Skip to content

Eland House Bressenden Place London SW1E 5DU

15/11363/FULLApplication for full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 1 March 2016

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Temporary change of use for part of the ground floor of the existing building from Retail (Class A1) to Non-Residential Institution (Use Class D1) for a period of 15 years and associated alterations to the shopfront on the south elevation.

Received
6 December 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St James's
  1. Received6 Dec
  2. Validated6 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target31 Jan
  5. Decided1 Mar

Decided in 86 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Eland House Bressenden Place London SW1E 5DU. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 86 days, 5 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 526 applications in total for the SW1E postcode area.

86% of full applications at City of Westminster were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode
SW1E 5DU
Application type
Application for full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 December 2015
Consultation expiry
5 February 2016
Target decision date
31 January 2016
Decision issued
2 March 2016

Applicant and agent

Agent
DP9
Agent address
100 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5NQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
15 January 2016
Advertisement expiry
5 February 2016
Site notice start
6 January 2016
Site notice end
27 January 2016

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-04677575
Comments
0
Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II*: Victoria Palace TheatreOn this site · +1 more
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
  • Brownfield land register: Development Site At Bressenden Place Victoria Street Allington Street And Buckingham Pala…Register site at or near this address · +1 more
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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 and heritage coasts.

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2017
    14 Jul

    Detailed drawings showing the location of external tables and chairs for the unit identified as…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions17/06299/ADFULL
  2. 2016
    29 Jan

    Installation of plant equipment within acoustic enclosure at ground floor level to north of Eland House.

    ApprovedApplication for full Planning Permission16/00784/FULL
  3. 2016
    15 Jan

    Details of a Delivery and Servicing Management Plan for the office and retail uses as per Condition 5…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions16/00343/ADFULL
  4. 2015
    26 Nov

    Installation of mechanical plant equipment and associated screening to the rear of building at ground level.

    ApprovedApplication for full Planning Permission15/11020/FULL
  5. 2015
    24 Nov

    Details of a hard and soft landscaping scheme which includes the number, size, species and position of trees…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions15/10901/ADFULL
  6. 2015
    19 Nov

    Details of detailed drawings and a bio-diversity management plan in relation to the biodiversity roofs…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions15/10727/ADFULL

Source: Westminster

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near SW1E

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused for changes of use on your street. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your streetBuying this property? Report on this address