51 Westbourne Grove London W2 4UA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Use of ground floor unit as retail Class E (a) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 15 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026
Documents 19
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 7
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 7
Associated applications 2
- Use of ground floor unit as retail Class E (a)
Site constraints 8
Show all 18 with distances
- 23 m26, Westbourne Grove W2Grade II
- 44 m54-61, Kensington Gardens Square W2Grade II
- 54 m48, Kensington Gardens Square W2Grade II
- 54 m15-47, Kensington Gardens Square W2Grade II
- 63 m63-71, Kensington Gardens Square W2Grade II
- 72 mWhiteley's StoreGrade II
- 83 m12 and 14, Garway Road W2Grade II
- 90 m8 and 10, Garway Road W2Grade II
- 90 m86-92, Kensington Gardens Square W2Grade II
- 104 m2, Garway Road W2Grade II
- 114 m23-26, Leinster Square W2Grade II
- 129 m1 and 3, Garway Road W2Grade II
- 134 m75-85, Kensington Gardens Square W2Grade II
- 136 m32, Newton Road W2Grade II
- 136 m27-34, Leinster Square W2Grade II
- 137 m21 and 22, Leinster Square W2Grade II
- 141 m11, Monmouth Road W2Grade II
- 144 m17-20, Leinster Square W2Grade II
Checked on 6 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 £96,000 in October 2017. Other property, leasehold.
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 July 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
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Postcode
- W2 4UA
- Received
- 19 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 19 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Bayswater
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 19 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 15 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- R M James
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 178 days from validation, 114 days slower than Westminster's median of 64 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.
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.
14 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14559813
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14559813
- Comments by
- 18 Mar 2026
- Site or press notice
- 25 Feb 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
36 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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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