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25/07378/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Approved

Proposal

Use of building as commercial, business and service uses (Class E); external alterations comprising new office entrance, shopfront and replacement windows; installation of replacement plant equipment, PV panels, mansafe system and roof lights. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Oct 2025
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Approved
18 Feb 2026

Approved on 18 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents 58

Plans & drawings 41

PDF GROUND FLOOR GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN Drawing · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF LOWER GROUND FLOOR GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN Drawing · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION Drawing · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FRONT ELEVATION Drawing · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF NORTH ELEVATION -PROPOSED SASH WINDOWS Drawing · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF MAIN ENTRANCE - DETAILED ELEVATION Drawing · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF FLORAL STREET DRAWING ISSUE Background Papers · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION FRONT ELEVATION Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION REAR ELEVATION 1 Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION REAR ELEVATION 2 Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION SECTION A-A - Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION SECTION B-B - Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING REAR ELEVATION 1 Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SECTION A-A- Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SECTION B-B Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF FIRST FLOOR EXISTING PLAN Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF FIRST FLOOR GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF FOURTH FLOOR EXISTING PLAN Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF FOURTH FLOOR GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF GROUND FLOOR EXISTING PLAN Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF LOWER GROUND FLOOR EXISTING PLAN Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NORTH ELEVATION PROPOSED SIGNAGE DETAILS Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PAVEMENT SMOKE VENT SETTING OUT Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FENCE DETAILS Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION RENDER WALL DETAILS - Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION RENDER WALL PLAN DETAILS Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION 1 Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION 2 Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION A-A Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION B-B Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF ROOF LEVEL EXISTING PLAN Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF SECOND FLOOR EXISTING PLAN Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE PLAN Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF THIRD FLOOR EXISTING PLAN Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF ROOF LEVEL GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF THIRD FLOOR GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF SECOND FLOOR GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING REAR ELEVATION 2 Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF FLORAL STREET DRAWING ISSUE Background Papers · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 5

Site constraints 10

Covent Garden 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 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 283 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 283 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, 108 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.
54 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 28, James Street Wc2, Grade II, 6 m away · 2 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 49 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 ↗
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.
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
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission Application
Postcode
WC2E 9HW
Received
13 Oct 2025
Validated
13 Oct 2025
Ward
St James's
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Feb 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
18 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Newmark Gerald Eve LLP
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 128 days from validation, 54 days slower than Westminster's median of 74 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

36%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
2,057decided 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.

82 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14354832
Planning Portal ref
PP-14354832
Comments by
12 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
22 Oct 2025
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

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