Development Site At 1-11 And 13-15 Carteret Street 40 Broadway London Data via plota.co.uk

25/07166/CLOPUD - Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) Approved

Proposal

The proposed use of the floorspace at the Site for any 'Commercial, Business and Service' use within Class E. (Development site at 1-11 And 13-15 Carteret Street, 40 Broadway) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Oct 2025
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Approved
2 Feb 2026

Approved on 2 Feb 2026 · Complex Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Documents 15

Decision & officer reports 5

PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER REPORT Report · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION 22_05034_FULL Background Papers · 3 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF DECISION 18_01395_FUL Background Papers · 3 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF DECISION 22_01513_FULL Background Papers · 3 Oct 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 3 Oct 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 3 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF FEECALCULATION Background Papers · 3 Oct 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF OBJECTION Objection Comment · 3 Dec 2025 View ↗

Other documents 6

PDF Name hidden Show Background Papers · 17 Oct 2025 View ↗
PDF CLOPUD OPINION Background Papers · 17 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 3 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF COVER LETTER Background Papers · 3 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 13

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Broadway And Christchurch Gardens 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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Protected view corridor: 23A.1 Centre of Bridge over the Serpentine to the Palace of Westminster
Inside the landmark viewing corridor of a protected vista. A building that rises above the corridor's threshold height should be refused. How high that is depends on where along the view the site is.
The London Plan (policy HC4) designates strategic views, and the Mayor's London View Management Framework (March 2012) gives 13 of them a protected vista toward St Paul's Cathedral, the Palace of Westminster or the Tower of London. A vista has a threshold height that rises or falls with the line of sight. In the landmark viewing corridor, a building above it would harm the view and should be refused. In the wider setting consultation area around the corridor, a building above it is referred for consultation and its effect on the view is judged. The threshold changes along each view and is set out in the framework. A revised framework is out for consultation until 4 December 2026 and is not yet in force.
London View Management Framework ↗
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 2.8
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 about 315 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 315 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, about 646 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 ↗
29 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 5-13, Queen Anne's Gate Sw1, Grade I, about 18 m from the postcode pin · 13 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 15 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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.
Registered park or garden about 92 m away: St James's Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed)
Received
3 Oct 2025
Validated
3 Oct 2025
Ward
St James's
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Nov 2025
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
2 Feb 2026
Decision level
Complex Delegated Decision

How this decision compares

Decided in 122 days from validation, 69 days slower than Westminster's median of 53 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 80% of lawful development certificates here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
211decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 13 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14354531
Planning Portal ref
PP-14354531
Env. assessment
No
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