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26/00314/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Approved

Proposal

Dual/alternative use of the second floor for either continued office use (Class E) or residential use (Class C3). Installation of 2no. vents to side elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 23 Sept 2026, 19:36

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Application progress

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Received

20 Jan 2026

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Consultation

23 Mar 2026

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Approved

20 May 2026

Approved on 20 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Documents 25

Site constraints 11

Grade II listed: 27, WARDOUR STREET W1 (See details for further address information)

List entry 1066157 · The pin is inside its outline · 37 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II*, 34 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 37 with distances

21 mThe Blue Posts Public HouseGrade II
22 m26, Rupert Street W1Grade II
23 m41 and 43, Wardour Street W1Grade II
25 m22 and 24, Rupert Street W1Grade II
37 mSt John's Hospital for Diseases of the SkinGrade II
47 mFormer Rialto Cinema and Cafe De ParisGrade II
51 m7 and 9, Wardour Street W1Grade II
54 m19, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
57 m30, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
58 mTrocaderoGrade II
59 m18, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
59 mLISLE STREET WC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
64 m31, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
67 mThe Queen's TheatreGrade II
67 mThe Gielgud TheatreGrade II
71 m16, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
73 mThe Apollo TheatreGrade II
82 mThe Lyric TheatreGrade II
89 m20-24, Shaftesbury AvenueGrade II
98 m14-27, Lisle Street Wc2Grade II
102 m36, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
108 mPrince of Wales TheatreGrade II
112 mPair of Piers With Urns Each Side of St Anne's, SohoGrade II
114 m18-20, Coventry Street Wc2Grade II
116 m12, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
120 mTower of St Anne's Church, SohoGrade II*
124 m22, COVENTRY STREET W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
124 m39, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
130 m40, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
132 m9, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
133 mThe London PavilionGrade II
135 m63 Old Compton StreetGrade II
137 m41, Gerrard Street W1Grade II
141 m34, Haymarket Sw1Grade II*
142 mChurch of Notre Dame de FranceGrade II*
146 m33, Haymarket Sw1Grade II
147 mClareville HouseGrade II

Historic England ↗

Chinatown 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 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 ↗

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.

National infrastructure project 532 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel

The site is 532 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, 34 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 ↗

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.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

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Important details

Council: Westminster
Application type: Full Planning Permission Application
Received: 20 Jan 2026
Validated: 20 Jan 2026
Ward: St James's
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 20 May 2026
Decision: Application Permitted
Decision date: 20 May 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Agent: Rolfe Judd Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 120 days from validation, 63 days slower than Westminster's median of 57 for changes of use. Approved, as 83% of changes of use here are.

This one120d

Council57d

UK56d

48%decided within 8 weeks

83%approved

169decided in the last year

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.

55 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14624301
Planning Portal ref: PP-14624301
Comments by: 22 Apr 2026
Site or press notice: 23 Mar 2026
Env. assessment: No

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

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Proposal

Application progress

Documents 25

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 2

Plans & drawings 7

Application forms 3

Consultation & comments 3

Other documents 8