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26/03857/CLEUD - Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) Approved
Change of use

Proposal

Use of basement and ground floors as Use Class F1. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Jun 2026
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Approved
11 Aug 2026

Approved on 11 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Aug 2026

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF GRANT OF CLEUD [PE] Decision Notice · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF APPENDIX 1 - 2106986FULL DELEGATED REPORT AND DECISION NOTICE Background Papers · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 6

PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF COVER LETTER Background Papers · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF APPENDIX 2 - SCHOOL OF WOK LEASE - NOT TO BE UPLOADED Background Papers · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF APPENDIX 3- GOOGLE MAPS STREET VIEW IMAGES Background Papers · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Covent Garden 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
National infrastructure project 122 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 122 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, 22 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 ↗
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.
71 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 60, Chandos Place Wc2, Grade II, 4 m away · 9 Grade II*, 62 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 ↗
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; 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.

Building

Floor area131 m² (1,410 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 57)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2022, 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
Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)
Postcode
WC2N 4HG
Received
12 Jun 2026
Validated
12 Jun 2026
Ward
St James's
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Aug 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
11 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
ROK Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 60 days from validation, about the council's usual 57 days. Approved, as 83% of changes of use here are.

48%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
165decided 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.

Last counted 12 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14941042
Planning Portal ref
PP-14941042
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Approved
Dual/ alternative use of the basement and ground floors as continued Class F1 or Class E…
21/06986/FULL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
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2025
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25/07884/LBC
2025
6 Bedford Street London WC2E 9HZ
Installation of four low level projecting signs and two hand painted signs (Linked to 25/…
25/07854/LBC
2025
6 Bedford Street London WC2E 9HZ
Installation of a new shopfront, windows and doors onto Bedford Street and Chandos Place…
25/07385/FULL
2025
6 Bedford Street London WC2E 9HZ
Installation of a new shopfront, windows and doors onto Bedford Street and Chandos Place…
25/07386/LBC
2025
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Installation of external ducting to the rear elevation and condensers at rear ground floo…
25/07313/FULL
2025
6 Bedford Street London WC2E 9HZ
Installation of external ducting to the rear elevation and condensers at rear ground floo…
25/07314/LBC
2025
19 Henrietta Street London WC2E 8QH
Variation of condition 5 of planning permission dated 13 October 2023 (RN: 23/05812/FULL)…
25/07188/FULL
2025 Approved
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2025 Refused
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2025 Refused
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25/04332/LBC
2025 Refused
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Installation of a new shopfront and replacement of windows onto Bedford Street and Chando…
25/04331/FULL
2025 Refused
6 Bedford Street London WC2E 9HZ
Installation of three internally illuminated projecting signs.
25/04295/LBC
2025 Refused
6 Bedford Street London WC2E 9HZ
Display of two internally illuminated projecting signs measuring 0.5m x 0.9m and display…
25/04328/ADV
2025
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2025
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Use of various areas of the public highway outside Nos. 3, 4, 5-6, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17…
25/04311/FULL
2025
23 - 24 Henrietta Street London WC2E 8ND
Installation of two retractable awnings and anchor bolt fixings, removal/relocation of se…
25/04316/LBC
2025 Approved
16 Henrietta Street London WC2E 8QH
Display of externally illuminated fascia sign measuring 1.289 m x 0.485 m and externally…
25/02886/ADV
2025
9 Adelaide Street WC2N 4HZ
External alterations to shopfront comprising of replacement of existing fixed glazing wit…
25/03484/FULL
2025
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25/02997/FULL
2020 Approved
23 Bedfordbury London WC2N 4BN
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2021 Approved
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2020 Withdrawn
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2020 Approved
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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

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.