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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535 approved · 68 refused · 22 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decided26/05910/ADFULL
Detailed drawings at a scale of 1:20 of entrance gates to the disabled parking space (Block 9) pursuant to Condition 32 of planning permission dated 23 May 2024 (RN:24/00479/FULL)
St Johns Wood Barracks Ordnance Hill London NW8 6PT
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Decided26/05911/LBC
Internal waterproofing works to damp-affected basement walls including removal of existing damaged plaster finishes and replacement with a specialist waterproof render and plaster system.
74 Eaton Place London SW1X 8AU
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Decided26/05912/ADV
Display of internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.41m x 5.74m.
Noel Coward Theatre 85 - 89 St Martin's Lane London WC2N 4AU
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05913/ADFULL
Details of tree protection plan and method statement pursuant to partial discharge of condition 42 part 2 attached to planning application reference 24/00479/FULL, amended by 25/03422/NMA dated 18 July 2025.
St Johns Wood Barracks Ordnance Hill London NW8 6PT
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05914/FULL
Installation of a retractable awning/canopy above the existing Brewer Street doorway.(NB: Venue NAME on canopy, subject to separate advert application.)
66 - 68 Brewer Street London W1F 9TP
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05915/LBC
Structural floor levelling; internal layout alterations; roof alterations to form a new flat roof section finished in lead to accommodate external condensing units and associated plant (Linked to 26/04597/FULL)
First To Third Floor 7A Wyndham Place London W1H 1PN
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05916/LBC
Installation of internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.41m x 5.74m. (Linked with 26/05912/ADV).
Noel Coward Theatre 85 - 89 St Martin's Lane London WC2N 4AU
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05917/FULL
Replacing existing windows with new windows
Flat 5 36 Nottingham Place London W1U 5NT
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05918/FULL
Partial demolition and rebuild of single-storey conservatory extension (recent addition) on existing footprint and foundations.
Flat 1 75 Hamilton Terrace London NW8 9QX
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05920/FULL
Installation of new dry riser pipework on the north-west elevation from lower ground to roof level and roof level automatic opening vent (AOV). (Linked to 26/05921/LBC)
100 Eaton Square London SW1W 9AQ
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05921/LBC
Installation of new dry riser pipework on the north-west elevation from lower ground to roof level; roof level automatic opening vent (AOV); internal protection railings to windows serving rear staircase; new internal dry riser outlets and 'Dry Riser' sign on south-east railings. (Linked to 26/05920/FULL)
100 Eaton Square London SW1W 9AQ
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05922/FULL
Construction of rear dormer.
Flat 5 74 Sutherland Avenue London W9 2QS
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05923/LBC
Internal layout alterations and associated works.
Flat 3 54 Montagu Square London W1H 2LP
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05924/ADFULL
Details of consultation with London Underground pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission dated 09.08.2024 (RN: 22/08247/FULL).
144 Praed Street London W2 1HU
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05925/FULL
Replacement and enlargement of existing rooflight, replacement and alteration of existing windows and door, alteration to raised brick planter.
37 Artesian Road London W2 5DA
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Decided26/05927/TCA
2 x birch (T1 and T2): Reduce the lateral crown spreads by approximately 2m from the tennis-court side, cutting back the overhanging branches to suitable growth points. Maintain a balanced and natural crown form and retain sufficient healthy furnishing growth throughout the remaining crowns.
Little Venice Gardens Randolph Road London W9 1AN
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05928/ADV
Display of externally illuminated fascia sign measuring 3m X 0.7m and non illuminated projecting box sign measuring 0.5m X 0.5m
Ground Floor 13 - 14 Maiden Lane London WC2E 7NE
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05929/ADFULL
Details of plant and equipment that formed part of the application, locatations, manufacturer speficications, noise sensitive receptor, distances between the plant and equipment, measurements of existing, lowest existing and measurement evidence pursuant to Condition 6 (a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i) of Appeal Decision dated 29th November 2022 (APP/X5990/D/22/3300719)
66 Marlborough Place London NW8 0PL
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05931/LBC
Display of externally illuminated projection sign measuring 600mm x 600mm, and retention of externally illuminated fascia sign. (Linked with 26/06228/ADV)
Basement And Ground Floor 2 Spring Street London W2 3RA
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05933/FULL
Replacement of existing single-glazed windows and balcony doors with double-glazed windows and doors.
Flat 23 Parkside Knightsbridge London SW1X 7JW
Received 31 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05935/FULL
Installation of one external condenser unit to the southerly elevation service alley.
47 Hereford Road London W2 5AH
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Pending26/05936/TCA
RearT3 Acer spp x 1 This small tree needs pruning. Suggested work: Reduce to the previous points of reduction whilst retaining furnishing growth.
76 Carlton Hill London NW8 0ET
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Pending26/05937/ADFULL
Details of an Written Schemes of Investigations for Archaeology pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission dated 26th May 2026 (RN 25/05492/FULL)
31 - 35 Brick Street London W1J 7HQ
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Pending26/05938/FULL
Subdivision of existing residential property to create two self-contained 3-bedroom family homes, along with cycle parking and associated external alterations. (Part of a land use package with planning application 26/05942/FULL for 1 Barton Street)
24 Vincent Square London SW1P 2NJ
Received 1 Sept 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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