Paddington Green Police Station 4 Harrow Road London W2 1XJ Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Amendments to planning permission dated 30th April 2025 (RN:) for Variation of condition 1, 2, 4, 21, 24, 25, 62 and 63 of planning permission dated 25th May 2023 (RN:) for the Demolition of the existing building and redevelopment of the site to provide three buildings of 39, 24 and 17 storeys in height, providing residential units (including affordable units)(Class C3), commercial uses (Class E), a community use (Class F.2), landscaping, tree and other planting, public realm improvements throughout the site including new pedestrian and cycle links, provision of public art and play space, basement level excavation to provide associated plant, servicing, disabled car parking and cycle parking and connection through to the basement of the neighbouring West End Gate development. Namely, 91 consented private 3-bedroom homes are reduced to 55 (a reduction of 36 overall), the 36 3-bedroom homes removed are to be converted to 42 studio/1-bedroom homes, and 24 2-bedroom homes, 1 additional affordable home is proposed (Intermediate studio), overall net increase of 29 homes (560 consented vs 589 proposed, representing a 5% increase, proportion of private 3-bedroom homes reduces from 27% to 15%., 3-bedroom provision across all tenures reduces from 155 homes (28% of all homes) to 119 homes (20% of all homes), amendment of internal layout of one private home on level 23 from a 4-bedroom home to a 3 bedroom home and minor changes to the floor to floor heights of Block K. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
26 Jun 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

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Important details

Postcode
W2 1XJ
Received
26 Jun 2026
Validated
26 Jun 2026
Target decision
24 Jul 2026

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15041270
Westminster
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#221 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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
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Westminster decision performance
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