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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535 approved · 68 refused · 22 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Pending26/06029/LBC
Alterations to roof including reinstatement of roof profile, new roof light, installation of two air source heat pumps; replacement windows and conversion of rear ground floor window into door opening; and installing a glass roof to cover the existing rear yard to create a walk-on terrace. (Linked to 26/06028/FULL)
81 South Audley Street London W1K 1JJ
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Pending26/06030/FULL
Erection of Garden Room in rear garden of Lower Ground Floor Flat.
Flat 1 280 Elgin Avenue London W9 1JR
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Pending26/06032/LBC
Internal alterations comprising a new structural steel frame consisting of posts and a beam to the first floor ceiling (below the second floor), stair bracing works, and replacement of stair treads between the first and second floors to Nellie Dean Public House.
89 Dean Street London W1D 3SU
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Decided26/06033/LBC
Rebuilding of parapet walls.
14 Norfolk Square London W2 1RS
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Pending26/06035/CLOPUD
Erection of new garden retaining wall and erection of new garden timber fence to match the height of existing fence.
30 Ashworth Road W9 1JY
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Pending26/06037/FULL
Installation of new plant equipment, relocation of existing plant and installation of ancillary equipment; replacement of a (Site include1-7 Davies Street).
1 Davies Street London W1K 3DB
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Pending26/06038/ADV
Display of internally illuminated hanging signs, each measuring 0.61m X 0.61m, at the commercial unit at the north end of the building facing Lancaster Place.
Brettenham House Lancaster Place London WC2E 7EN
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Pending26/06039/LBC
Amendments to previously approved listed building 26/04269/LBC works, comprising the replacement of part of an approved opaque glazed panel with a solid wall and metal cladding finish, retention of a narrow fixed glazed panel, and clarification of fixing details for approved glazed doors and wall cupboards, with minimal intervention to the historic fabric.
39 Wellington Street London WC2E 7BB
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Pending26/06040/ADLBC
Samples of finishes and locations of control boxes, emergency buttons and any associated signage in 'front of house' areas; pursuant to condition 5(b) of Listed Building Consent dated 2nd March 2026 (25/07714/LBC)
Buckingham Palace The Mall London SW1A 1AA
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Decided26/06041/ADLBC
Details of new gates, railing and new path surfacing pursuant to condition 3 of listed building consent dated 21 July 2026 (RN 26/03412/LBC). (Linked with 26/06051/ADFULL)
Flat 1 21 Pembridge Square London W2 4DP
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Decided26/06042/ADV
Display of non illuminated hanging sign measuring 0.9m X 0.7m, and non illuminated fascia sign measuring 2m X 0.3m
Basement And Ground Floor 7 - 8 Conduit Street London W1S 2XF
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Decided26/06043/ADFULL
Details of the new French doors pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission dated 2nd April 2026 (26/00883/FULL)
First Floor And Second Floor Flat 84 Eaton Square London SW1W 9AG
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Pending26/06044/CLOPUD
Proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and 3 front rooflights to existing mid-terraced house.
9 Abinger Mews W9 3SP
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Pending26/06045/PALHE
Erection of a single storey rear extension to existing mid-terraced property.
9 Abinger Mews W9 3SP
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Pending26/06047/FULL
External alterations to the shopfront and facade comprising repainting of the facade, window frames, sills and doors in Dulux Trade Weathershield, 'Coral Pink', satin finish; installation of two Greenwich-style retractable fabric awnings, one to each elevation, each recessed within the existing fascia into a housing box, with fabric and metalwork colour finishes to be confirmed and awning supplier prior to installation; installation of a single non-illuminated projecting sign comprising a cherry powder-coated metal bracket and top support (colour finish to be confirmed) and a cherry red painted timber sign (colour matched to RAL 3018), fixed at 45 degrees to the corner of the shopfront fascia, with a fret-cut metal logo. (Linked to 26/05569/LBC)
27 Upper Berkeley Street London W1H 7QN
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Decided26/06049/ADFULL
Details of new frontages, bay study, glazed roof and framing and lighting units within the planting pursuant to Condition 30 (b),(c),(d) and (e) of planning permission dated 10 March 2025 (RN: 24/06619/FULL) as amended by RN: 26/04509/NMA.
South West Wing Bush House Strand London WC2B 4RD
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Decided26/06050/NMA
Amendments to planning permission dated 08 November 2019 (RN: 19/02730/FULL) for the Use of part ground and upper floors as a 134-room hotel (Class C1); use of part lower ground as a leisure suite (Class D2); use of ground floor as restaurant/bar (Class A3/A4), external alterations, including demolition to include the removal of the rooftop plant enclosures and replacement with a single-storey extension, remodelling of the Little Sanctuary elevation and introduction of balconies and lightwells. NAMELY, to amend the description of development so that the reference to a 134-room hotel is amended to identify 134 rooms as the maximum number of hotel rooms permitted as part of the development.
8 - 10 Great George Street London SW1P 3AE
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Decided26/06051/ADFULL
Details of new gates, railing and new path surfacing pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission dated 21 July 2026 (RN: 26/03411/FULL). (Linked with 26/06041/ADLBC)
Flat 1 21 Pembridge Square London W2 4DP
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Decided26/06052/COGADF
Details of contaminated land investigation reports for Block B, pursuant to Condition 19 (Part 4 - Validation report) of the planning permission dated 08 November 2021 (RN: 20/06899/COFUL)
Darwin House 104 Grosvenor Road London SW1V 3LH
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Decided26/06053/LBC
Installation of lead flashings to the existing rear lower parapet walls and the front upper cornice.
14 - 20 Norfolk Square London W2 1RU
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Decided26/06054/ADLBC
Details of on-site trials for the lighting pursuant to condtion 8 (Part 2) of listed building consent dated 22 October 2024 (RN: 24/04822/LBC).
New Zealand House 80 Haymarket London SW1Y 4TE
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Decided26/06055/ADFULL
Detailed drawings showing planters on the terraces, and of a biodiversity management plan in relation to planters on the terraces; pursuant to Condition 9 of planning permission dated 14th May 2026 (25/09013/FULL)
6 - 7 Clifford Street London W1S 2FT
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Pending26/06056/LBC
External repair works including brickwork repairs and repointing, cleaning of brickwork, refurbishment of rainwater goods, repairs and redecoration of balconies, renewal of slate roof coverings and associated leadwork, repairs and redecoration of windows and doors, installation of lead cappings to parapets and gables, and repairs to chimneys and other architectural features.
Albert Hall Mansions Kensington Gore London SW7 2AN
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Decided26/06057/LBC
Installation of non-illuminated vinyl display to shopfront glazing on Regent Street and Glasshouse Street for a temporary period from 7 September 2026 until 1 March 2027.
106 - 108 Regent Street London W1B 5RU
Received 4 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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