unit into two units. [Linked to 26/03552/LBC] Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
29 May 2026
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Validated
2 Jun 2026
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Consultation
5 Jun 2026
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Approved
31 Jul 2026
Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Aug 2026
Documents 29
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 13
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EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
Drawing · 2 Jun 2026
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EXISTING LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN
Drawing · 2 Jun 2026
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EXISTING DUKE'S YARD ELEVATION
Drawing · 2 Jun 2026
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EXISTING DUKE STREET ELEVATION
Drawing · 2 Jun 2026
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LOCATION PLAN
Location Plan · 29 May 2026
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DEMOLITIONS GROUND FLOOR PLAN
Drawing · 29 May 2026
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DEMOLITIONS LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN
Drawing · 29 May 2026
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DEMOLITION DUKE'S YARD ELEVATION
Drawing · 29 May 2026
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DEMOLITION DUKE STREET ELEVATION
Drawing · 29 May 2026
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PROPOSED LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN
Drawing · 29 May 2026
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PROPOSED DUKE'S YARD ELEVATION
Drawing · 29 May 2026
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PROPOSED DUKE STREET ELEVATION
Drawing · 29 May 2026
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PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
Drawing · 29 May 2026
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Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 10
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ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C)
Background Papers · 5 Jun 2026
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ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS
Background Papers · 5 Jun 2026
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ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS
Background Papers · 5 Jun 2026
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CNSLT-LA SOCIETY
Background Papers · 5 Jun 2026
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CNSLT-LA SOCIETY
Background Papers · 5 Jun 2026
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CNSLT-LA SOCIETY
Background Papers · 5 Jun 2026
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SITE NOTICE 21 OR 28 DAYS IF T&C APPL.
Background Papers · 5 Jun 2026
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RECEIPT OF APPLICATION
ACKREC · 2 Jun 2026
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1ST INVALID LETTER
Background Papers · 2 Jun 2026
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ATTACHMENT SUMMARY
Background Papers · 29 May 2026
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Associated applications 2
- Alterations to shopfronts in connection with subdivision of retail unit into two units. [Linked ]
Licence at this address
Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.
Site constraints 11
Grade II listed: 1, 1A AND 2, DUKE'S YARD W1 (See details for further address information)
List entry 1066879 · The pin is inside its outline · 29 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 22 Grade II)
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.
Show the other 29 with distances
- 4 m89, Duke Street W1Grade II
- 6 mScreen Walls and Terraces and Exedra With Fountain Framing Garden to Rear of Number 88Grade II
- 18 m75-83, Duke StreetGrade II
- 22 m88, Brook Street W1Grade II*
- 23 m9, Grosvenor Square W1Grade II
- 41 m27, Gilbert Street W1Grade II
- 41 m80-84, Brook Street W1Grade II
- 53 mLondon Electricity Board Sub StationGrade II
- 63 mUkrainian Catholic CathedralGrade II*
- 82 m55-73, Duke StreetGrade II
- 82 m21, Binney StreetGrade II
- 83 m76, Brook Street W1Grade II*
- 88 m74, Brook Street W1Grade II
- 91 mThe Savile ClubGrade II*
- 96 m72, Brook Street W1Grade II*
- 103 m22, Binney StreetGrade II
- 106 m70, Brook Street W1Grade II
- 109 m67, Brook Street W1Grade II
- 110 m4, Grosvenor Square W1Grade II
- 112 m8, Balderton StreetGrade II
- 112 mGrosvenor Estate OfficeGrade II
- 116 m65, Brook Street W1Grade II
- 118 mGrosvenor Estate OfficeGrade I
- 134 mStatue of President Roosevelt in Centre of Square GardensGrade II
- 136 m27, Three Kings Yard W1Grade II
- 144 mRunning Horse Public HouseGrade II
- 146 mClarendon Buildings and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 148 m58, Davies Street W1Grade II
- 149 mChurch of St Mark'sGrade I
Mayfair 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.
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 2.5
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.
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.
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.
Registered park or garden 79 m away: Grosvenor 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.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1561 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Westminster
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Postcode
- W1K 5PG
- Received
- 29 May 2026
- Validated
- 2 Jun 2026
- Ward
- West End
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 28 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 31 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Designsplus Architects
How this decision compares
Decided in 59 days from validation, about the council's usual 57 days. Approved, as 83% of changes of use here are.
This one59d
Council57d
UK56d
49%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
172decided in the last year
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14946670
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14946670
- Comments by
- 26 Jun 2026
- Site or press notice
- 5 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
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Flat 3 81 Duke Street London W1K 5PE
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75 Duke Street London W1K 5PA
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Installation of two air conditioning condenser units at roof level planting to be introdu…
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Internal alterations to the existing guest bathroom and library to create a new bedroom w…
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Removal and reinstatement of two sets of stone steps over a newly installed waterproofing…
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Installation of two AC condenser units on the roof.
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Refused
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Hard landscaping to the courtyards at rear first floor and fourth floor levels
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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.
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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
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