81 - 82 Long Acre London WC2E 9NG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed use of the third floor and fourth floor and part of the second floor as ancillary guestrooms associated with the existing Public House. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Sept 2026
Documents 10
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 2
Licence at this address
Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.
Site constraints 11
Show all 33 with distances
- 16 m78 and 79, Long Acre Wc2Grade II
- 21 mThe Marlborough Public HouseGrade II
- 41 m42 and 43, Drury Lane Wc2Grade II
- 43 m11-19, Broad Court Wc2Grade II
- 44 mThe Sun Tavern Public HouseGrade II
- 62 m19 AND 20, BOW STREET WC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 71 mFormer Bow Street Magistrates Court and Police StationGrade II
- 80 mNorthernmost K2 Telephone Kiosk in Group to North of Bow Street Magistrates CourtGrade II
- 82 mK2 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to Northernmost Kiosk in Group to North of Bow Street Magistrates CourtGrade II
- 83 m38, Great Queen StreetGrade II
- 85 m60 and 61, Long AcreGrade II
- 85 mCentral K2 Telephone Kiosk in Group to North of Bow Street Magistrates CourtGrade II
- 87 mK2 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to Southernmost in Group to North of Bow Street Magistrates CourtGrade II
- 88 m36 and 37, Great Queen StreetGrade II
- 88 mSouthernmost K2 Telephone Kiosk in Group to North of Bow Street Magistrates CourtGrade II
- 90 mFreemasons HallGrade II*
- 94 m51 and 53, Shelton StreetGrade II
- 98 m7 and 8, Bow Street Wc2Grade II
- 100 m33, 34 and 35, Great Queen StreetGrade II*
- 106 m52, Floral Street Wc2Grade II
- 108 m33, Betterton StreetGrade II
- 108 m2 Bollards Either Side of Junction With Floral StreetGrade II
- 111 mBrownlow House and Attached RailingsGrade II*
- 114 mRoyal Opera HouseGrade I
- 123 m30 and 31, Great Queen StreetGrade II
- 124 mLamp post outside 11-14 Hanover PlaceGrade II
- 130 m48-52, Long Acre Wc2Grade II
- 131 mNumber 22 and Attached RailingsGrade II
- 135 m46 and 47, Floral Street Wc2Grade II
- 136 m27, 28 and 29, Great Queen StreetGrade II*
- 142 mCross Keys Public HouseGrade II
- 145 mFloral Hall (Paul Hamlyn Hall)Grade II
- 149 mMortuary, Lodge and Linking Walls and Gate Piers of Drury Lane GardensGrade II
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £299,993 in July 2025. Other property, leasehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2025, 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 (proposed)
- Postcode
- WC2E 9NG
- Received
- 20 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 20 Jan 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 16 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- DNDISURB LTD
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 147 days from validation, 90 days slower than Westminster's median of 57 for changes of use. Approved, as 83% of changes of use here are.
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 23 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14606368
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14606368
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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