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3-5 Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0HA

24/01579/FULLFull Planning Permission ApplicationAwaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Alterations including infilling of rear lightwell between first to fifth floor levels, erection of roof extension to provide an additional floor level, roof plant, associated acoustic enclosure, photovoltaics, and conversion of the basement, part ground floor and upper floors into hotel use, with ancillary basement cafe (Class C1).

Received
11 March 2024
Decision due
28 May 2024
Public comments
4
Ward
St James's
Agent
Planning Resolution Ltd
  1. Received11 Mar
  2. Validated2 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target28 May
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 3-5 Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0HA. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 11 March 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Leicester Square conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 478 applications in total for the WC2H 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).

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Application details

Postcode
WC2H 0HA
Application type
Full Planning Permission Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 April 2024
Consultation expiry
1 May 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Planning Resolution Ltd
Agent address
67 High Street Leatherhead KT22 8AH United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
10 April 2024
Advertisement expiry
1 May 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12821881
Documents
91

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Leicester Square
  • Listed building: Grade II: 1, Charing Cross Road Wc2On or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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, 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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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.

Source: Westminster

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