Charing Cross Hotel Strand London WC2N 5HX Data via plota.co.uk
25/06655/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
Proposal
Replacement of door and blocking up of five windows at ground, mezzanine and first floor levels to the south western elevation. Data via plota.co.uk
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17 Sept 2025
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Approved
6 Nov 2025
Approved on 6 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Oct 2026
Documents 16
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 6
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BLOCK AND LOCATION PLAN
Location Plan · 17 Sept 2025
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THE LOCATION PLAN
Location Plan · 17 Sept 2025
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ELEVATIONS AS EXISTING AND AS PROPOSED
Drawing · 17 Sept 2025
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ELEVATION (SIDE) - PROPOSED
Background Papers · 17 Sept 2025
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WINDOW INFILL DETAIL
Drawing · 17 Sept 2025
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STEEL DOOR DETAIL
Drawing · 17 Sept 2025
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Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 12
Grade II listed: Charing Cross Hotel
List entry 1236707 · The pin is inside its outline · 49 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 Grade I, 16 Grade II*, 27 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 49 with distances
- 33 mQueen Eleanor Memorial CrossGrade II*
- 38 m41, Craven StreetGrade II
- 39 m40, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 43 m39, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 51 m38, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 51 mShip and Shovel Public HouseGrade II
- 52 m37, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 56 m36, Craven Street Wc2Grade I
- 61 m27 and 29, John Adam Street Wc2Grade II
- 64 m35, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 67 m434-437, STRAND WC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II*
- 70 m11 and 12, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 72 m1, Craven Passage Wc2Grade II
- 74 m8, Buckingham Street Wc2Grade II*
- 75 m13 and 14, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 75 m33 and 34, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 76 m9, Buckingham Street Wc2Grade II*
- 81 mListed buildings 1066926
- 81 m10, Buckingham Street Wc2Grade II*
- 83 m11, Buckingham Street Wc2Grade II*
- 84 m32, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 88 mDrinking Fountain Attached to Church Walls and Railing to Church of St Martin-in-the-FieldsGrade II
- 92 m31, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 92 m12, Buckingham Street Wc2Grade I
- 95 m22, Buckingham Street Wc2Grade II
- 98 m21, Buckingham Street Wc2Grade II*
- 99 mK6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- 99 m25-30, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 100 m20, Buckingham Street Wc2Grade II*
- 103 m19, Buckingham Street Wc2Grade II*
- 105 mJohn Law Baker Memorial Drinking Fountain (St Martin in the Fields Churchyard)Grade II
- 105 m21, John Adam Street Wc2Grade II
- 106 m13, Buckingham Street Wc2Grade II*
- 107 m14, Buckingham Street Wc2Grade II*
- 112 mChurch of St Martin in the FieldsGrade I
- 115 m18, Buckingham Street Wc2Grade II*
- 118 mSouth Africa HouseGrade II*
- 120 m17, Buckingham Street Wc2Grade II*
- 123 mSt Martin in the Fields Secondary SchoolGrade II*
- 123 m6 and 7, York Buildings Wc2Grade II
- 133 mGateway and railings across south end of street with retaining wall steps down to Victoria Embankment GardensGrade II
- 137 mYork Water GateGrade I
- 138 mChurchyard Walls and Railings Surrounding Church of St Martin in the Fields on North, South, East and West SidesGrade I
- 141 mPlayhouse TheatreGrade II
- 143 mSt Martin's Vestry HallGrade II*
- 146 mNorthumberland House (Victoria Buildings)Grade II
- 147 mFormer Charing Cross Hospital (East Side)Grade II
- 147 mNigeria HouseGrade II
- 148 mChurchyard Wall and Railings Adjoining Entrance to Crypt, on North Side of Church of St Martin in the FieldsGrade II
Trafalgar Square 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.
National infrastructure project: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is inside 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, 18 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.
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.
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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 128 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
- WC2N 5HX
- Received
- 17 Sept 2025
- Validated
- 17 Sept 2025
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 12 Nov 2025
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 6 Nov 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- structureHaus
How this decision compares
Decided in 50 days from validation, 26 days faster than Westminster's median of 76 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.
This one50d
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.
13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 18 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14303858
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14303858
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
37 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2025
Door replacement and blocking up of 5 windows at ground, mezzaine and first floor levels…
2025
Approved
Detailed drawings of the new doors pursuant to Condition 3 of listed building consent dat…
2025
Approved
Detail drawings of the new doors pursuant to Condition 4 of planning permission dated 6 F…
2024
Replacement of the existing fire escape staircase to the southwestern elevation of The Ch…
2024
Replacement of the existing fire escape staircase to the southwestern elevation of The Ch…
2024
Display of non illuminated fascia sign measuring 1.7m X 1.02m, 1.7m X 1.02m, 1.7m X 1.2m…
2021
Approved
Refurbishment of first floor restaurant, conservatory and bar.
2021
Approved
Installation of digital screens to public areas and meeting rooms.
2020
Approved
Display of two fascia signs either side of main entrance each measuring 0.32m x 0.72m, a…
2020
Approved
Installation of two fascia signs either side of main entrance, a non illuminated fascia s…
2019
Approved
Installation of 4 small rawl eyebolts on the Villiers St elevation of the Amba Hotel for…
2016
Approved
Installation of four eyebolts/plates for the hanging of a festive lighting for the length…
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External alterations to Villiers Street facade including replacement of partially louvere…
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Erection of an independent roof over an existing yard accessed off Hungerford Lane.
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Internal floor remedial works within units 17 and 18 located in the south eastern corner…
2025
34 Craven Street London WC2N 5NP
Erection of a free standing roof over an existing yard accessed off Hungerford Lane, a pr…
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2025
Ground Floor 442 Strand London WC2R 0QU
Shopfront alterations; cladding of step in marble and addition brass anti slip studs; ins…
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Display of a non- illuminated fascia sign measuring 2.03m x 0.68m on new white tiled fasc…
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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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