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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535 approved · 68 refused · 22 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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
- Pending26/05859/FULL
External alterations including external handrails and lighting to the main entrance step, new plant in the lightwell and roof level, new lifting platform from basement to street level, ductwork from fifth floor up to roof and associated works.
The Dukes 34 - 38 St James's Place London SW1A 1NS
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05860/LBC
Internal alterations to a basement plant room including removal of redundant plant, formation of a new doorway, installation of a fire door, replacement lighting and associated making good works.
Harold Pinter Theatre Panton Street London SW1Y 4DN
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05861/ADFULL
Detailed drawings and a bio-diversity management plan; pursuant to condition 45(b) of planning permission dated 27th March 2024 (23/02226/FULL)
Land At 36 St John's Wood Road And 38-44 Lodge Road London
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Decided26/05862/ADLBC
Detailed method statement, including drawings of the upgrading of retained doors pursuant to Condition 3 of listed building consent dated 6 March 2026 (25/06583/LBC).
30 Old Queen Street London SW1H 9HP
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05863/ADFULL
Details of Trees pursuant to Condition 10 of planning permission 18 January 2024 (RN:22/04886/FULL)
3 Blenheim Road London NW8 0LU
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05864/FULL
Removal and replacement of the existing zinc and aluminium cladding; installation of fire barriers behind the glass spandrel panels within the penthouse curtain wall at slab level; replacement of existing timber decking and laminated glass balustrades on balconies with new non-combustible Class A materials and replace aluminium spandrel panels adjacent to the proposed cladding.
50 Bolsover Street London
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05865/LBC
Installation of ground floor signage and refurbishment to the existing timber shopfront; installation of a light above the entrance doors; and other associated works to Brook Street elevation. Linked with 26/05873/ADV
Site At Horse Shoe Yard, White Lion Yard And Lancashire Court London W1S 1EY
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05866/FULL
Installation of screened plant enclosure and revised roof equipment layout including associated works.
25 - 27 St George Street London W1S 1FS
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05867/FULL
Erection of extension and railings to form a terrace at rear second floor level. (Linked with 26/05841/LBC)
48 Ennismore Gardens London SW7 1AJ
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Decided26/05868/ADV
Display of internally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.61 x 0.6m. (Retrospective)
21 Edgware Road London W2 2JE
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05869/FULL
Replacement shopfront with retractable awning.
54 Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0BB
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05870/FULL
Erection of a first floor side and part rear extension with roof terrace above, replacement of main roof with a flat roof, external cladding and installation of new windows and doors.
2 Lord Hills Road London W2 6PD
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05871/CLEUD
Confirmation of the lawful implementation of planning permission dated 13 August 2021 (RN: 21/04143/FULL) has commenced before the expiry of the three year time period and may, therefore, lawfully be carried out and completed.
32 Cambridge Street London SW1V 4QH
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05872/FULL
Demolition of the existing building and redevelopment of the site to provide a new building comprising two basement levels (including the retention of one existing basement level and the excavation of one new basement level incorporating a mezzanine, 9.37m total depth), plus subterranean sprinkler tank, ground floor and seven upper floors plus rooftop plant enclosure, for hotel use (Class C1), together with ancillary restaurant, bar and caf� uses, public realm improvements, servicing facilities and associated works.
Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel 21 Lowndes Street London SW1X 9ES
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05873/ADV
Display of an internally illuminated (letters only) fascia sign measuring 0.2m x 0.687m, and an interally illuminated logo measuring 0.34m in diameter on the transom panel above the entrance doors. Linked with 26/05865/LBC
Site At Horse Shoe Yard, White Lion Yard And Lancashire Court London W1S 1EY
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05874/APA
Prior Approval under Part 18 (Class A) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 comprising external alterations to Villiers Street fa�ade comprising replacement of partially louvered windows with fully louvered windows.
Charing Cross Station Strand London WC2N 5HS
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided26/05875/ADFULL
Additional flood risk details pursuant to condition 18 (Part a, b) of planning permission dated 31st October 2024 (24/00412/FULL)
1 - 4 Eaton Mews West London SW1W 9ET
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Decided26/05876/ADV
Display of a non-illuminated scaffold shroud comprising a 1:1 scale reproduction of the principal facade and two inset advertisement panels, each measuring 10m x 6m for temporary period from 31 October 2026 until 01 April 2028.
Trafalgar Buildings 1 - 3 Whitehall London SW1A 2DD
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05877/ADFULL
Details of secured by Design Accrediation pursuant to Condition 25 of planning permission dated 31 October 2024 (RN:24/00412/FULL)
1 - 4 Eaton Mews West London SW1W 9ET
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Decided26/05878/TPO
1 x London plane: crown lift low hanging twiggy growth to 6m and cut back from property to give a clearance of 5m.
16 Westbourne Terrace London W2 3UW
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05879/ADFULL
Detailed drawings of revised design of new roof lights to use glass rather than plastic pursuant to part condition 3.2 of planning permission dated 27th May 2026 (RN 26/02209/FULL)
Queens Park Primary School Droop Street London W10 4DQ
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Decided26/05880/ADFULL
Details of pointing specification for brickwork pursuant to Condition 3 (part 4 only) of planning permission dated 27 May 2026 (RN26/02209/FULL)
Queens Park Primary School Droop Street London W10 4DQ
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Decided26/05881/NMA
Amendments to planning permission dated 11 August 2026 (RN: 26/04158/FULL) for the: Erection of a single-storey rear extension at lower ground floor level; replacement of existing rear window with a door at ground floor level and creation of terrace with associated railings/screening; and associated external alterations. NAMELY, revise the height of the rear elevation kitchen French doors.
50A Warlock Road London W9 3LW
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05882/ADV
Display of two internally illuminated advertisement screens on pavement Outside India House measuring 2.1m x 1.34m.
Bus Shelter At West End Of India Place London
Received 27 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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