Strand, WC2R 1LA

25/01766/FULLRemoval/Variation of a conditionApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 9 May 2025

Proposal

Variation of Conditions 14 and 17 of planning permission dated 17 March 2022 (RN:21/07820/FULL) for the Erection of structures in association with temporary ancillary events and art installations within the Courtyard and on the River Terrace namely, to allow the Terrace Bar Structure to remain in place until 2 January each year and to extend the bar opening hours to 23.00 hours on Sundays, Bank Holidays and Public Holidays.

Submitted: 14 March 2025
Council: City of Westminster

ReceivedSubmitted14 Mar
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided9 May

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application at Strand, WC2R 1LA. Westminster has handled 156 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.

86% of removal/variation of a condition 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: Removal/Variation of a condition

Site constraints

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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.

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.

Associated applications

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14 Mar
Internal and external repair and conservation works to the southwest corner, including roof, windows and…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside25/01765/LBC
2025
14 Mar
Variation of Conditions 14 and 17 of planning permission dated 17 March 2022 (RN:21/07820/FULL
This applicationApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)25/01766/FULL

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10 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

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