52, 55, Dorset Street, W1U 7NH

25/02111/FULLRemoval/Variation of a conditionApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 30 May 2025

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Proposal

Variation of Conditions 17, 18 and 26 of planning permission dated 30 July 2018 (RN: 18/02822/FULL) for, 'Alterations at basement and ground floor levels including the installation of a partially openable shopfront, erection of a bin store screen and installation of replacement plant to the rear and associated alterations. Dual/alternative use of part of the basement level as a restaurant (Class A3) and/or bakery (Class A1) and use of two areas of the private forecourt for the placing of nine tables and 18 chairs in association with the ground floor restaurant use'; NAMELY, to allow amendments to operating hours, capacity and operational management. (Application under Section 73 of the Act).

Submitted: 28 March 2025
Council: City of Westminster

ReceivedSubmitted28 Mar
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided30 May

Decided in 63 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application at 52, 55, Dorset Street, W1U 7NH. Westminster has handled 156 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 2 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Portman Estate conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 191 applications across MBW_22. We hold 1,070 applications in total for the W1U 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: W1U 7NH
Application type: Removal/Variation of a condition

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Portman Estate
Listed building: Grade II: 28A, MANCHESTER STREET W1 (See details for further address information)On this site · +16 more
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.

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Associated applications

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20 Jun
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ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)25/04241/FULL
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28 Mar
Variation of Conditions 17, 18 and 26 of planning permission dated 30 July 2018 (RN: 18/02822/FULL
This applicationApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)25/02111/FULL

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

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