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25/06202/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Approved

Proposal

Replacement shopfront, installation of access gantry at roof level, new timber framed glazed entrance doors, replacement plant at first floor roof, infilling of the basement escape stair and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Sept 2025
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Consultation
10 Sept 2025
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Approved
27 Oct 2025

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

Documents 25

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF GRANT OF FULL PP [PE] Decision Notice · 28 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 28 Oct 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 4

PDF COVERING LETTER INCLUDING PLANNING STATEMENT Design and Access Statement · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Flood risk assessment · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT-REV01 Noise impact assessment · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF VENTILATION EXTRACTION STATEMENT R01 Background Papers · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 11

PDF 2419_651 SITE AND BLOCK PLANS Drawing · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 2419_652 EXISTING BASEMENT PLAN Drawing · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 2419_653 EXISTING GROUND AND PART FIRST FLOOR PLANS Drawing · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 2419_654 EXISTING ROOF PLAN Drawing · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 2419_655 EXISTING ELEVATION FROM PICTON PLACE Drawing · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 2419_656 EXISTING PART ELEVATIONS Drawing · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 2419_662A PROPOSED BASEMENT PLAN Drawing · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 2419_663A PROPOSED GROUND AND PART FIRST FLOOR PLANS Drawing · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 2419_664 PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Drawing · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 2419_665 PROPOSED ELEVATION FROM PICTON PLACE Drawing · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 2419_666 PROPOSED PART ELEVATIONS Drawing · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LETTER (21D) Background Papers · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗

Other documents 6

PDF ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS Background Papers · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-LA SOCIETY Background Papers · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE 21 OR 28 DAYS IF T&C APPL. Background Papers · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 8 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF ARCHITECTS SCOPE OF WORKS_REV A Background Papers · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Stratford Place 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.
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 2.9
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 ↗
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.
29 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: unnamed, 57 m away · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 26 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 ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 138 m away: Portman Square and Manchester Square; National infrastructure project 1780 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 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 area17 m² (183 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 71)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2018, 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
W1U 1BL
Received
1 Sept 2025
Validated
1 Sept 2025
Ward
West End
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Oct 2025
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
27 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Montagu Evans LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 20 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.

72 neighbours consulted · Last counted 18 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14246079
Planning Portal ref
PP-14246079
Comments by
8 Oct 2025
Site or press notice
10 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

2025
Replacement shopfront including installation of access gantry; New timber framed glazed e…
25/03518/FULL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Use of the highway forecourt measuring 14m x 1.2m for the placing of 12 tables, 24 chairs…
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7 Picton Place London W1U 1BN
Display of an internally illuminated (letters only) fascia sign measuring 0.4m X 2.1m.
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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

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.