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25/04760/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Approved

Proposal

Triple alternative use of Devonshire House and ground and upper floors of 201 Great Portland Street for either office (Class E), medical consulting rooms (Class E) or hospital accommodation (Class C2) in association with the adjacent Portland Hospital. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jul 2025
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Consultation
18 Jul 2025
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Approved
20 Oct 2025

Approved on 20 Oct 2025 · Complex Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Oct 2026

Documents 27

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF GRANT OF FULL PP [PE] Decision Notice · 21 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 21 Oct 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 4

PDF ACOUSTIC PLANNING ASSESSMENT Background Papers · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT STATEMENT Background Papers · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT Background Papers · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Background Papers · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 7

PDF PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS Drawing · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS Superseded document · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF SERVICING MANAGEMENT PLAN Background Papers · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING PLANS-GIA Drawing · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF LOCATION SITE-EXISTING SITE PLAN Drawing · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF LOCATION SITE-LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLANS-GIA Superseded document · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF FEECALCULATION Background Papers · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF THAMES WATER COMMENT Consultee Comment · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Other · 7 Aug 2025 View ↗
PDF NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LETTER (21D) Background Papers · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗

Other documents 9

PDF SERVICING INFORMATION Other · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF ACK-GENERAL LETTER (G/P/C) Background Papers · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-LA SOCIETY Background Papers · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-LA SOCIETY Background Papers · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS Background Papers · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS Background Papers · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE NOTICE 21 OR 28 DAYS IF T&C APPL. Background Papers · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 15 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Harley Street 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 ↗
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.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 112 m away: Regent's Park; 16 listed buildings within 150 m; Scheduled monument 193 m away: A subterranean commercial ice-well (City of Westminster), Park Crescent West, W1; National infrastructure project 536 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

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.

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Full Planning Permission Application
Postcode
W1W 5AB
Received
10 Jul 2025
Validated
10 Jul 2025
Ward
West End
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Oct 2025
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
20 Oct 2025
Decision level
Complex Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Rolfe Judd Planning
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 102 days from validation, 26 days slower 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 objecting

97 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14088484
Planning Portal ref
PP-14088484
Comments by
20 Aug 2025
Site or press notice
18 Jul 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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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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