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25/08221/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Approved

Proposal

Installation of an air conditioning unit at roof level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Nov 2025
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Consultation
19 Feb 2026
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Approved
2 Apr 2026
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Appeal dismissed
17 Apr 2026

Approved on 2 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Documents 18

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF GRANT OF FULL PP [PE] Decision Notice · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT_INCLUDED_IN_COVERING LETTER Superseded document · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Noise impact assessment · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING DRAWINGS Drawing · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED DRAWINGS Drawing · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF FEECALCULATION Background Papers · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LETTER (21D) Background Papers · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗

Other documents 7

PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-LA SOCIETY Background Papers · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE 21 OR 28 DAYS IF T&C APPL. Background Papers · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF SITELOCATION Background Papers · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF COVER LETTER- Other · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Soho 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Protected view corridor: 2A.2 Parliament Hill summit to the Palace of Westminster
Inside the landmark viewing corridor of a protected vista. A building that rises above the corridor's threshold height should be refused. How high that is depends on where along the view the site is.
The London Plan (policy HC4) designates strategic views, and the Mayor's London View Management Framework (March 2012) gives 13 of them a protected vista toward St Paul's Cathedral, the Palace of Westminster or the Tower of London. A vista has a threshold height that rises or falls with the line of sight. In the landmark viewing corridor, a building above it would harm the view and should be refused. In the wider setting consultation area around the corridor, a building above it is referred for consultation and its effect on the view is judged. The threshold changes along each view and is set out in the framework. A revised framework is out for consultation until 4 December 2026 and is not yet in force.
London View Management Framework ↗
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 2.5
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.
60 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 130 and 132, Wardour Street, Grade II, 16 m away · 1 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 53 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.
National infrastructure project 912 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 912 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, 48 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 10 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.

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Full Planning Permission Application
Postcode
W1F 8ZT
Received
11 Nov 2025
Validated
11 Nov 2025
Ward
West End
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Apr 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
2 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 17 Apr 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6004783 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Monmouth Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 142 days from validation, 69 days slower than Westminster's median of 73 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

36%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
2,036decided 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.

72 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14480860
Planning Portal ref
PP-14480860
Comments by
25 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
19 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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Nearby activity

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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

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