51A St John's Wood High Street London NW8 7NJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Installation of new shopfront and associated alterations. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 13 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026
Documents 14
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 6
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Licence at this address
Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.
Site constraints 8
Show all 8 with distances
- 25 mIsaac Newton Public HouseGrade II
- 64 m3-6, St John's Wood Terrace Nw8Grade II
- 81 m9-23, St John's Wood Terrace Nw8Grade II
- 90 m26, Wellington Place Nw8Grade II
- 112 m1-9, St Ann's Terrace Nw8Grade II
- 123 m10-20, St Ann's Terrace Nw8Grade II
- 138 m11-25, St Ann's Terrace Nw8Grade II
- 142 m24-37, St John's Wood Terrace Nw8Grade II
Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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 September 2021, 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
- NW8 7NJ
- Received
- 2 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 2 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Regent's Park
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Application Refused
- Decision date
- 13 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 72 days from validation, 16 days slower than Westminster's median of 56 for shopfronts. Refused, as 17% of shopfronts here are.
Plota live figures for shopfronts decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14742889
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14742889
- Comments by
- 15 Apr 2026
- Site or press notice
- 25 Mar 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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.
Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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