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25/08105/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Pending

Proposal

Change of use of 4 - 7 Goodwin's Court from Use Class E to four residential units and refurbishment of windows (Linked to 25/08106/LBC). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Nov 2025
✓
Validated
12 Nov 2025
Decision
Target date was 27 Apr 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 6 Nov 2026; it is now day 359.

Documents 32

Statements & assessments 7

PDF HERITAGE WINDOW NOTE Background Papers · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN STATEMENT Background Papers · 12 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF GROUND AND DRAINAGE LOWER FLOORS Drawing · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF GROUND AND DRAINAGE UPPER FLOORS Drawing · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN STATEMENT 23.10.25 Background Papers · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PLANNING DESIGN ACCESS STATEMENT 06.11.25_FINAL Design and Access Statement · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Heritage Statement · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 5

PDF LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING AND PROPOSED DRAWINGS Drawing · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF VENTILATION SERVICES LOWER FLOORS Drawing · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF VENTILATION SERVICES UPPER FLOORS Drawing · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF WATER AND POWER SERVICES LOWER FLOORS Drawing · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF FEECALCULATION Background Papers · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LETTER (21D) Background Papers · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LETTER (21D) Background Papers · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗

Other documents 16

PDF VIABILITY REPORT Background Papers · 20 May 2026 View ↗ PDF RADON TEST Background Papers · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF WINDOW SCOPE OF WORKS. Background Papers · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF REDUCING RADON Background Papers · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF CONTAMINATED LAND REPORT Background Papers · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-LA SOCIETY Background Papers · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-LA SOCIETY Background Papers · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS Background Papers · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS Background Papers · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE 21 OR 28 DAYS IF T&C APPL. Background Papers · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 12 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF 1ST INVALID LETTER Background Papers · 12 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF ACOUSTICS REPORT Background Papers · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF FE03828 4 7 GOODWINS COURT FIRE SAFETY MARK UPS REV01 Background Papers · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Grade II* listed: 1-8, Goodwin's Court Wc2
List entry 1066764 · The pin is inside its outline · 72 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 Grade II*, 67 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 72 with distances
Historic England ↗
Covent Garden 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.
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 243 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 243 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, 24 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 ↗
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.
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
WC2N 4LL
Received
6 Nov 2025
Validated
12 Nov 2025
Ward
St James's
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Apr 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
4D Planning

Decision outlook

Day 359, past the statutory target. 58% of full applications in Westminster are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 31 Oct 2026.

Day 359303 days past the 56-day target
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.

75 neighbours consulted · Last counted 31 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14434150
Planning Portal ref
PP-14434150
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Change of use of four premises from Use Class E to residential, refurbishment of windows…
25/08106/LBC
2025 Withdrawn
Internal alterations to 4-7 Goodwin's Court. (Linked with 25/03857/FULL)
25/03858/LBC
2025 Withdrawn
Use of 4-7 Goodwin's Court as four x two bedroom dwellings. (Linked with 25/03858/LBC)
25/03857/FULL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
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2025
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Installation of new internal fire doors throughout the building.
25/07315/LBC
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Variation of Condition 5 of planning permission dated 4th August 2023 (RN 23/04192/FULL)…
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Installation of secondary glazing at first, second and third floor levels.
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2025
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Installation of an air-conditioning system comprising an external condenser unit on rear…
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2025
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2024
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Installation of external heaters to shopfront. (Linked with 24/08995/LBC)
24/08994/FULL
2024
Basement And Ground Floor 4 New Row London WC2N 4LH
Installation of external heaters to shopfront. (Linked with 24/08994/FULL)
24/08995/LBC
2024
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Internal works associated with the use of the building as a composite delicatessen, resta…
24/08504/LBC
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Westminster
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#221 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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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