Australia House Strand London WC2B 4LU Data via plota.co.uk
25/06363/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
Proposal
Repairs and waterproofing works to inside of vaults below the pavement, repair the water proofing seal around existing paver light panels to the perimeter of the building and repair / replace any broken and missing glass lenses to the existing panels. (Linked to 25/06364/LBC) Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
8 Sept 2025
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Approved
22 Apr 2026
Approved on 22 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Oct 2026
Documents 1
Decision & officer reports 1
Associated applications 2
- Repairs and waterproofing works to inside of vaults below the pavement, repair the water proofing seal around existing paver…
Site constraints 11
Grade II listed: Australia House and Government of Victoria Offices
List entry 1357166 · The pin is inside its outline · 15 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 8 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 15 with distances
- 48 mClement HouseGrade II
- 75 mAldwych Underground StationGrade II
- 80 mStatue of W E Gladstone on Island in RoadGrade II
- 92 mBush House Centre Block with flanking colonnadesGrade II
- 97 mChurch of St Mary Le StrandGrade I
- 107 mPair of K6 Telephone Kiosks Outside Bush House
- 109 mChurch of St Clement DanesGrade I
- 111 m33 and 34 Surrey StreetGrade II
- 113 mSt Clement's Watch HouseGrade II
- 114 mSomerset House and King's College Old BuildingGrade I
- 122 mEarly C17 cistern to Old Somerset House (aka The Roman Bath)Grade II
- 123 mRoyal Courts of Justice: West Green BuildingGrade II*
- 124 mThe Union Society, King's College and the Former Queen's and Norfolk HotelsGrade II
- 124 mScreen Walls, Gates, Railings and Lamps to the Law CourtsGrade I
- 145 mRoyal Courts of Justice: The Law Courts, Screen Walls, Gates, Railings and LampsGrade I
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.
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.
National infrastructure project 40 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 40 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, 581 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.
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 236 m away: Victoria Embankment Gardens; 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Westminster
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Postcode
- WC2B 4LU
- Received
- 8 Sept 2025
- Validated
- 8 Sept 2025
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 28 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 22 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Jordan & Bateman Architects Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 226 days from validation, 150 days slower than Westminster's median of 76 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.
This one226d
Council76d
UK57d
35%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
2,198decided in the last year
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 18 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14267176 - CONFIDENTIAL
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
49 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2025
Internal office refurbishment to 5th floor, Strand wing, of Australia House. Additional F…
2025
Internal office refurbishment to 5th floor, Strand wing, of Australia House. Additional F…
2025
Repairs and waterproofing works to inside of vaults below the pavement, repair the water…
2025
Internal reconfiguration of part of an office space on 3rd floor, to Aldwych side of the…
2025
Demolishing and redecoration of internal modern stud partitions with on a modern office s…
2024
Alterations to external entrance doors to the Strand and Aldwych elevations and internal…
2024
Alterations to external entrance doors to the Strand and Aldwych elevations and internal…
2024
Internal alterations to an existing ground floor office. (Linked with 24/06510/FULL)
2023
Approved
Installation of handrail to staircase at 5th and 6th floor levels to match existing.
2023
Approved
External waterproofing repair works to ledge at fourth floor level to Aldwych frontage.
2022
Approved
Alterations to two existing windows at fifth floor level within the internal northern lig…
2022
Approved
Replacement of suspended ceiling's grid, tiles, fittinngs and ancillary at various locati…
2022
Approved
Amendments to planning permission dated 20th January 2022 (RN 21/08323/FULL) for the repl…
2022
Approved
Replacement of one window on the third floor on the west elevation of the building.
2022
Approved
Cleaning, repair and replacement of areas of damaged or worn out stone floor at the groun…
2021
Approved
Replacement of windows at second floor level on west elevation of building.
2021
Approved
Replacement of windows at second floor level on west elevation of building.
2021
Approved
Replacement of the suspended ceiling grid and tiles in a number of locations throughout A…
2021
Approved
Refurbishment of 4th and 5th floors including including a new sliding wall/ door and kitc…
2021
Approved
Refurbishment of a toilet, inclusion of a new cycle store area to the upper basement leve…
2021
Approved
Retention of replacement of emergency lighting including replacement signage throughout A…
2020
Approved
Installation of an additional handrail to the existing railing balustrade located at firs…
2020
Withdrawn
Installation of an additional handrail to the existing railing balustrade located at firs…
2018
Approved
Reconfiguration of the layout of the existing archive storage and office accommodation on…
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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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