1 Vincent Square London SW1P 2PN

24/09030/P3JPAPrior Approval Offices to Dwellings(OTR)Awaiting decision

Outline / PiP

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Notification for prior approval for the change of use of 1 Vincent Square from a use falling within Class E to a use falling within Class C3 (dwelling houses) to form 25 self-contained residential units (14 x 1 bed, 7 x 2 bed, and 4 x 3 bed) under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA.

Received: 23 December 2024
Decision due: 16 February 2025
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: Vincent Square

ReceivedReceived23 Dec
ValidatedValidated23 Dec
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date16 Feb
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at 1 Vincent Square London SW1P 2PN. Westminster has handled 218 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 23 December 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Vincent Square conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 90 applications across Vincent Square. We hold 1,247 applications in total for the SW1P postcode area.

82% of outline 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 2PN
Application type: Prior Approval Offices to Dwellings(OTR)
Scale / size: Medium
Number of dwellings: 25

Planning application dates

Date validated: 23 December 2024
Consultation expiry: 5 February 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: DP9
Agent address: c/o Agent London SW1Y 5NQ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 55 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 15 January 2025
Advertisement expiry: 5 February 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13649710
Comments: 0
Documents: 41

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
Conservation area: Vincent Square
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
Brownfield land register: 1 Vincent Square London SW1P 2PNRegister site at or near this address

Also checked, none recorded (21)

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 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.

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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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Associated applications

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23 Dec
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Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

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