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26/05849/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application
Pending
Proposal
Installation of air handling condensers to front light well area and to roof; Construction of a new oriel window to the rear upper landing of No. 5. (Linked to 26/05850/LBC) Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 21 Oct 2026
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 64.
Associated applications 2
- Installation of air handling condensers to front light well area and to roof; Construction of a new oriel window to the rear…
Site constraints 11
Grade II* listed: 6, FRITH STREET W1 (See details for further address information)
List entry 1211966 · The pin is inside its outline · 72 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade I, 11 Grade II*, 59 Grade II)
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 the other 72 with distances
- 3 m5, Frith Street W1Grade II
- 6 mThe Hospital for WomenGrade II
- 18 m62, Frith Street W1Grade II
- 18 m61, Frith Street W1Grade II
- 18 m60, Frith Street W1Grade II*
- 19 m63, Frith Street W1Grade II
- 21 m58 and 59, Frith Street W1Grade II
- 22 m64, Frith Street W1Grade II
- 29 m58, Greek Street W1Grade II
- 37 mThe Dog and Duck Public HouseGrade II
- 55 m6, Greek Street W1Grade II
- 55 m8, Greek Street W1Grade II
- 55 m50, Greek Street W1Grade II
- 56 mQuo Vadis RestaurantGrade I
- 57 mQuo Vadis RestaurantGrade II
- 60 m3, Greek Street W1Grade II
- 64 m48, Greek Street W1Grade II
- 65 mHouse of St BarnabasGrade I
- 66 m15, Frith Street W1Grade II*
- 67 m14, Greek Street W1Grade II
- 72 m16, Frith Street W1Grade II
- 76 m33 and 33a, Dean Street W1Grade II
- 76 mNumbers 17 and 18 Including Upper Storeys of Number 18 and Access Thereto, Labelled 19Grade II
- 79 m78, Dean Street W1Grade II*
- 80 m79, Dean Street W1Grade II
- 80 m77, Dean Street W1Grade II
- 80 m76, Dean Street W1Grade II*
- 81 m26, Soho Square W1Grade II*
- 82 m17, Greek Street W1Grade II
- 83 m49, Frith Street W1Grade II
- 86 m36, Soho Square W1Grade II
- 90 m14, Manette Street W1Grade II
- 90 m44-48, Frith Street W1Grade II
- 94 m37, Soho Square W1Grade II
- 99 m20, Greek Street W1Grade II
- 101 mCentral Timber Framed Arbour/Tool ShedGrade II
- 101 m69 and 70, Dean Street W1Grade II
- 103 m86, Dean Street W1Grade II
- 104 m21, Greek Street W1Grade II
- 107 mSt Patrick's PresbyteryGrade II
- 108 m28, St Anne's Court W1Grade II
- 110 m22, Frith Street W1Grade II
- 112 m88, Dean Street W1Grade II*
- 112 m27, St Anne's Court W1Grade II
- 113 mRoman Catholic Church of St PatricksGrade II*
- 114 m38 and 38a, Soho Square W1Grade II
- 115 m16 and 17, Manette Street W1Grade II
- 116 m67 and 68, Dean Street W1Grade II*
- 117 mThe Nellie Dean Public HouseGrade II
- 119 m19, Carlisle Street W1Grade II
- 120 m5, Carlisle Street W1Grade II
- 120 mStatue of Charles Ii in Square GardenGrade II
- 121 m2-6, Meard Street W1Grade II*
- 123 m4, Carlisle Street W1Grade II
- 125 m6, Carlisle Street W1Grade II
- 127 m21, Soho Square W1Grade II
- 128 m2, Soho Square W1Grade II
- 128 m1-7, Meard Street W1Grade II*
- 133 m8, Dean Street W1Grade II
- 134 m90, Dean Street W1Grade II
- 134 m3, SOHO SQUARE W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 139 m13-17, OLD COMPTON STREET W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 140 m6, Old Compton StreetGrade II
- 141 m4, 5 AND 6, SOHO SQUARE W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 142 m17, Carlisle Street W1Grade II
- 145 m62, Dean Street W1Grade II
- 146 m9 and 11, Meard Street W1Grade II*
- 148 mKettner's RestaurantGrade II
- 148 m29, Old Compton Street W1Grade II
- 148 m4, Old Compton StreetGrade II
- 149 m40b, Greek Street W1Grade II
- 150 m101, Charing Cross RoadGrade II
Soho 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.
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.
Protected view corridor: 2B.1 Parliament Hill oak tree to the Palace of Westminster
Inside the landmark viewing corridor of a protected vista. A building that rises above the corridor's threshold height should be refused. How high that is depends on where along the view the site is.
The London Plan (policy HC4) designates strategic views, and the Mayor's London View Management Framework (March 2012) gives 13 of them a protected vista toward St Paul's Cathedral, the Palace of Westminster or the Tower of London. A vista has a threshold height that rises or falls with the line of sight. In the landmark viewing corridor, a building above it would harm the view and should be refused. In the wider setting consultation area around the corridor, a building above it is referred for consultation and its effect on the view is judged. The threshold changes along each view and is set out in the framework. A revised framework is out for consultation until 4 December 2026 and is not yet in force.
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.
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.
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.
National infrastructure project 778 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 778 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, 187 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.
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 6 October 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Westminster
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Postcode
- W1D 3JA
- Received
- 26 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 26 Aug 2026
- Ward
- West End
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 21 Oct 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- HP Architects Ltd
Decision outlook
Day 64, past the statutory target. 84% of extensions in Westminster are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 25 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.
Day 648 days past the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
1,688decided 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.
10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15185402
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15185402
- Comments by
- 7 Oct 2026
- Site or press notice
- 16 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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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.
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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
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The consultation period closed on 7 Oct 2026.