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26/04576/ADFULL - Approval of Details (Full PP) Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Details of written report of the archaeological investigation and findings pursuant to condition 9 (b) of planning permission dated 7 February 2025 (RN: ). Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
9 Jul 2026
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Approved
28 Jul 2026

Approved on 28 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF APPR. OF DETAILS-FULL RESMAT [PE] Decision Notice · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF FEECALCULATION Background Papers · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND Consultee Comment · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-CONSULTEE CLOUD STD Background Papers · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF ACK-APPROVAL OF DETAILS APPL. Background Papers · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ARCHAEOLOGY REPORT Other · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF COVER LETTER- C9 PART B Other · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 2

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Site constraints 9

Grade I listed: Somerset House and King's College Old Building
List entry 1237041 · 25 m from the pin · 16 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 12 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 ↗
Strand 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
Registered park or garden 210 m away: Victoria Embankment Gardens; 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
Approval of Details (Full PP)
Postcode
WC2R 1HL
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
St James's
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
28 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Urbanspace Planning Ltd

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15050482
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Details of written and photographic schedule of facing materials and new windows, dormers…
25/07490/ADFULL
2025 Approved
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25/06292/ADFULL
2025
Variation of condition 1 of planning permission dated 7th February 2025 (RN 23/03709/FULL…
25/02937/FULL
2023
Redevelopment comprising part demolition and part retention of existing building includin…
23/03709/FULL
2022 Withdrawn
Redevelopment of site comprising part demolition and part retention of existing building…
22/08545/FULL
2016 Approved
Demolition of existing building and redevelopment to provide a building of basement, lowe…
16/12166/FULL
Within ~100m

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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