43 Buckingham Palace Road London SW1W 0PP Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 26/06700/FULL
Change of useCommercial premises
Council
Westminster 3.5/10
Date received
30 Sept 2026
Date validated
30 Sept 2026
Postcode
SW1W 0PP

Description

Change of use of the ground floor from Class E to a drinking establishment (Sui Generis), with continued use of the existing lower ground floor kitchen, WCs and ancillary accommodation in association with the ground-floor premises, together with associated external alterations at ground-floor level, including two new window openings on Bressenden Place. Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision between 23 Nov 2026 and 5 Dec 2026, from Westminster's recent changes of use.

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Westminster usually decides changes of use by day 57.

Day 948 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
48%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
165decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 15

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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 3.2
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 ↗
Registered park or garden about 35 m away: Buckingham Palace
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 ↗
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.
19 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Buckingham Palace Lodge to North of Entrance to Royal Mews Buckingham Palace Lodges North and South Entrance to Royal Mews, Grade I, about 38 m from the postcode pin · 6 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 11 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 ↗
National infrastructure project about 978 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is about 978 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 203 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 ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Conservation area about 27 m away: Royal Parks; Wider setting of protected view 9A.1 King Henry's Mound to St Paul's Cathedral; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre about 53 m away: Victoria Street.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 8 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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Historical activity at this location

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

This property

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2025
Use of two areas of the public highway measuring 19m x 4m and 7m x 1.23m for the placing…
25/06947/TCH
2024
Use of an area of the public highway measuring 22.4m x 4.6m on Bressenden Place for placi…
24/00220/TCH
2022 Approved
Use of an area of the public highway measuring 22.4m x 4.6m on Bressenden Place for placi…
22/05901/TCH
2022 Approved
Variation of Condition 5 of planning permission dated 13th May 2021 (RN: 21/02061/FULL) f…
22/02836/FULL
2021 Approved
Use of an area of the public highway measuring 7.00m x 1.23m for the placing of 4 tables…
21/05106/TCH
2021 Approved
Variation of Condition 3 of planning permission dated 5 March 2020 (RN: 20/0010/TCH) for…
21/02061/FULL
2020 Approved
Use of two areas of the public highway on Bressenden Place measuring 2m x 9.7m and 3m x 6…
20/00110/TCH
2019 Approved
Variation of condition 5 of planning permission dated 31st July 1018 (RN: 18/04862/TCH) f…
19/05081/FULL
2018 Approved
Use of two areas of the public highway on Bressenden Place measuring 2m x 9.7m and 3m x 6…
18/10597/TCH
2018 Approved
Use of an area of the public highway measuring 7.00m x 1.23m for the placing of 4 tables…
18/04862/TCH
2017 Approved
Use of an area of the public highway measuring 1.23m x 7.00m for the placing of four tabl…
17/06645/TCH
2016 Approved
Use of two areas of the public highway measuring 2m x 9.7m and 3m x 6.5m for the placing…
16/10005/TCH
2016 Approved
Use of an area of the public highway measuring 1.23m x 7m for the placing of four tables…
16/05261/FULL
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Westminster
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#221 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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