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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535 approved · 68 refused · 22 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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- 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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More application records
- Decided26/05370/ADFULL
Details of facing materials pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission dated 02 June 2026 (RN: 25/08223/FULL)
47 Chester Square London SW1W 9EA
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decided26/05371/ADFULL
Details of new and replacement trees pursuant to condition 32 of planning permission dated 06 February 2026 (RN: 24/07197/FULL)
171 Victoria Street London SW1E 5NN
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decided26/05372/ADFULL
Details of typical bay studies for each facade type showing materials for new entrances, the colonnade infill and upper level extensions pursuant to condition 5 of planning permission dated 06 February 2026 (RN: 24/07197/FULL)
171 Victoria Street London SW1E 5NN
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05373/FULL
Variation of condition 19 planning permission dated 02 April 2026 (RN: 26/00684/FULL) which itself varied conditions 1 and 7 of planning permission dated 14 August 2025 (RN: 25/03928/FULL) for 'Use of building as 4 no. self-contained residential units (Use Class C3) with associated demolition and replacement of extensions within central courtyard and at roof level; Creation of third floor external terrace; Alterations/replacement of windows; Replacement of rear boundary wall with dwarf wall and metal railings; Installation of air-source heat pumps; and associated works'. NAMELY, to remove the requirement for the completed development to achieve the forecast BREEAM Energy, Materials and Waste category credit totals contained within the preliminary BREEAM assessment, while retaining the requirement to achieve an overall BREEAM Excellent rating (or equivalent).
11 Palace Court London W2 4LP
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decided26/05374/ADLBC
Details of sample panel, window repair schedule, and method statement pursuant to conditions 3, 4 and 7 of listed building consent dated 26 March 2026 (RN: 25/09264/LBC).
Hudson House 8 Tavistock Street London WC2E 7PP
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decided26/05375/AD7
Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'to let' board attached to the railings at ground floor level measuring 0.45mm x 0.6mm.
10 Bentinck Street London W1U 2EW
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decided26/05376/ADLBC
Details of all new doors and architraves, including sections, details of which must be sympathetic to the host building, including existing and proposed, where repair is proposed to windows WF03 at first floor, WS03 at second floor, plans showing where any missing cornices and skirtings are to be reinstated with moulding section pursuant to condition 3 (a, c and d) of listed building consent dated 25th March 2026 (RN:25/04604/LBC).
1B - 1C Tottenham Court Road London W1T 1BB
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05378/FULL
External repair and conservation works to existing facades, pitched and flat roofs, dormers and chimneys (linked with 26/05379/LBC)
The Dilly 21 Piccadilly London W1J 0BH
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05379/LBC
External repair and conservation works to existing facades, pitched and flat roofs, dormers and chimneys (linked with 26/05378/FULL).
The Dilly 21 Piccadilly London W1J 0BH
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decided26/05380/ADFULL
Details of method statement explaining the measures you will take to protect the trees on and close to the site; pursuant to condition 8 of planning permission dated 16th April 2025 (24/08150/FULL)
Belgrave House 76 Buckingham Palace Road London SW1W 9AX
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05381/FULL
Installation of kitchen extract plant, kitchen ventilation, and AC condensors at roof level; and replacement of a window with a new louver on ground floor south east side elevation.
16 St Barnabas Street London SW1W 8PE
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Unknown26/05382/ADFULL
Details of samples of the facing materials you will use, including glazing, and elevations and roof plans annotated to show where the materials are to be located pursuant to condition 4 and 21 of planning permission dated 5th December 2024 (RN:21/04502/FULL as amended by 26/01253/NMA)
456 - 472 Oxford Street London W1C 1AP
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05383/FULL
Replacement of the principal staircase; installation of a passenger lift; creation of a new fourth floor within a raised roof structure; formation of a self-contained lower ground floor flat (Class C3); reconstruction of the lower ground staircase; associated alterations to the front and rear lightwells; internal and external alterations; and associated works. (Linked with 26/05384/LBC)
2 Chesterfield Street London W1J 5JF
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05384/LBC
Replacement of the principal staircase; installation of a passenger lift; creation of a new fourth floor within a raised roof structure; formation of a self-contained lower ground floor flat (Class C3); reconstruction of the lower ground staircase; associated alterations to the front and rear lightwells; internal and external alterations; and associated works. (Linked with 26/05384/LBC)
2 Chesterfield Street London W1J 5JF
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05385/FULL
Extension of existing passenger lift to serve third and fourth floors, including a lift overrun projecting approximately 1,200 mm above roof level with the adjacent parapet raised by approximately 1,200 mm to enclose it.
5 Chesterfield Hill London W1J 5BL
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05386/FULL
Conversion of first and second floors from Hostel (Sui Generis) to a HMO (Sui Generis).
308 Edgware Road London W2 1DY
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05387/FULL
Installation of metal louvres to the south facade of the building. (Linked with 26/05388/LBC)
10 York Terrace West London NW1 4QA
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05388/LBC
Installation of metal louvres to the south facade of the building. (Linked with 26/05387/FULL)
10 York Terrace West London NW1 4QA
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decided26/05389/TCA
1 x Hornbeam (T1) Crown lift to 2.5m. Reduce overlong lateral branches by up to approx. 0.5m into main canopy line to tidy, without undertaking an overall crown reduction.
66 Marlborough Place London NW8 0PL
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05390/ADV
Temporary decorative scaffold shroud comprising 2 printed advertising areas each measuring 5.4 x 6.3 metres surrounded by a replica 1:1 image of the proposed new building facade in a printed mural.
41 Albemarle Street London W1S 4BF
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decided26/05391/FULL
Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission dated 25th July 2025 (RN 25/02502/FULL) for, "Addition of plant at roof level and other ancillary changes"; NAMELY, changes to the roof plant screen, the south fa�ade riser, secondary glazing, ground-floor art wall linings and a first-floor door (Application under Section 73 of the Act).
6 Burlington Gardens London W1S 3ET
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05392/FULL
Temporary change of use of the Parade Ground at Chelsea College of Arts from 10 September 2026 to 26 September 2026 for a Fashion Show, taking place on 21 September 2026, including the erection and dismantling of a temporary marquee and other associated works ancillary to the event.
16 John Islip Street London SW1P 4JU
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decided26/05393/FULL
Installation of 1 new riser below ground connections from the existing gas main in the pavement to the front (east) of the building.
14 Leamington Road Villas London W11 1HS
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05394/LBC
Relocation of two K2 telephone kiosks within the site in conjunction with the redevelopment of 48 Chapel Street.
48 Chapel Street London NW1 5DH
Received 7 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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