20 Pimlico Road London SW1W 8LJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/04188/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Approved
Change of useCommercial & major worksCommercial premises

Proposal

Amalgamation of commercial units at basement level of No.s 20 and 22 with ground floor of No. 20 to form one retail unit (Class E). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jun 2026
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Approved
11 Aug 2026

Approved on 11 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 14

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF GRANT OF FULL PP [PE] Decision Notice · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DA HERITAGE STATEMENT REV 02 Design and Access Statement · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXIST PLANS REV P2 Drawing · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLANS REV P2 Drawing · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROP STAIR DETAILS REV P2 Drawing · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF FEECALCULATION Background Papers · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LETTER (21D) Background Papers · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE 21 OR 28 DAYS IF T&C APPL. Background Papers · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: Nos 20a, 20, 22 24, 26, 28, 30 and 30a and 45, 47, 49 to 66, 67, 69, 71 to 88, 91 and 93 to 110 Coleshill Flats
List entry 1265626 · The pin is inside its outline · 21 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade I, 19 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 21 with distances
Historic England ↗
Belgravia 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed. 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.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 3.2
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 17 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 17 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, 326 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 ↗
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 2 November 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 area140 m² (1,507 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 64)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2020, 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
Full Planning Permission Application
Postcode
SW1W 8LJ
Received
24 Jun 2026
Validated
24 Jun 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
11 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Paul Forster Architecture & Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 9 days faster than Westminster's median of 57 for changes of use. Approved, as 82% of changes of use here are.

48%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
207decided 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.

50 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15036976
Planning Portal ref
PP-15036976
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

2020 Approved
Display of externally illuminated fascia sign measuring 180mm x 4730mm.
20/06538/ADV
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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3 x London planes (T2, T3, T4, rear): Reduce crowns back to previous most recent points o…
25/06224/TCA
2025 Approved
Mozart Terrace 186 Ebury Street London SW1W 8UP
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25/06154/TPO
2025 Approved
30 Pimlico Road London SW1W 8LJ
Installation of a new shopfront including glazing to rear sash windows and other associat…
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
The Orange Public House 37 - 39 Pimlico Road London SW1W 8NE
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2025
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2025
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2025
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Installation of orangery extension to replace existing conservatory including minor layou…
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2025
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25/03247/FULL
2025
26 Pimlico Road London SW1W 8LJ
Replacement of shopfront and rear sash windows, installation of rear wall mounted externa…
25/03248/LBC
2025
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Installation of replacement secondary glazing.
25/00484/LBC
2024 Withdrawn
St Barnabas Parsonage St Barnabas Street London SW1W 8PF
Installation of secondary glazing.
24/08703/FULL
2024
9 Coleshill Flats Ebury Street London SW1W 8LW
Replacement of all existing front and rear windows (Flat 9)
24/08891/LBC
2024
20C Pimlico Road London SW1W 8LJ
Layout alteration to basement and ground floors and associated works.
24/04960/LBC
2024 Approved
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Display of signwritten fascia signs, hand painted wooden wall sign beside main entrance a…
24/01719/ADV
2024
24 Pimlico Road London SW1W 8LJ
Installation of a non-illuminated, projecting, hanging sign between 22 and 24 Pimlico Roa…
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2018 Approved
231 Ebury Street London SW1W 8UT
Use of the public highway measuring 4.1m x 10.4m for the placing of nine tables, 36 chair…
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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.