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25/06489/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Approved

Proposal

Dual/alternative use of part ground floor for education (Class F1 (a)) or offices (Class E (g)). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Sept 2025
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Approved
4 Nov 2025

Approved on 4 Nov 2025 · Complex Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Documents 19

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF GRANT OF FULL PP [PE] Decision Notice · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 11 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 11 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 11 Sept 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 11 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF FEECALCULATION Background Papers · 11 Sept 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF ECNSLT-STD EXT CONSULTEES Background Papers · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LETTER (21D) Background Papers · 18 Sept 2025 View ↗

Other documents 10

PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 18 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS Background Papers · 18 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS Background Papers · 18 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-LA SOCIETY Background Papers · 18 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-LA SOCIETY Background Papers · 18 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE 21 OR 28 DAYS IF T&C APPL. Background Papers · 18 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 11 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF AREA MEASURE REPORT Background Papers · 11 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF APPLICANTS COVERING LETTER Background Papers · 11 Sept 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 11

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 217 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 217 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, 454 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.
15 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Bruce House, Grade II, 25 m away · 1 Grade I, 13 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 15 with distances
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.
Conservation area 17 m away: Strand
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
Registered park or garden 217 m away: Lincoln's Inn Fields; 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
WC2B 4AY
Received
11 Sept 2025
Validated
11 Sept 2025
Ward
St James's
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Nov 2025
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
4 Nov 2025
Decision level
Complex Delegated Decision
Agent
Stantec UK Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 22 days faster than Westminster's median of 76 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

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.

163 neighbours consulted · Last counted 18 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14300061
Planning Portal ref
PP-14300061
Comments by
22 Oct 2025
Site or press notice
1 Oct 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

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2019 Approved
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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

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