Grand Buildings 1 - 3 Strand London WC2N 5HE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Details of the works to create the residential accommodation within Tower 3 have taken place and the residential floorspace is ready for occupation; pursuant to condition 3(i) of planning permission dated 20th April 2026 (26/01434/FULL) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 11 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Aug 2026
Documents 16
Decision & officer reports 4
Application forms 1
Other documents 11
Associated applications 2
Part of
Use of Tower 03 at 7th and 8th floor level as a residential maisonette (Class C3) and use of Tower 04 at 7th and 8th floor level…Conditions 3i refused
- ConditionsDetails of the works to create the residential accommodation within Tower 3 have taken place…RefusedThis application26/04991/ADFULL
Site constraints 13
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- 49 mNorthumberland House (Victoria Buildings)Grade II
- 52 mTrafalgar BuildingsGrade II
- 54 m11 and 12, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 61 m41, Craven StreetGrade II
- 62 m13 and 14, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 63 m40, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 68 mLampstandard Numbered 11 on Island at Head of Northumberland AvenueGrade II
- 68 m39, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 71 mUnnamed
- 73 mSouth Africa HouseGrade II*
- 73 m38, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 76 m3, Whitehall Sw1Grade II
- 76 m37, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 78 mHarrington HouseGrade II*
- 79 mCharing Cross HotelGrade II
- 81 m36, Craven Street Wc2Grade I
- 85 m35, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 88 mNigeria HouseGrade II
- 91 mShip and Shovel Public HouseGrade II
- 95 m33 and 34, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 99 mStatue of General Sir Henry HavelockGrade II
- 99 m25, Whitehall Sw1Grade II
- 101 m1, Craven Passage Wc2Grade II
- 104 mFountains and Terrace Walls With Lampstandards, Steps and Stone Bollards Enclosing the SquareGrade II*
- 106 mStatue of Charles IGrade I
- 106 m32, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 113 m31, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 114 mOld Shades Public HouseGrade II
- 116 mQueen Eleanor Memorial CrossGrade II*
- 119 mRoyal Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland, Drummond's BankGrade II
- 119 mWhitehall HouseGrade II
- 119 m25-30, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 126 mThe Nelson Monument (Nelson's Column)Grade I
- 126 mLampstandard Numbered 7 on Island Adjacent to Charles I StatueGrade II
- 127 mK6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- 127 m1, Great Scotland Yard Sw1Grade II
- 129 mWhitehall TheatreGrade II
- 130 mJohn Law Baker Memorial Drinking Fountain (St Martin in the Fields Churchyard)Grade II
- 130 mDrinking Fountain Attached to Church Walls and Railing to Church of St Martin-in-the-FieldsGrade II
- 132 m434-437, STRAND WC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II*
- 133 mChurch of St Martin in the FieldsGrade I
- 142 mGovernment Offices, Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food Government Offices, Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food West BlockGrade II*
- 143 mStatue of George IvGrade II
- 146 m57-59, Trafalgar Square Wc2Grade II
Checked on 6 October 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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External alterations. (Linked to 26/06761/LBC)
Important details
- Council
- Westminster
- Application type
- Approval of Details (Full PP)
- Postcode
- WC2N 5HE
- Received
- 24 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jul 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 18 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Application Refused
- Decision date
- 11 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Agent
- Savills (UK) Ltd
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 17 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15104188
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15104188
- Env. assessment
- No
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