201 - 203 Great Portland Street London W1W 5AB Data via plota.co.uk

26/02313/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Approved

Proposal

Installation of two new louvres to existing lightwell; new entry door to basement from existing lightwell; new louvre doors at ground floor level for new power substation; replacement of external windows; replacement of external doors; replacement of curtain wall glazing; new lift shaft and overrun at roof level; reconfigured railings at roof level; alterations and reinstatement of existing railings. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 12 Sept 2026, 05:27

Application progress

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Received

8 Apr 2026

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Validated

1 Jul 2026

✓

Approved

13 Aug 2026

Approved on 13 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Aug 2026

Documents 84

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF GRANT OF FULL PP [PE] Decision Notice · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 5

PDF ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE SURVEY AND PLANT NOISE ASSESSMENT REPORT Noise impact assessment · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF COVER LETTER/PLANNING STATEMENT Background Papers · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXTERNAL AMENDMENTS WINDOWS - PLANNING STATEMENT (MAY 26 UPDATE) Superseded document · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF EXTERNAL AMENDMENTS WINDOWS - PLANNING STATEMENT Superseded document · 8 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF EXTERNAL AMENDMENTS_WINDOWS - PLANNING STATEMENT Superseded document · 8 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 46

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 8 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LETTER (21D) Background Papers · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF INVALID CHASER LETTER (14 DAY RESPONSE) Background Papers · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF INVALID CHASER LETTER (14 DAY RESPONSE) Background Papers · 13 May 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 8

Harley Street 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.

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 ↗

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 112 m away: Regent's Park; Scheduled monument 193 m away: A subterranean commercial ice-well (City of Westminster), Park Crescent West, W1; 9 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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: W1W 5AB
Received: 8 Apr 2026
Validated: 1 Jul 2026
Ward: West End
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 26 Aug 2026
Decision: Application Permitted
Decision date: 13 Aug 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Rolfe Judd Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 10 days faster than Westminster's median of 53 for extensions. Approved, as 87% of extensions here are.

This one43d

Council53d

UK54d

62%decided within 8 weeks

87%approved

930decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

94 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14804101
Site or press notice: 22 Jul 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

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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)

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Major dwellings approved

3 decided (10+ homes)

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Change of use approved

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4,602

Total decisions

648 refused in the year to March 2026

201 - 203 Great Portland Street London W1W 5AB Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 84

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 5

Plans & drawings 46

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 3

Other documents 27

Site constraints 8

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Public comments

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