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26/01677/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Approved
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Dual / alternative use of the third floor for either office (Class E) use or residential (Class C3) use. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Mar 2026
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Consultation
23 Mar 2026
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Approved
20 May 2026

Approved on 20 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Jul 2026

Documents 23

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF GRANT OF FULL PP [PE] Decision Notice · 20 May 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 20 May 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING AND HERITAGE COVER LETTER Background Papers · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 5

PDF FOURTH FLOOR AND ROOF PLAN - AS APPROVED Drawing · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SECTION A-A - AS APPROVED Drawing · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF THIRD FLOOR PLAN - PROPOSED OFFICE USE Drawing · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF THIRD FLOOR PLAN - PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL USE Drawing · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF FEECALCULATION Background Papers · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF TFL CROSSRAIL 2 COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND Consultee Comment · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LETTER (21D) Background Papers · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗

Other documents 10

PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-LA SOCIETY Background Papers · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-CROSS LONDON RAIL LINKS 1&2 Background Papers · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-CROSS LONDON RAIL LINKS 1&2 Background Papers · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS Background Papers · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS Background Papers · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE 21 OR 28 DAYS IF T&C APPL. Background Papers · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 19 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF WASTE STORAGE DETAILS Background Papers · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: 27, WARDOUR STREET W1 (See details for further address information)
List entry 1066157 · 6 m from the pin · 33 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II*, 31 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.
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Historic England ↗
Chinatown 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.
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.
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
Inside the City of Westminster built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
W1D 6PT
Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
16 Mar 2026
Ward
St James's
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 May 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
20 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Rolfe Judd Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 65 days from validation, 9 days slower than Westminster's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 83% of changes of use here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
95decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14770157
Site or press notice
23 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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