5 Strand London WC2N 5HR

25/00704/ADFULLApproval of Details (Full PP)Approved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 27 February 2025

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Proposal

Details of Written Scheme of Investigation (WSI) pursuant to Condition 9 (A, B and C) of planning permission dated 24 September 2024 (RN23/05178/FULL)

Received: 3 February 2025
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: St James's

ReceivedReceived3 Feb
ValidatedValidated3 Feb
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date31 Mar
DecidedDecided27 Feb

Decided in 24 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at 5 Strand London WC2N 5HR. Westminster has handled 3,063 applications of this type. This one was decided in 24 days, 4 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Trafalgar Square conservation area, with 19 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 300 applications in total for the WC2N postcode area.

92% of conditions 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: WC2N 5HR
Application type: Approval of Details (Full PP)
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 3 February 2025
Target decision date: 31 March 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: DP9
Agent address: 100 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5NQ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13710079
Comments: 0
Documents: 3

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Trafalgar Square
Listed building: Grade II: 41, Craven StreetOn or next to this site
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
Brownfield land register: 5 Strand London WC2N 5AFRegister site at or near this address
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (20)

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 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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Planning history at this site

11 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

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