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47-51 St John's Wood High Street London NW8 7NJ

18/05953/FULLApplication for full Planning PermissionPermitted
Full

Proposal

Variation of Conditions 1 and 2 of planning permission dated 15 May 2017 (RN: 17/02217/FULL) for the Use of basement of 47-51 St John's Wood High Street as Gym/Fitness centre and associated excavation to a depth of approximately 1 metre; use of ground Floor of 51 as entrance to gym with ancillary retail and refreshments (Use Class D2); installation of mechanical plant at rear elevation. NAMELY, to provide revised shopfront, internal layout at ground floor level, and additional acoustic enclosure to the rear.

Received
15 July 2018
Decided
9 October 2018 · Application Permitted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Regent's Park
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received15 Jul
  2. Validated16 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target11 Oct
  5. Decided9 Oct

Decided in 54 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Westminster86% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application at 47-51 St John's Wood High Street London NW8 7NJ. Westminster has handled 4,496 applications of this type and approves 85% of them, typically deciding them in 74 days. This one was decided in 86 days, 12 days longer than Westminster's median. The site is in the St John's Wood conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 141 applications across Regent's Park. We hold 2,702 applications in total for the NW8 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
18/05953/FULL
Address
47-51 St John's Wood High Street London NW8 7NJ
Postcode
NW8 7NJ
Local Authority
Westminster
Application Type
Application for full Planning Permission
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Regent's Park

Applicant & Agent

Agent
DGW Planning
Agent Address
Welland House 1 The Green Weston by Welland Market Harborough LE16 8HS

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
15 July 2018
Consultation Expiry
17 August 2018
Target Decision Date
11 October 2018
Date Decided
9 October 2018
Date Validated
16 August 2018
Date Submitted
15 July 2018

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Permitted
Decided By
Complex Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
27 July 2018
Advertisement Expiry
17 August 2018

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-07132647
Comments
1
Documents
30
Coordinates
51.533260, -0.170928
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Westminster

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Associated applications

  1. 2018
    15 Jul

    Variation of Conditions 1 and 2 of planning permission dated 15 May 2017 (RN: 17/02217/FULL

    This applicationApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)18/05953/FULL
  2. 2018
    15 Jul

    Display of internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.6m X 2.7m and non illuminated hanging sign…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentFiled alongside18/05954/ADV

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: St John's Wood
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.

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

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