3 St James's Square London SW1Y 4JU Data via plota.co.uk

25/05780/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Approved

Proposal

Extension of lift overrun at roof level and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Aug 2025
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Approved
2 Oct 2025

Approved on 2 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Nov 2026

Documents 19

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF GRANT OF FULL PP [PE] Decision Notice · 2 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 2 Oct 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Heritage Statement · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 7

PDF LOCATION PLAN -P02 Location Plan · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ROOF LEVEL GA PLAN -P01 Drawing · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ROOF LEVEL GA PLAN -P01 Drawing · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FRONT ELEVATION -P01 Drawing · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING NORTH ELEVATION -P01 Drawing · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION -P01 Drawing · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION -P01 Drawing · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LETTER (21D) Background Papers · 29 Aug 2025 View ↗

Other documents 6

PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 29 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-LA SOCIETY Background Papers · 29 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-LA SOCIETY Background Papers · 29 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE 21 OR 28 DAYS IF T&C APPL. Background Papers · 29 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF COVER LETTER - Background Papers · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

St James's 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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 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 ↗
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 340 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 340 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, 121 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 ↗
41 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 4, St James's Square Sw1, Grade II*, 14 m away · 3 Grade I, 8 Grade II*, 30 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 ↗
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.
Registered park or garden 54 m away: St James's Square
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 ↗
Also on the record
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 1 November 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.

Building

Floor area5,735 m² (61,731 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 54)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Full Planning Permission Application
Postcode
SW1Y 4JU
Received
15 Aug 2025
Validated
15 Aug 2025
Ward
St James's
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Oct 2025
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
2 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Newmark Gerald Eve
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 28 days faster than Westminster's median of 76 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

35%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
2,198decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

69 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14228105
Planning Portal ref
PP-14228105
Comments by
1 Oct 2025
Site or press notice
10 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

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2016 Approved
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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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.