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25/05223/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Approved

Proposal

Erection of upward extension of the rear closet wing; creation of a mansard roof storey in association with the creation of two dwellings (Use Class C3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Jul 2025
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Approved
30 Sept 2025

Approved on 30 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Oct 2026

Documents 25

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF GRANT OF FULL PP [PE] Decision Notice · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF 131PS - PLANNING STATEMENT (S70 - 2 FLATS) 250726 Design and Access Statement · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 131PS - NOISE EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT 18541-EBF-01-REVA Background Papers · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 12

PDF 131PS - A-0010 - LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN Location Plan · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 131PS - A-0100 - EXISTING PLANS Drawing · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 131PS - A-0200 - EXISTING STREET ELEVATION Drawing · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 131PS - A-0201 - EXISTING REAR ELEVATION Drawing · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 131PS - A-0250 - EXISTING CROSS SECTION 1 Drawing · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 131PS - A-0251 - EXISTING CROSS SECTION 2 Drawing · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 131PS - A-0150 - PROPOSED PLANS Drawing · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 131PS - A-0220 - PROPOSED STREET ELEVATION Drawing · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 131PS - A-0221 - PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION Drawing · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 131PS - A-0270 - PROPOSED CROSS SECTION 1 Drawing · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 131PS - A-0271 - PROPOSED CROSS SECTION 2 Drawing · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF 131PS - A-0275 - PROPOSED CROSS SECTION - MANSARD ROOF PITCH Drawing · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 28 Jul 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LETTER (21D) Background Papers · 7 Aug 2025 View ↗

Other documents 7

PDF SITE NOTICE 21 OR 28 DAYS IF T&C APPL. Background Papers · 7 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-LA SOCIETY Background Papers · 7 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS Background Papers · 7 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS Background Papers · 7 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 7 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 4 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF 1ST INVALID LETTER Background Papers · 4 Aug 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Bayswater 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 ↗
Town centre: Praed Street/ Paddington
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.
17 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Clarence Memorial Wing, with Second World War memorial gates, at St Mary's Hospital, Grade II, 21 m away · 1 Grade I, 16 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.
Show all 17 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 663 m away: London Strategic Heat Main Project, at pre-application; 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

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Full Planning Permission Application
Postcode
W2 1RL
Received
28 Jul 2025
Validated
28 Jul 2025
Ward
Hyde Park
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Oct 2025
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
30 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Camberwell & Metropolitan
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 64 days from validation, 12 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

1comment received
1 neutral

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14204141
Planning Portal ref
PP-14204141
Comments by
3 Sept 2025
Site or press notice
13 Aug 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024
Change of use from Class E to a mixed use including the creation of a single dwelling (Cl…
24/08904/P3JPA
2024
Notification for Prior Approval for change of use of from Commercial, Business and Servic…
24/03940/P3JPA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
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2025
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1 Paddington Square City Of Westminster London W2 1DL
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2025 Approved
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25/02504/FULL
2025
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Use of an area of the public highway measuring 3.8m X 5.265m for the placing of 15 tables…
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Installation of a canopy on the 17th floor in association with the rooftop restaurant.
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2024
1 Paddington Square City Of Westminster London W2 1DL
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2024 Refused
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2024
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Variation of condition 6 and 8 of planning permission dated 12th November 2020 (RN:20/045…
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2024
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24/06212/FULL
2024
1 Paddington Square City Of Westminster London W2 1DL
Display of an internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 1177 x 400mm and an internally…
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2024
29 - 33 Norfolk Square London W2 1RX
Variation of condition 1 of planning permission dated 03 March 2023 (RN: 22/02966/FULL) w…
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2024
29 - 33 Norfolk Square London W2 1RX
Excavation of single storey basement, erection of double pitch mansard roof extension con…
24/04734/LBC
2024
127 Praed Street London W2 1RL
Variation of condition 1 of planning permission dated 15th July 2021 (RN:20/06701/FULL) f…
24/04164/FULL
2024
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Display of an internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 40cm x 112.5cm; and an interna…
24/03906/ADV
2024 Approved
1 Paddington Square City Of Westminster London W2 1DL
Display of four internally illuminated sign measuring 0.98m X 2.66m, 3.5m X 1m, three int…
24/03245/ADV
2024
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Removal and replacement of existing joists and floorboards.
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2018 Approved
Paddington Sorting & Delivery 31 London Street London W2 1DJ
Variation of condition 1 (approved plans) of planning permission dated 14 August 2018 (RN…
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2019 Withdrawn
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2019 Withdrawn
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Remove rear extensions and construction of new rear first floor conservatory, reinstateme…
19/00548/FULL
2018 Approved
Basement And Ground Floor 26 London Street London W2 1HH
Retention of non- illuminated hanging sign 0.70m x 0.70m and non-illuminated fascia lette…
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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

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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.