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26/04183/NMA - Non-material amendments Approved
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Amendments to planning permission dated 22nd May 2026 (RN:26/00196/FULL) for Use of part first floor of amenity block as a café / bar (Sui Generis) (Retrospective). Namely, to regularise opening hours. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jun 2026
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Approved
17 Aug 2026

Approved on 17 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Aug 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF GRANT NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT Decision Notice · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF FEECALCULATION Background Papers · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF ACK - NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT Background Papers · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF S96A COVER LETTER - DOLPHIN SQUARE Other · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 12

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Pimlico 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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, 42 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 ↗
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 3.2
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 ↗
8 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 76-108, St George's Square Sw1, Grade II, 10 m away · 8 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Registered park or garden 20 m away: Dolphin Square Gardens
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
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 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat 47 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
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
Non-material amendments
Received
24 Jun 2026
Validated
24 Jun 2026
Ward
Pimlico South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
17 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Montagu Evans LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 57 days. Approved, as 83% of changes of use here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
172decided 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.

Last counted 18 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15037168
Planning Portal ref
PP-15037168
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Trees On Dolphin Square London SW1V 3LX
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25/08433/TCA
2025
Trees On Dolphin Square London SW1V 3LX
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25/03539/TCA
2025
58 Claverton Street London SW1V 3AX
Refurbishment of 5 storey Victorian terraced house, to include new external fire doors in…
25/02322/COFUL
2025
58 Claverton Street London SW1V 3AX
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25/02322/FULL
2024
Trees On Dolphin Square London SW1V 3LX
Application to remove trees (T20) Apple Tree, (T14) False Acacia and (T13) Apple Tree. In…
24/06967/TCA
2024
Flat 3 82 St George's Square London SW1V 3QX
Internal alterations.
24/05932/LBC
2024 Approved
Trees On Dolphin Square London SW1V 3LX
T42 - Fell
24/05452/TDD
2024 Approved
Mezzanine And First Floor Flat 76 St George's Square London SW1V 3QX
Conversion of one bedroom flat into two self contained residential units (Class C3) and a…
24/01435/LBC
2024 Approved
Mezzanine And First Floor Flat 76 St George's Square London SW1V 3QX
Conversion of one bedroom flat into two self contained residential units (Class C3) and a…
24/01434/FULL
2024
66 St George's Square London SW1V 3QT
Installation of two air conditioning external condenser units within an enclosure at lowe…
24/02546/FULL
2024 Approved
Trees On Dolphin Square London SW1V 3LX
1 x cherry (Drake House frontage (Photo 2 & 3)): prune back from property to give 0.7-1.2…
24/01669/TCA
2024 Approved
Trees On Dolphin Square London SW1V 3LX
T42 (Lime), T43 (Cotoneaster), T46 (Cotoneaster) and T47 (Lime): prune roots with a diame…
24/01167/TCA
2023 Approved
Trees On Dolphin Square London SW1V 3LX
1x Robinia (T9) removal.
23/07413/TCA
2023
Trees On Dolphin Square London SW1V 3LX
Removal of 2 x yukka trees (1.1 and 1.2) and 4 x false acacia stumps (2.1-2.4)
23/06339/TCA
2023
Basement Keyes House Dolphin Square London SW1V 3NA
Pruning of roots with diameters up to 25mm, in the areas marked for excavation in Appendi…
23/06091/TCA
2023
Land Between 132 And 133 Grosvenor Road London
Renovation of Dolphin Square Tennis Court Gardens, including new entrance gates, coverere…
23/05197/FULL
2023
Flat 5 62 Claverton Street London SW1V 3AX
Creation of existing flat roof to roof terrace including alterations to existing window t…
23/03975/FULL
2023 Approved
66 St George's Square London SW1V 3QT
Erection of mansard roof extension. (Amendment to listed building consent dated 21 Novemb…
23/01094/LBC
2023 Approved
Dolphin Square Hotel Dolphin Square London SW1V 3LX
Proposed upgrade of a telecommunications base station comprising of a 1.8m height raise o…
23/00242/TELCOM
2022 Approved
Dolphin Square London
Alterations to main entrance on Chichester Street to provide double height glazed entranc…
22/01030/FULL
2016 Refused
94 St George's Square London SW1V 3QY
Use of fourth floor as a self-contained two-bedroom flat. Installation of roof light at m…
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2016 Approved
Open Space Dolphin Square London SW1V 3LX
2 x sycamores (adjacent to 80 Claverton Street): removal
16/08362/TCA
2016 Withdrawn
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Internal and external alterations including demolition of brick walls and installation of…
16/04805/LBC
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Flat 4 Third Floor And Fourth Floor 90 St George's Square London SW1V 3QX
Removal of partition wall between the kitchen and living area at third floor level.
16/03501/LBC
2016 Approved
Trees On Dolphin Square London SW1V 3LX
26 x horse chestnuts: crown reduce to previous, most recent reduction points.
16/00310/TCA
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