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25/04814/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Approved

Proposal

Excavation of a basement beneath 1A Culross Street, installation of two vents at roof level and erection of a single storey rear infill extension, all to enlarge dwellinghouse (Class C3). [SITE INCLUDES 1A CULROSS STREET]. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Jul 2025
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Validated
20 Aug 2025
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Consultation
28 Aug 2025
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Approved
3 Mar 2026

Approved on 3 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 31 Oct 2026

Documents 49

Statements & assessments 18

PDF LEAD LOCAL FLOOD AUTHORITY COMMENT Other · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF LEAD LOCAL FLOOD AUTHORITY COMMENT Other · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF AIR QUALITY AND DUST MANAGEMENT REPORT Air quality assessment · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESKTOP ASSESSMENT Background Papers · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF BASEMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT Background Papers · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF CONSTRUCTION METHOD STATEMENT - STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS Superseded document · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF CONSTRUCTION METHOD STATEMENT A Superseded document · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF CONSTRUCTION NOISE AND VIBRATION ASSESSMENT Background Papers · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND SUDS STRATEGY Flood risk assessment · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF SUDS SUPPORTING INFORMATION_INCLUDED IN FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Background Papers · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Noise impact assessment · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PHASE 1 CONTAMINATION REPORT 1OF4 Background Papers · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PHASE 1 CONTAMINATION REPORT 2OF4 Background Papers · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PHASE 1 CONTAMINATION REPORT 3OF4 Background Papers · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PHASE 1 CONTAMINATION REPORT 4OF4 Background Papers · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PLANNING AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Heritage Statement · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT INCLUDED IN OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION Background Papers · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN STATEMENT Sustainability appraisal · 14 Jul 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Mayfair 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 2.5
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 ↗
48 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 4, Culross Street W1, Grade II, 13 m away · 3 Grade II*, 45 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 ↗
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.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 104 m away: Grosvenor Square; National infrastructure project 1698 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £750,000 in March 1998. Terraced house, leasehold.

16 March 1998£750,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area491 m² (5,285 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (75 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 11 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

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

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission Application
Postcode
W1K 2DL
Received
14 Jul 2025
Validated
20 Aug 2025
Ward
West End
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Mar 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
3 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Maddox Planning
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 195 days from validation, 119 days slower 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.

14 neighbours consulted · Last counted 31 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14156650
Planning Portal ref
PP-14156650
Comments by
1 Oct 2025
Site or press notice
28 Aug 2025
Env. assessment
No
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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: 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.