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Strand, WC2R 1LA

25/01765/LBCAll OtherApproved

Approved on 9 May 2025

Proposal

Internal and external repair and conservation works to the southwest corner, including roof, windows and masonry; reinstatement and/or alteration of internal walls, ceilings and doors; and associated works.

Submitted
14 March 2025
  1. Received14 Mar
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided9 May

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application for window replacement at Strand, WC2R 1LA. Westminster has handled 1,741 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Strand conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 276 applications across SJW_22. We hold 186 applications in total for the WC2R postcode area.

92% of all other 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
WC2R 1LA
Application type
All Other

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: Strand
  • Listed building: North Wing Courtauld Institute Of Art Somerset House Strand London WC2E 7EAOn 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 (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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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.

Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    9 Jul

    Details of a sample of glass with the thermal film applied pursuant to condition 4 of listed building consent…

    ApprovedListed building consent26/04598/ADLBC
  2. 2026
    20 Mar

    Replacement window louvre and two additional window louvres in the southwest service yard. (Linked with…

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission Application26/01833/FULL
  3. 2026
    20 Mar

    Replacement window louvre and two additional window louvres in the southwest service yard. Internal and…

    ApprovedListed building consent26/01834/LBC
  4. 2026
    17 Feb

    Installation of external lighting fixtures to North West elevation, Lancaster Place elevation, Embankment…

    ApprovedListed building consent26/00997/LBC
  5. 2026
    17 Feb

    Installation of external lighting fixtures to North West elevation, Lancaster Place elevation, Embankment…

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission Application26/00996/FULL
  6. 2025
    30 May

    Refurbishment and alterations within room SW1.09, located on the first floor of the Somerset House East Wing.

    ApprovedListed building consent25/03672/LBC

Source: Westminster

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