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25/06827/ADFULL - Approval of Details (Full PP) Approved

Proposal

Details that Phase 1 of the archaeological fieldwork and development have been carried out in accordance with the approved scheme, pursuant to Condition 21 of planning permission dated 31 October 2024 (RN ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Sept 2025
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Approved
21 Oct 2025

Approved on 21 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF APPR. OF DETAILS-FULL RESMAT [PE] Decision Notice · 21 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 21 Oct 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND COMMENT Consultee Comment · 20 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-CONSULTEE CLOUD STD Background Papers · 7 Oct 2025 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF ACK-APPROVAL OF DETAILS APPL. Background Papers · 7 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF ARCHAEOLOGICAL WB REPORT Report · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF COVER LETTER Background Papers · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 7

Site constraints 12

Grade II* listed: The Royal College of Surgeons
List entry 1222011 · The pin is inside its outline · 18 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 13 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.
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Historic England ↗
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.
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 288 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 288 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, 728 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 ↗
Registered park or garden 44 m away: Lincoln's Inn Fields
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
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; Priority habitat 46 m away: Deciduous woodland; Designated open space 46 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 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
Approval of Details (Full PP)
Postcode
WC2A 3PE
Received
23 Sept 2025
Validated
23 Sept 2025
Ward
St James's
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Nov 2025
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
21 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Lichfields
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, 5 days faster than Westminster's median of 33 for discharge of conditions. Approved, as 90% of discharge of conditions here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
1,838decided in the last year

Plota live figures for discharge of conditions decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 19 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14338123
Planning Portal ref
PP-14338123
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Details of Signed Appendix A relating to the construction phase pursuant to condition 3 (…
25/06273/ADFULL
2025
Amendments to planning permission dated 31 October (23/06997/FULL as amended) for: partia…
25/03528/NMA
2025
Design amendments to planning permission (23/06997/FULL) for partial demolition, alterati…
25/00067/NMA
2024
Details of BRE365 percolation testing, CCTV drainage survey, impact assessment in event o…
24/07649/ADFULL
2024
Detailed completed Appendix A checklist from the Code of Construction Practice, signed by…
24/07648/ADFULL
2024
Details of an updated Cooling Hierarchy pursuant to Condition 24 of planning permission d…
24/07653/ADFULL
2023 Approved
Consultation by the City of Westminster on the submission of planning application referen…
23/01163/OBS
2023
Partial demolition, alterations and extension to existing building for use for non-reside…
23/06997/FULL
Within ~100m

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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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