7 Howick Place London SW1P 1BB
Approved on 20 July 2012
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Amendments to planning permission dated 28 January 2009 (RN: 08/05789/FULL) for demolition of existing buildings on the site bounded by Howick Place and Francis Street and redevelopment to provide a new building of sub-basement, basement, ground and eight upper floors comprising retail (Class A1) and dual/alternative retail (Class A1) or office (Class B1) use at part ground floor level, office use (Class B1) at part basement to part sixth floor levels, residential (Class C3) use at part basement to part sixth floor levels and seventh and eighth floor levels comprising 23 private units (7 x 1 bed, 8 x 2 bed and 8 x 3 bed) and 10 affordable units (3 x 1 bed, 4 x 2 bed and 3 x 3 bed). Thirteen car parking spaces at sub-basement and basement levels, refuse storage areas and service yard at rear on Spencer Place; namely, for minor alterations at eight floor level to provide a new access door from apartment 1001 on to the roof terrace.
- Received
- 8 June 2012
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- Vincent Square
- ReceivedReceived8 Jun
- ValidatedValidated8 Jun
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date6 Jul
- DecidedDecided20 Jul
Decided in 42 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at 7 Howick Place London SW1P 1BB. Westminster has handled 604 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 7 days quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Westminster Cathedral conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 92 applications across Vincent Square. We hold 1,247 applications in total for the SW1P postcode area.
88% of amendment applications at City of Westminster were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- SW1P 1BB
- Application type
- Non-material amendments
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Number of dwellings
- 10
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 8 June 2012
- Target decision date
- 6 July 2012
- Committee meeting
- 20 July 2012
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 28 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Westminster Cathedral
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20261 May
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission dated 20th June 2014 (RN:14/01853/FULL
RefusedVariation of conditions (s73)26/02890/FULL - 20261 May
Installation of screenings at 7 Howick Place.
RefusedFull Planning Permission Application26/02889/FULL - 201427 Feb
Permanent retention of applied obscure vinyl film to windows at rear third floor level.
ApprovedApplication for full Planning Permission14/01853/FULL
Source: Westminster
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