Edward Alsop Court 18 Great Peter Street London SW1P 2BT Data via plota.co.uk

25/05730/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Approved

Proposal

Hard landscaping works to courtyard area to allow for additional car parking space. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Aug 2025
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Validated
3 Sept 2025
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Approved
27 Oct 2025

Approved on 27 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Documents 15

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF GRANT OF FULL PP [PE] Decision Notice · 27 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 27 Oct 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF PROPOSED LAYOUT PLAN Drawing · 17 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING LAYOUT PLAN Drawing · 14 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN Location Plan · 14 Aug 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 14 Aug 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LETTER (21D) Background Papers · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗

Other documents 8

PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS Background Papers · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS Background Papers · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-LA SOCIETY Background Papers · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE 21 OR 28 DAYS IF T&C APPL. Background Papers · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF PHOTO Photo · 3 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 3 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 1ST INVALID LETTER Background Papers · 28 Aug 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

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 ↗
Westminster Abbey And Parliament Square 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed. 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 2.8
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 ↗
National infrastructure project 305 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 305 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, 346 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 ↗
21 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: St Matthew's Clergy House, Grade II, 24 m away · 4 Grade II*, 17 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 21 with distances
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.
Also on the record
World heritage site 122 m away: Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 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 area40 m² (431 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (77 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached flat, 2 habitable rooms
Built1996 to 2002
HeatingElectric storage heaters
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2017, 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
SW1P 2BT
Received
14 Aug 2025
Validated
3 Sept 2025
Ward
St James's
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Oct 2025
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
27 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
HJP Surveyors

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 22 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

No public comments yet.

138 neighbours consulted · Last counted 18 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14221763
Planning Portal ref
PP-14221763
Comments by
8 Oct 2025
Site or press notice
17 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

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Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2023
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2023 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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Installation of three CCTV cameras.
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2022 Withdrawn
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22/02493/FULL
2022 Withdrawn
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2022
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2021 Approved
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2020 Approved
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2019 Approved
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2019 Approved
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2018 Approved
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Internal alterations at ground floor level.
18/07940/LBC
2018 Approved
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2018 Refused
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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.