Charing Cross Hotel Strand London WC2N 5HX

25/02741/ADFULLApproval of Details (Full PP)Approved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 9 May 2025

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Detail drawings of the new doors pursuant to Condition 4 of planning permission dated 6 February 2025 (RN: 24/07809/FULL).

Received: 21 April 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: St James's

ReceivedReceived21 Apr
ValidatedValidated6 May
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date1 Jul
DecidedDecided9 May

Decided in 3 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at Charing Cross Hotel Strand London WC2N 5HX. Westminster has handled 3,063 applications of this type. This one was decided in 18 days, 4 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Trafalgar Square conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 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 5HX
Application type: Approval of Details (Full PP)
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 6 May 2025
Target decision date: 1 July 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: structureHaus
Agent address: 14 The Green Richmond TW9 1PX United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 8

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: AdelphiPart of the site · +2 more
Listed building: Grade II: Charing Cross HotelOn this site · +15 more
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

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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Associated applications

2025
21 Apr
Detailed drawings of the new doors pursuant to Condition 3 of listed building consent dated 6 February 2025…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside25/02614/ADLBC
2025
21 Apr
Detail drawings of the new doors pursuant to Condition 4 of planning permission dated 6 February 2025 (RN…
This applicationApprovedDischarge of conditions25/02741/ADFULL

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