South West Wing Bush House Strand London WC2B 4RD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Details of windows pursuant to Condition 29 (partial discharge) of planning permission dated 10 March 2025 (RN: ). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 2 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Oct 2026
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 2
Application forms 1
Other documents 4
Associated applications 12
- ConditionsDetails of windows pursuant to Condition 29 (partial discharge) of planning permission dated…This application25/08092/ADFULL
Show 10 more · 7 approved, 2 pending, 1 withdrawn
Site constraints 10
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- 23 mIndia HouseGrade II
- 29 mMarconi HouseGrade II
- 40 mBush House Centre Block with flanking colonnadesGrade II
- 48 mChurch of St Mary Le StrandGrade I
- 58 mSomerset House and King's College Old BuildingGrade I
- 58 m152 and 153, Strand Wc2Grade II
- 85 mThe Waldorf HotelGrade II
- 85 mThe Aldwych TheatreGrade II
- 85 mPair of K6 Telephone Kiosks Outside Bush House
- 90 mNovello TheatreGrade II
- 107 mInveresk HouseGrade II
- 108 mStatue of George Iii in Somerset House QuadrangleGrade I
- 120 mAldwych Underground StationGrade II
- 123 mDuchess TheatreGrade II
- 127 m17, Exeter Street Wc2Grade II
- 128 mAustralia House and Government of Victoria OfficesGrade II
- 131 mSt Clement's Watch HouseGrade II
- 140 m15, Catherine Street Wc2Grade II
- 143 m40 and 42, Tavistock Street Wc2Grade II
- 144 mEarly C17 cistern to Old Somerset House (aka The Roman Bath)Grade II
- 146 m33 and 34 Surrey StreetGrade II
- 148 m34-38, Tavistock Street Wc2Grade II
- 148 mThe Union Society, King's College and the Former Queen's and Norfolk HotelsGrade II
- 150 mLyceum TheatreGrade II*
Checked on 9 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £84,976,000 in July 2022. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2020, 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
- Approval of Details (Full PP)
- Postcode
- WC2B 4RD
- Received
- 6 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 6 Nov 2025
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 1 Jan 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 2 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Montagu Evans LLP
- Freehold owner
- Show
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 12 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14390323
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14390323
- Env. assessment
- No
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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.
Freehold owner: 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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South West Wing Bush House Strand London WC2B 4RD
Reconfiguration and extension of the existing building, including: creation of double height rear courtyard extension, partial lowering of existing basement floor level, new ground floor entrance doors and first floor windows to principal frontages, works to lightwells, re-provision of, and extension to, existing rooftop plantroom, provision of plant equipment and plant screen, installation of a green roof and photovoltaic panels at roof level, provision of end of trip facilities and cycle parking, replacement of…
- Received
- 23 Sep 2024
- Outcome
- Pending