Drury House 34 - 43 Russell Street London WC2B 5HA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Variation of condition 1 of planning permission dated 21 November 2024 (RN: ) for 'Installation of canopy above existing roof terrace on main roof'. Namely, to amend the canopy to allow for full enclosure of the rooftop terrace. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 7 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Nov 2026
Documents 16
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 6
Associated applications 2
Part of
Conditions 1 varied
- VariationVariation of condition 1 of planning permission dated 21 November 2024 (RN)This application25/05907/FULL
Site constraints 10
Show all 38 with distances
- 14 mMortuary, Lodge and Linking Walls and Gate Piers of Drury Lane GardensGrade II
- 14 mLamp post outside 34-43 Russell StreetGrade II
- 28 mTheatre Royal Drury Lane and Attached Sir Augustus Harris Memorial Drinking FountainGrade I
- 32 mThe Fortune TheatreGrade II
- 34 mCrown Court Church (Church of Scotland)Grade II
- 40 mBruce HouseGrade II
- 60 mLamp post opposite Theatre Royal, outside 29 Russell StreetGrade II
- 71 mFormer Bow Street Magistrates Court and Police StationGrade II
- 86 mLamp post outside 24 Russell StreetGrade II
- 103 mThe Aldwych TheatreGrade II
- 106 mThe Waldorf HotelGrade II
- 110 mRoyal Opera HouseGrade I
- 117 m38, Wellington StreetGrade II
- 118 mFloral Hall (Paul Hamlyn Hall)Grade II
- 118 mSpace House (now Civil Aviation Authority House)Grade II
- 120 m42 and 43, Drury Lane Wc2Grade II
- 120 m11-19, Broad Court Wc2Grade II
- 125 mNorthernmost K2 Telephone Kiosk in Group to North of Bow Street Magistrates CourtGrade II
- 125 mNovello TheatreGrade II
- 126 mK2 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to Northernmost Kiosk in Group to North of Bow Street Magistrates CourtGrade II
- 127 mCentral K2 Telephone Kiosk in Group to North of Bow Street Magistrates CourtGrade II
- 127 mFreemasons HallGrade II*
- 128 mK2 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to Southernmost in Group to North of Bow Street Magistrates CourtGrade II
- 129 mSouthernmost K2 Telephone Kiosk in Group to North of Bow Street Magistrates CourtGrade II
- 132 m30, Wellington Street Wc2Grade II
- 133 m15, Tavistock Street Wc2Grade II
- 135 m19 AND 20, BOW STREET WC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 136 m13, Tavistock Street Wc2Grade II
- 136 m7 Lampstandards Numbered 1 to 7 (Consecutive)Grade II
- 141 m11, TAVISTOCK STREET WC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 144 m2 Bollards Either Side of Junction With Floral StreetGrade II
- 144 mLamp post outside 4-6 Russell StreetGrade II
- 144 m41 and 43, Wellington Street Wc2Grade II
- 145 mThe Sun Tavern Public HouseGrade II
- 146 m7 and 8, Bow Street Wc2Grade II
- 148 m8, Russell Street Wc2Grade II
- 148 m40 and 42, Tavistock Street Wc2Grade II
- 149 mLondon Transport MuseumGrade II
Checked on 1 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 £43,750,000 in October 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 March 2022, 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
- WC2B 5HA
- Received
- 20 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2025
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 15 Oct 2025
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 7 Oct 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- FRONT. Architecture
- Freehold owner
- Show
Public comments
No public comments yet.
11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14267607
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14267607
- Comments by
- 1 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.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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: 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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Drury House 34 - 43 Russell Street London WC2B 5HA
Installation of canopy above existing roof terrace on main roof.
- Received
- 15 May 2024
- Outcome
- Pending