3 Russell Street London WC2B 5JD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Shopfront alterations and associated works at Ground and Lower Ground of 3 Russell Street and 44 Wellington Street. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 1 Dec 2026 and 11 Dec 2026, from Westminster's recent shopfronts.
Documents 19
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 14
Application forms 2
Other documents 1
Site constraints 10
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- 14 m38, Wellington StreetGrade II
- 26 mLamp post outside 24 Russell StreetGrade II
- 27 mTheatre Royal Drury Lane and Attached Sir Augustus Harris Memorial Drinking FountainGrade I
- 33 mRoyal Opera HouseGrade I
- 33 m41 and 43, Wellington Street Wc2Grade II
- 37 m30, Wellington Street Wc2Grade II
- 38 mLondon Transport MuseumGrade II
- 41 m13, Tavistock Street Wc2Grade II
- 41 m15, Tavistock Street Wc2Grade II
- 44 m11, TAVISTOCK STREET WC2 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 45 mLamp post outside 4-6 Russell StreetGrade II
- 47 m8, Russell Street Wc2Grade II
- 50 mLamp post opposite Theatre Royal, outside 29 Russell StreetGrade II
- 60 mCrown Court Church (Church of Scotland)Grade II
- 63 mThe Fortune TheatreGrade II
- 65 m7 Lampstandards Numbered 1 to 7 (Consecutive)Grade II
- 69 m32, Tavistock Street Wc2Grade II
- 69 m20-26, Wellington Street Wc2Grade II
- 70 m34-38, Tavistock Street Wc2Grade II
- 75 m40 and 42, Tavistock Street Wc2Grade II
- 81 mFloral Hall (Paul Hamlyn Hall)Grade II
- 82 m15, Catherine Street Wc2Grade II
- 83 mNovello TheatreGrade II
- 86 mDuchess TheatreGrade II
- 89 mCharles H Fox Limited and Robert White and Sons Harper and Row LimitedGrade II
- 92 mThe Waldorf HotelGrade II
- 98 mFormer Bow Street Magistrates Court and Police StationGrade II
- 98 m17, Exeter Street Wc2Grade II
- 99 mSt Paul's Clergy HouseGrade II
- 101 mCovent Garden Market BuildingGrade II*
- 102 m15 Exeter StreetGrade II
- 102 mThe Old Bell Public HouseGrade II
- 106 mJubilee HallGrade II
- 110 mLamp post outside 34-43 Russell StreetGrade II
- 114 m20, TAVISTOCK STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 117 mLamp post outside 9 Burleigh StreetGrade II
- 118 m12 Lampstandards Numbered 1 to 12 (Consecutive) From Outside Tower House on Both Sides of RoadGrade II
- 119 mLyceum TheatreGrade II*
- 121 mInveresk HouseGrade II
- 125 mMortuary, Lodge and Linking Walls and Gate Piers of Drury Lane GardensGrade II
- 127 mThe Aldwych TheatreGrade II
- 138 mBruce HouseGrade II
- 139 m2-10, Tavistock Street Wc2Grade II*
- 149 m2 Bollards Either Side of Junction With Floral StreetGrade II
- 150 m7 and 8, Bow Street Wc2Grade II
Checked on 17 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2014, 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 5JD
- Received
- 9 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 9 Oct 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 4 Dec 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- JMS Planning & Development Ltd
Decision outlook
Day 10 of the 56-day target. Westminster usually decides shopfronts by day 56.
Plota live figures for shopfronts decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 17 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15282790
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15282790
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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.
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.
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