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25/05967/P3JPA - Prior Approval Class E to Dwellings (MA) Approved
Change of useNew homes

Proposal

Notification for Prior Approval for the commercial, business and service uses (Class E) to dwellinghouses (Class C3), to create a 2 X dwellings over ground floor and first floor levels under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Aug 2025
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Approved
9 Oct 2025

Approved on 9 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Nov 2026

Documents 18

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION- APPROVAL Decision Notice · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF STATEMENT CLASS MA REPORT 31 - 33 BEETHOVEN STREET Design and Access Statement · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT CLASS MA Background Papers · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF EXISTING_DRAWINGS 19-08-25 (1) Drawing · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED DRAWINGS Drawing · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF FEECALCULATION Background Papers · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF LLFA Consultee Comment · 8 Sept 2025 View ↗

Other documents 9

PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS Background Papers · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS Background Papers · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS Background Papers · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-LOCAL AMENITY SOCIETY Background Papers · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE 21 OR 28 DAYS IF T&C APPL. Background Papers · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGH-CLASS E TO RESIDENTIAL (MA) Background Papers · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF DAYLIGHT AND SUNLIGHT REPORT - BEETHOVEN STREET Background Papers · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
7 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 156-170, Fifth Avenue W10, Grade II, 52 m away · 7 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.
Show all 7 with distances
Historic England ↗
Conservation area 20 m away: Queens Park Estate
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), 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 1 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,100,000 in November 2024. Other property, freehold.

1 November 2024£1,100,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area952 m² (10,247 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (asset rating 158)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2023, 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
Prior Approval Class E to Dwellings (MA)
Postcode
W10 4LJ
Received
21 Aug 2025
Validated
21 Aug 2025
Ward
Queen's Park
Case officer
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Target decision
15 Oct 2025
Decision
Prior Approval Approved
Decision date
9 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Drawing and Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 8 days faster than Westminster's median of 57 for changes of use. Approved, as 82% of changes of use here are.

48%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
207decided 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.

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14273087
Planning Portal ref
PP-14273087
Comments by
24 Sept 2025
Site or press notice
3 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
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Replacement of existing barrier with an automatic vehicle gate and manual pedestrian gate.
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Variation of condition 4 of planning permission dated 26 January 2012 (RN 11/05334/FULL)…
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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.