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25/05682/ADFULL - Approval of Details (Full PP) Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Details of pavement vault doors pursuant to Condition 14 (Part C) of planning permission dated 04 April 2023 () Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Aug 2025
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Approved
1 Sept 2025

Approved on 1 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Nov 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF APPR. OF DETAILS-FULL RESMAT [PE] Decision Notice · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF PROPOSED TYPICAL PAVEMENT VAULT DOORS Drawing · 13 Aug 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 13 Aug 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF ACK-APPROVAL OF DETAILS APPL. Background Papers · 27 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 12

Grade II* listed: 14, HAY'S MEWS W1 (See details for further address information)
List entry 1217940 · The pin is inside its outline · 93 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade I, 9 Grade II*, 81 Grade II)
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 ↗
Mayfair 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
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.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1171 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Registered park or garden 178 m away: Berkeley Square; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Heritage at risk 92 m away: 21, Charles Street.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Approval of Details (Full PP)
Postcode
W1J 5DR
Received
13 Aug 2025
Validated
13 Aug 2025
Ward
West End
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Oct 2025
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
1 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Stanesby Architecture

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14252188
Planning Portal ref
PP-14252188
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Details of Built in furniture, including banquettes and fan coil unit cabinets; Replaceme…
25/07951/ADLBC
2025
Infill of floor void at third floor with associated lighting and decorative interventions
25/07428/LBC
2025
Variation of condition 1, 4, 8 and 13 of planning permission dated 13.04.2023 (RN:22/0307…
25/06627/FULL
2025
Alterations to front and rear elevations, including alterations to door and windows to fr…
25/06441/LBC
2025 Approved
Details of manufacturers details and photographs of samples of the brick cladding to rear…
25/05578/ADLBC
2025 Approved
Details of manufacturers details and photographs of samples of the brick cladding to the…
25/04632/ADLBC
2025 Approved
Details of manufacturers details and photographs of samples of the brick cladding to rear…
25/04631/ADFULL
2025 Approved
Detailed drawings of the pavement vault doors pursuant to Condition 5 (C) of listed build…
25/05681/ADLBC
2024 Approved
Details of rooftop plant enclosure, platform lift, balustrade alterations to secondary st…
24/02821/ADLBC
2024
Details of rooftop plant enclosure; platform lift and details of dry riser cover to the f…
24/03062/ADFULL
2022 Approved
Alterations to front and rear elevations, including alterations to door and windows to fr…
22/03071/LBC
2022 Approved
Alterations to front and rear elevations, including alterations to door and windows to fr…
22/03070/FULL
2021 Approved
Use of the building as a restaurant (Use Class E).
21/02997/CLOPUD
2018 Withdrawn
Infilling of the rear basement lightwell, installation of a new kitchen extract duct runn…
18/07770/LBC
2018 Withdrawn
Use of the building as a casino (sui generis), including ancillary restaurants and bar ar…
18/07769/FULL
2018 Approved
Internal alterations at all floor levels.
18/05118/LBC
2016 Approved
Replacement six air conditioning units at roof level, replacement of internal fan coil un…
16/06743/LBC
Within ~100m

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2024
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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

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