12 Upper St Martin's Lane London WC2H 9FB Data via plota.co.uk
26/01048/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
Proposal
Retention of veranda structure with retractable cover over and around the external dining terrace, consisting of 28 chairs and 11 tables, associated with restaurant premises at rear of 11-12 Upper St Martin's Lane. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
18 Feb 2026
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Approved
29 May 2026
Approved on 29 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026
Documents 15
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 5
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EXTERNAL ENCLOSURE - CLOSED CONFIGURATION (AS APPROVED)
Drawing · 18 Feb 2026
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PROPOSED EXTERNAL ENCLOSURE - CLOSED CONFIGURATION
Drawing · 18 Feb 2026
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EXTERNAL ENCLOSURE - CLOSED CONFIGURATION (AS APPROVED)
Drawing · 18 Feb 2026
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PROPOSED EXTERNAL ENCLOSURE - OPEN CONFIGURATION
Drawing · 18 Feb 2026
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SITE LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN
Location Plan · 18 Feb 2026
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Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 5
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ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C)
Background Papers · 13 Apr 2026
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CNSLT-LA SOCIETY
Background Papers · 13 Apr 2026
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CNSLT-LA SOCIETY
Background Papers · 13 Apr 2026
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SITE NOTICE 21 OR 28 DAYS IF T&C APPL.
Background Papers · 13 Apr 2026
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RECEIPT OF APPLICATION
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Site constraints 10
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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.
National infrastructure project 397 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 397 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, 22 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.
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.
71 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 5, Great Newport Street Wc2, Grade II, 40 m away · 2 Grade II*, 69 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 71 with distances
- 40 m5, Great Newport Street Wc2Grade II
- 46 mThe Frigate Public HouseGrade II
- 48 mThe Spirit of ElectricityGrade II
- 49 mGuild House (South Wing)Grade II
- 58 mSt Martins TheatreGrade II
- 58 mNorth WingGrade II
- 63 m65-71 Monmouth Street and attached rear drum forming the southern point of Ching CourtGrade II
- 63 mStanford'sGrade II
- 74 m3 and 5, Mercer Street Wc2Grade II
- 75 m11 and 13 Shelton StreetGrade II
- 77 m14, Garrick Street Wc2Grade II
- 80 m42-48, Monmouth StreetGrade II
- 81 m63 Monmouth StreetGrade II
- 82 m15, 17 and 19 Shelton StreetGrade II
- 85 mAmbassadors TheatreGrade II
- 85 m70, ST MARTIN'S LANE WC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 86 m61 Monmouth StreetGrade II
- 88 m5-8, Tower CourtGrade II
- 91 m53-59 Monmouth StreetGrade II
- 91 mLamp post outside 8 Mercer StreetGrade II
- 93 m19 Mercer Street and 21 Shelton StreetGrade II
- 93 m6 and 8, Mercer Street Wc2Grade II
- 94 m17-21, Garrick Street Wc2Grade II
- 100 m24, West StreetGrade II
- 100 m21 Mercer StreetGrade II
- 101 m22, Tower StreetGrade II
- 101 mYard Premises to Rear of Numbers 22 and 23Grade II
- 101 mThe Garrick ClubGrade II*
- 103 m23 Mercer StreetGrade II
- 106 m25 and 27 Mercer StreetGrade II
- 106 mThe Lamb and Flag Public HouseGrade II
- 107 m27, Litchfield Street Wc2Grade II
- 108 m45-51 Monmouth Street and 29-31 Mercer StreetGrade II
- 109 m10, Tower CourtGrade II
- 109 mCambridge TheatreGrade II
- 111 m27 and 28 King StreetGrade II
- 112 m26, Litchfield Street Wc2Grade II
- 118 m25, Litchfield Street Wc2Grade II
- 119 mWestminster County CourtGrade II
- 121 m9-13, Garrick Street Wc2Grade II
- 123 m116, Long Acre Wc2Grade II
- 124 m24 and 24a, Litchfield Street Wc2Grade II
- 125 m62, St Martin's Lane Wc2Grade II
- 127 m24 and 26, Earlham StreetGrade II
- 130 m22, Earlham StreetGrade II
- 130 m30 and 31, Long Acre Wc2Grade II
- 131 mFw Collins and SonGrade II
- 135 m26, King Street Wc2Grade II
- 136 mThe AlberyGrade II
- 136 mSeven Dials WarehouseGrade II
- 137 mLamp post on the corner of Garrick Street and Rose StreetGrade II
- 138 m18, Newport Court Wc2Grade II
- 140 m36, 38 and 40, Earlham StreetGrade II
