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26/01656/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Pending
ShopfrontsCommercial premises

Proposal

Alterations to shopfront glazing on Wardour Street and Sheraton Street elevations including new bi-fold opening shopfront windows on Sheraton Street. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Mar 2026
✓
Consultation
10 Apr 2026
Decision
Target date was 8 May 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 19 Oct 2026; it is now day 220.

The consultation period closed on 13 May 2026.

Documents 26

Statements & assessments 1

PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 17

PDF LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 2026_02_02_WARDOUR STREET SOHO_PLAN Drawing · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 2026_03_06 PM5 EXISTING STREET ELEVATION Drawing · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 2026_03_06 PM6.1 EXISTING FACADE DETAILS VIEW 1 Drawing · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 2026_03_06 PM6.2 EXISTING FACADE DETAILS VIEW 2 Drawing · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 2026_03_06 PM6.3 EXISTING FACADE DETAILS VIEW 3 Drawing · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 2026_03_06 PM6.4 EXISTING FACADE DETAILS VIEW 4 Drawing · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 2026_03_06 PM6.5 EXISTING FACADE DETAILS VIEW 5 Drawing · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 2026_03_06 PM6.6 EXISTING FACADE DETAILS VIEW 6 Drawing · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 2026_03_06 PM9 PROPOSED ELEVATION Drawing · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 2026_03_06 PM10A D-1 PROPOSED FACADE DETAILS Drawing · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 2026_03_06 PM10B W-5_W-4 PROPOSED FACADE DETAILS Drawing · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 2026_03_06 PM11 W-3 PROPOSED FACADE DETAILS Drawing · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 2026_03_06 PM12 W-2 PROPOSED FACADE DETAILS Drawing · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 2026_03_06 PM13 W-1 PROPOSED FACADE DETAILS Drawing · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 2026_03_06 PM14 SECTION DETAILS Drawing · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SITE PLAN Drawing · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LETTER (21D) Background Papers · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LETTER (21D) Background Papers · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS Background Papers · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-LA SOCIETY Background Papers · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE 21 OR 28 DAYS IF T&C APPL. Background Papers · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 18 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Licence at this address

  • Licence Premises licence Premises licence · in force since 15 Dec 2025 Hours not given on the register

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 11

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.
Protected view corridor: 2A.2 Parliament Hill summit 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 2.5
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.
57 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 152-160, Wardour Street W1, Grade II, 25 m away · 1 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 50 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 57 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.
National infrastructure project 929 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 929 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, 41 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 ↗
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 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.

Building

Floor area10,582 m² (113,904 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (asset rating 19)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2025, 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
W1F 8ZR
Received
13 Mar 2026
Validated
13 Mar 2026
Ward
West End
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 May 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
CO:DE Studios

Decision outlook

Day 220, past the statutory target. 86% of shopfronts in Westminster are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 16 Oct 2026.

Day 220164 days past the 56-day target
51%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
210decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

75 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14778590
Planning Portal ref
PP-14778590
Comments by
13 May 2026
Site or press notice
10 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Amendments to planning permission dated 1st September 2021 (RN:21/01606/FULL) for Variati…
25/02203/NMA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
140 Wardour Street London W1F 8ZT
Installation of an air conditioning unit at roof level.
25/08221/FULL
2025 Approved
37 Berwick Street London W1F 8RS
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25/04220/FULL
2025 Approved
Basement And Ground Floor 112 - 114 Wardour Street London W1F 0TS
Alteration to the approved left-sided shopfront window; alteration being to the glazing a…
25/05457/FULL
2025
6 Carlisle Street London W1D 3BN
Like for like replacement of rear roof including lead flashing and other repair works.
25/06206/LBC
2025 Withdrawn
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2025 Approved
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2025
21 - 25 St Anne's Court London W1F 0BJ
Installation of a new partially openable shopfront.
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Installation of replacement shopfront, including replacement windows and entrance door, a…
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2025 Withdrawn
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Re-decoration of existing shopfront. (Linked with 25/03282/ADV)
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2025
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Variation of conditions 1 and 6 dated 18 December 2024 (RN: 24/06105/FULL) for the: Erect…
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2025
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2025
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Installation of rear full height extract duct from first floor to roof level
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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

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.