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22 Kingsway London WC2B 6LE

25/02712/NMANon-material amendmentsApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 5 August 2025

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Amendments to planning permission dated 31 October 2024 (RN: 24/00898/FULL) for Replacement of eighth floor structure and construction of a two storey extension at main roof level in connection with the use of part basement, ground and nine upper floors as student accommodation (Sui Generis) and two retail units (Class E) at ground level; external alterations including partial façade replacement and new/rearranged entrances and retail frontages; cycle parking; soft landscaping on roof and terraces; roof plant and solar panels; and all associated engineering and ancillary works. Namely, to secure amendments to the number and size of PBSA units, the relocation and reconfiguration of the consented rooftop plant to the areas already containing plant at the back of the building facing Sardinia Street and Portugal Street, amendments to delivery and servicing management plan.

Received
17 April 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St James's
Agent
DP9 Ltd
  1. Received17 Apr
  2. Validated17 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target15 May
  5. Decided5 Aug

Decided in 110 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 22 Kingsway London WC2B 6LE. Westminster has handled 604 applications of this type. This one was decided in 110 days, 9 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 199 applications in total for the WC2B postcode area.

88% of amendment 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
WC2B 6LE
Application type
Non-material amendments
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 April 2025
Target decision date
15 May 2025

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13916081
Comments
0
Documents
36

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: StrandNext to the site
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • Brownfield land register: 41 Kingsway London WC2B 6TPRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

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 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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© 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    8 Jul

    Deed of variation to Section 106 agreement associated with planning permission dated 31 October 2024…

    ApprovedAll OtherRelated25/04678/MOD106
  2. 2025
    17 Apr

    Amendments to planning permission dated 31 October 2024 (RN: 24/00898/FULL

    This applicationApprovedNon-material amendment25/02712/NMA

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