- 140 m31 and 32, King Street Wc2Grade II
- 142 m19, Newport Court Wc2Grade II
- 142 m7 and 8, Langley Street Wc2Grade II
- 142 m5, Garrick Street Wc2Grade II
- 142 m6, Langley Street Wc2Grade II
- 143 mLamp Post Outside Number 14Grade II
- 143 m15, Little Newport Street Wc2Grade II
- 143 m17 AND 18, NEW ROW WC2Grade II
- 144 m25, NEW ROW WC2Grade II
- 144 m24, NEW ROW WC2Grade II
- 144 m23 AND 23A, NEW ROW WC2Grade II
- 144 m24 and 26, Shelton Street Wc2Grade II
- 145 mThe London Hippodrome, Crown Public House, and 7-10 Cranbourn StreetGrade II
- 146 m14, Little Newport Street Wc2Grade II
- 147 m20 AND 20A, NEWPORT COURT WC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 147 m29 and 30, King Street Wc2Grade II
- 149 m16, NEW ROW WC2Grade II
- 150 mWyndhams TheatreGrade II*
Also on the record
Conservation area 35 m away: Seven Dials (Covent Garden); 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Westminster
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Postcode
- WC2H 9FB
- Received
- 18 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 18 Feb 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 29 May 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 29 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Agent
- Firstplan
How this decision compares
Decided in 100 days from validation, 44 days slower than Westminster's median of 56 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 92% of commercial and major works here are.
This one100d
Council56d
UK57d
52%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
235decided in the last year
Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14704803
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14704803
- Comments by
- 13 May 2026
- Site or press notice
- 22 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
30 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2025
Approved
Regulation 5 Notification for works at Slingsby Place, 12 Upper Street Martin's Lane, WC2…
2020
Approved
Display of three externally illuminated fascia signs measuring 2.65m x 0.48m and 3.3m x 0…
2019
Approved
Variation of Condition 4 of planning permission dated 15 October 2018 (RN: 18/04326) for…
2018
Approved
Variation of condition 4 of planning permission dated 9 May 2017 (RN: 16/06996/FULL) for…
2016
Approved
Variation of condition 4 of planning permission 23 April 2014 (RN14/02794) for use of an…
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
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Approved
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2024
Approved
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2024
Approved
2-3 Ching Court & 53-55 Monmouth Street London WC2H 9DG
Repair works to Ching Court entrance doorway.
2025
Withdrawn
18 Mercer Street London WC2H 9QE
Display of painted mural public artwork measuring 11.4m x 17.1m for a five year period fr…
2025
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130 Long Acre London WC2E 9AA
Display of two internally illuminated 'face-lit' fascia signs (one on Long Acre and one o…
2025
138 Long Acre London WC2E 9AA
Display of one non illuminated awning measuring 1.2m x 5.66m to front elevation at ground…
2025
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2024
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42 Monmouth Street London WC2H 9EP
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Ambassadors Theatre West Street London WC2H 9ND
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69-71 Monmouth Street London WC2H 9JW
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50-52 Monmouth Street London WC2H 9EP
Installation of replacement plant and ductwork to rooftop.
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15 - 17 Mercer Street London WC2H 9QJ
Use of the ground floor and basement as a drinking establishment (Sui-Generis) with ancil…
2024
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Ambassadors Theatre West Street London WC2H 9ND
Erection of a timber single storey structure with service hatch and entrance ramp on the…
2024
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132 Long Acre London WC2E 9AA
Display of three non-illuminated fascia sings on Long Acre, Slingsby Place and corner (en…
2024
7 Mercer Street London WC2H 9QJ
Alterations to the Mercer Street entrance to St Martins Courtyard; alterations to the gro…
2024
132 Long Acre London WC2E 9AA
Display of vinyls on glazing over areas measuring 7.357m x 7.45m, 6.51m x 2.563m, 7.285m…
2021
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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.
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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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