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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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City of Westminster
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for City of Westminster. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,581Searchable applications
886Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 603 approved or refused records
68Refused applications
535 approved · 68 refused · 22 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Mar 2025 to 24 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building controlContact planning Contact the Resilience TeamLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Pre-application advice
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries02076416000Council source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas56 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas10 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- Pending26/05233/ADFULL
Details of an Operational Management Plan pursuant to Condition 25 of planning permission dated 3rd April 2017 (RN 16/08369/FULL)
33 Grosvenor Place London SW1X 7HY
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05234/FULL
Replacement shopfront.
110A Marylebone High Street London W1U 4RY
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05235/ADV
Display of non illuminated fascia and hanging signs measuring 0.28m x 0.85m and 0.35m x 0.70m. (Linked with 26/05234/FULL)
110A Marylebone High Street London W1U 4RY
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05237/FULL
Demolition and rebuilding of the 4th floor and roof level to create a sunken roof terrace including a single storey access pod. Installation of a plant enclosure and lift overrun, infilling of rear lightwell, provision of a new lift, all in connection with the continued use as offices.
28 Grosvenor Street London W1K 4QR
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided26/05240/FULL
New lift overrun at roof level and replacement of ground floor front door.
77 Great Peter Street London SW1P 2EZ
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided26/05241/FULL
Replacement of two timber sash windows, one timber double French door and one timber single door on the rear elevation with double-glazed timber units.
2E Clifton Gardens London W9 1DT
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided26/05242/LBC
External alterations to Villiers Street facade comprising replacement of partially louvered windows with fully louvered windows.
Charing Cross Station Strand London WC2N 5HS
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05243/FULL
Installation of rooftop mechanical plant equipment.
25 Great Pulteney Street London W1F 9LT
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided26/05244/TCA
1 x Willow-leaved pear (T3): crown lift to a height of 2.5m. reduce all round by 0.5-1.0m to balance and shape.
26 Clifton Villas London W9 2PH
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decided26/05246/TPO
1 x sycamore (T5): crown reduce to the previous most recent reduction points.
Paddington Bowling & Sports Club Castellain Road London W9 1HQ
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05247/ADLBC
Details of stair to basement, railings to front garden lightwell, new windows and doors, and structural assessment of front vault structure pursuant to condition 3 of listed building consent dated 15 July 2024 (RN: 23/08925/LBC) [Linked to 26/05167/ADFULL]
30 Chepstow Road London W2 5BE
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Pending26/05248/ADFULL
Details of contaminated land assessment pursuant to condition 9 (All phases) of planning permission dated 07 April 2026 (RN: 25/06937/FULL)
21 Lees Place London W1K 6LR
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05249/FULL
Variation of Conditions 1,2, 7 of planning permission dated 26 October 2023 (RN 23/04090/FULL) for: 'Use of ground floor and basement as hot food take-away (Class A5).' NAMELY, to extend the opening hours of the premises to 03:00 every day of the week, including extending the hours of operation for the associated plant and machinery and the delivery service to align with the amended opening hours.
Basement And Ground Floor 54 Queensway London W2 3RY
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05250/ADV
Display of 160 warm white LED lights in 16 existing trees in Berkeley Square (10 per tree) for temporary period for the Christmas period.
Berkeley Square London W1J 6DB
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided26/05251/ADV
Display of two non-illuminated facia sings measuring 1.72m x 0.45m, two wall mounted signs measuring 1.00m x 1.00m, two measuring 0.4m x0.4m and one measuring 0.21m x .0.29.
121 Marsham Street London SW1P 4LX
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05252/LBC
Structural works to listed building, including replacement of failed structural beams
Basement And Ground Floor 8 Shepherd Market London W1J 7QE
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided26/05253/ADLBC
Details of revised design and materials to rear extension pursuant to condition 3 of listed building consent dated 23 June 2026 (RN: 26/00021/LBC) [Linked to 26/05197/ADFULL]
Flat 5 Merchant House 184 - 186 Sutherland Avenue London W9 1HR
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Pending26/05254/FULL
Alterations to the external fa�ades and roof of the building, including the installation of faux stone surrounds to windows and Juliet balconies, revised balcony widths, alterations to fifth-floor fenestration and terrace, and associated external alterations.
1 Vincent Square London SW1P 2PN
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05255/FULL
Replacement of existing windows and front entrance door with double-glazed hardwood box sash windows and door; installation of new door surround; repair, making good and redecoration of the existing rendered ground-floor front elevation; and replacement of 5 x air-conditioning condenser units at first-floor level to the rear.
16 Carlisle Street London W1D 3BT
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Withdrawn26/05258/LBC
Installation of tactile paving on a staircase at a station entrance.
Pimlico Station 2 Bessborough Street London SW1V 2JA
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05259/LBC
Installation of two anchor points to the existing pitched roof and new ladder hooks to the internal face of the existing roof light upstanding.
33 Manchester Street London W1U 7LQ
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05260/LBC
Refurbishment of x1 lift (HOP 324)
House Of Commons Palace Of Westminster Parliament Square London SW1A 0AA
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided26/05261/ADLBC
Detailed drawings of Intercom and CCTV pursuant to Condition 4 (a) of listed building consent dated 8th May 2026 (RN: 25/07809/LBC).
34 Park Street London W1K 2JD
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05262/ADLBC
Details of new internal doors and associated joinery; new and retained floor, ceiling and wall construction; and reflected ceiling plans showing lighting fittings pursuant to condition 6.1A, 6.2 and 6.10 of listed building consent dated 14 March 2026 (RN: 22/05005/LBC)
17 - 21 South Audley Street London W1K 2NY
Received 4 Aug 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for City of Westminster, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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