23, Grafton Street, W1S 4EY

25/00117/CLEUDLawful development: Existing usePermitted

Proposal

Confirmation of the lawful implementation of planning permission dated 26 April 2021 (Ref: 19/05567/FULL) (allowed at appeal PINS reference APP/X5990/W/20/3256674) (as amended on 23 October 2023 (Ref: 23/05756/NMA)) for, 'The demolition of rear single storey basement extension, rear ground floor toilet block and rear external fire escape stairs at ground and first floor levels including thoseand the new extension at basement and ground floor as retail (Class A1). Replacement of front railings and plant installations located under the proposed walk-on grille at the rear of the extension'; through undertaking the following material operation for the purposes of Section 56(2) of the Act prior to the expiry of the permission on 25 April 2024 - works to the front railings.

Received: 9 January 2025
Decided: 22 April 2025
Council: City of Westminster

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedSubmitted9 Jan
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided22 Apr

Decided in 103 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Westminster84% of lawful development: existing use applications approved

This is a planning application for demolition at 23, Grafton Street, W1S 4EY. Westminster has handled 37 applications of this type and approves 84% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. This one was decided in 103 days, 7 weeks longer than Westminster's median. The site is in the Mayfair conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 369 applications across WEW_22. We hold 773 applications in total for the W1S postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

25/00117/CLEUD

Address

23, Grafton Street, W1S 4EY

Postcode

W1S 4EY

Local Authority

Westminster

Application Type

Lawful development: Existing use

Decision Status

Permitted

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided

22 April 2025

Date Submitted

9 January 2025

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates

51.509540, -0.143085

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Westminster

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Planning history at this site

11 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Mayfair
Listed building: Grade II: 21-23, Grafton Street W1On 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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