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25/07405/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Approved

Proposal

Maintenance and repairs to front basement area; new inner tanking to pavement vault; maintenance access stairs to roof. (Linked to 25/07406/LBC) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Oct 2025
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Consultation
27 Oct 2025
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Approved
30 Mar 2026

Approved on 30 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents 38

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF GRANT OF FULL PP [PE] Decision Notice · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 4

PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Heritage Statement · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF REASONABLE EXCEPTION STATEMENT Other · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF WATERPROOFING SURVEY REPORT Other · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 16

PDF LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR PLANS Drawing · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FOURTH AND ROOF PLAN Drawing · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING EAST AND WEST ELEVATIONS Drawing · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF ELEVATION (REAR) - EXISTING_INCLUDED_IN_ELEVATION (FRONT) - EXISTING Superseded document · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF ELEVATION (SIDE) - EXISTING_INCLUDED_IN_ELEVATION (FRONT) - EXISTING Superseded document · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SECTIONS Drawing · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR AND ROOF PLAN Drawing · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED EAST AND WEST ELEVATION Drawing · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF ELEVATION (REAR) - PROPOSED_INCLUDED_IN_ELEVATION (FRONT) - PROPOSED Superseded document · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF ELEVATION (SIDE) - PROPOSED_INCLUDED_IN_ELEVATION (FRONT) - PROPOSED Superseded document · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTIONS Drawing · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED TANKING TO PAVEMENT VAULT TO HOUSE 6 Drawing · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED MAINTENANCE ACCESS STAIRCASE Drawing · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF FEECALCULATION Background Papers · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 5

PDF TFL CROSSRAIL 1 COMMENT Other · 30 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF TFL CROSSRAIL 2 COMMENT Other · 30 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND Consultee Comment · 30 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-CONSULTEE CLOUD STD Background Papers · 27 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LETTER (21D) Background Papers · 27 Oct 2025 View ↗

Other documents 9

PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 27 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-CROSS LONDON RAIL LINKS 1&2 Background Papers · 27 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-CROSS LONDON RAIL LINKS 1&2 Background Papers · 27 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-LA SOCIETY Background Papers · 27 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE 21 OR 28 DAYS IF T&C APPL. Background Papers · 27 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 17 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF SPECIFICATION Other · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF STRUCTURAL REPORT Other · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 11

Grade II* listed: 6, FRITH STREET W1 (See details for further address information)
List entry 1211966 · The pin is inside its outline · 72 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade I, 11 Grade II*, 59 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 ↗
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: 2B.1 Parliament Hill oak tree 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.
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 778 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 778 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, 187 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 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
W1D 3JA
Received
14 Oct 2025
Validated
14 Oct 2025
Ward
West End
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Mar 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
30 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
HP Architects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 167 days from validation, 91 days slower than Westminster's median of 76 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

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.

28 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14407442
Planning Portal ref
PP-14407442
Comments by
17 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
27 Oct 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
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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