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26/04431/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Pending
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of a single residential unit (Use Class C3) to office (Use Class E) in connection with the wider property of 7-11 Lexington Street. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 73. The consultation period closed on 12 Aug 2026.

Documents 19

Plans & drawings 15

PDF LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION EE Drawing · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING BASEMENT PLAN Drawing · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING THIRD FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ROOF PLAN Drawing · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF GA BASEMENT PLAN Drawing · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF GA GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF GA FIRST FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF GA SECOND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF GA THIRD FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF GA ROOF PLAN Drawing · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SECTION EE Drawing · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF COVER LETTER Background Papers · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Soho 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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 2.5
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 ↗
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.
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.
25 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Ncp Multi Storey Car Park, Grade II, 37 m away · 1 Grade II*, 24 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the City of Westminster built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
W1F 9AF
Received
3 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Ward
West End
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Aug 2026
Agent
Rolfe Judd Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 73, past the statutory target. 85% of changes of use in Westminster are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 2 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 12 Sept 2026.

Day 7317 days past the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
95decided 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.

15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14948857
Comments by
12 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
22 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

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Westminster
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#221 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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