31 St Petersburgh Place London W2 4LA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Full, phased planning application for a single storey roof extension to provide additional office accommodation, together with infill of the rear courtyard to provide additional office accommodation, associated external landscaped terraces, new plant equipment, new external cycle parking, a new building entrance, replacement of windows, and other minor associated external works. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 27 Jul 2026 · Sub-Committee · Last checked 11 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Westminster Planning Sub-Committee (1) on 7 Jul 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the heritage harm would be outweighed by design quality, improvements and economic benefits.
- Residents and local groups objected to the design, heritage effects, overlooking, light pollution, noise, traffic and loss of daylight.
- The committee granted permission unanimously apart from one opposing vote, with amended and removed conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Westminster's committee minutes, Westminster Planning Sub-Committee (1) minutes, 7 July 2026 .
Documents 99
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 19
Plans & drawings 42
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 20
Other documents 14
Associated applications 2
- Full, phased planning application for a single storey roof extension to provide additional office accommodation, together…
Site constraints 9
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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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £17,550,000 in May 2018. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2023, 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
- W2 4LA
- Received
- 14 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 14 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Bayswater
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Jan 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 27 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Sub-Committee
- Agent
- DP9 Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 255 days from validation, 179 days slower than Westminster's median of 76 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →
Public comments
97% object · above the UK average of 74%
129 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14422628
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14422628
- Comments by
- 11 Mar 2026
- Site or press notice
- 18 Feb 2026
- Committee
- 7 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
38 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
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 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.
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