Ground Floor 1 Bentinck Street London W1U 2EA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Use of the ground floor for Dual Use as Retail (Class E (a)) and Caf/e (Class E (b)) for a temporary period of 20 years. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 2 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026
Documents 19
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 10
Site constraints 10
Show the other 62 with distances
- 2 m54, Welbeck Street W1Grade II
- 19 m55a, Welbeck Street W1Grade II
- 25 m17, Welbeck Street W1Grade II
- 27 m12-14, Welbeck Street W1Grade II
- 37 m49, Welbeck Street W1Grade II
- 37 m57, Queen Anne Street W1Grade II
- 39 m3-7, Bulstrode Street W1Grade II
- 44 m48, Welbeck Street W1Grade II
- 51 m8, Bentinck Street W1Grade II
- 52 m11, Welbeck Street W1Grade II
- 54 m58, Queen Anne Street W1Grade II
- 58 m9, Bentinck Street W1Grade II
- 60 m56, Queen Anne Street W1Grade II
- 62 m21 and 22, Welbeck Street W1Grade II
- 68 m8, Welbeck Street W1Grade II
- 71 m52 and 54, Queen Anne Street W1Grade II
- 72 m23 and 24, Welbeck Street W1Grade II
- 74 m7, Welbeck Street W1Grade II
- 74 mWigmore HallGrade II
- 76 m75-6, Wimpole StreetGrade II
- 78 m78 Wimpole Street, WestminsterGrade II
- 79 m74, Wimpole Street W1Grade II
- 82 m50, Queen Anne Street W1Grade II
- 83 m42, Wigmore Street W1Grade II
- 85 m44 and 46, Wigmore Street W1Grade II
- 88 m48, Queen Anne Street W1Grade II
- 93 m43-45, Welbeck Street W1Grade II
- 93 m46, Queen Anne Street W1Grade II
- 99 m70, Wimpole Street W1Grade II
- 101 m28-32, Welbeck Street W1Grade II
- 101 m71, Wimpole Street W1Grade II
- 102 mHinde Street Methodist ChurchGrade II
- 102 m69, Wimpole Street W1Grade II
- 104 m19, Bulstrode Street W1Grade II
- 105 m67, Wimpole Street W1Grade II
- 107 mChurch House to Hinde Street Methodist ChurchGrade II
- 109 m2, Hinde Street W1Grade II
- 110 mPair of Bollards Between Numbers 79 and 80 at Entrance to Welbeck WayGrade II
- 111 m21, Bulstrode Street W1Grade II
- 114 m85, Wimpole Street W1Grade II
- 117 m13-16, Wimpole Street W1Grade II
- 118 m37, Queen Anne Street W1Grade II
- 122 m10, Wimpole Street W1Grade II
- 124 m40, Queen Anne Street W1Grade II
- 125 m4, Marylebone Mews W1Grade II
- 127 m26, WIGMORE STREET W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 128 m33-35, Thayer Street W1Grade II
- 129 m17, Wimpole Street W1Grade II
- 129 m35, Queen Anne Street W1Grade II
- 130 m38, Queen Anne Street W1Grade II
- 130 m27-37, Wigmore Street W1Grade II
- 131 mK6 Telephone Kiosk, junction of Mandeville Place and Hinde Street, MaryleboneGrade II
- 132 m7, Wimpole Street W1Grade II
- 133 m18-20, Wimpole Street W1Grade II
- 136 m33, Queen Anne Street W1Grade II
- 137 m5 and 6, Wimpole Street W1Grade II
- 141 m76 and 78, Wigmore Street W1Grade II
- 142 m61 and 62, Wimpole Street W1Grade II
- 143 m34, Queen Anne Street W1Grade II
- 144 m31, Queen Anne Street W1Grade II
- 145 mTrinity College of MusicGrade II
- 148 m24, WIGMORE STREET W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Westminster
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Postcode
- W1U 2EA
- Received
- 7 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 7 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Marylebone
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 2 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 2 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Howard de Walden Estates Limited
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 57 days. Approved, as 83% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →
Public comments
76 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14568681
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14568681
- Comments by
- 16 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 26 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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