Strand, WC2B 4RD

25/03532/FULLFull planning & listed building consentPermitted

Full

Proposal

Creation of an internal connection space / link between Bush House Southwest Wing and Bush House Central Wing, including minor internal and external works to the spaces adjacent to this, including the removal of the existing door and the enlargement of the opening, the levelling of the existing floor and the provision of additional waterproofing, the provision of new lighting to replace the existing on the external basement walls, the rearranging of existing ductwork, piping, and services within the lightwells, and other associated works.

Received: 23 May 2025
Decided: 14 July 2025
Council: City of Westminster

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedSubmitted23 May
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided14 Jul

Decided in 52 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Westminster88% of full planning & listed building consent applications approved

This is a planning application at Strand, WC2B 4RD. Westminster has handled 661 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than Westminster's median. The site is in the Strand conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 190 applications across SJW_22. We hold 196 applications in total for the WC2B postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

25/03532/FULL

Address

Strand, WC2B 4RD

Postcode

WC2B 4RD

Local Authority

Westminster

Application Type

Full planning & listed building consent

Decision Status

Permitted

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided

14 July 2025

Date Submitted

23 May 2025

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates

51.512283, -0.117767

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Westminster

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Associated applications

2025
23 May
Creation of an internal connection space / link between Bush House Southwest Wing and Bush House Central…
This applicationApprovedListed building consent25/03532/FULL
2025
23 May
Creation of an internal connection space / link between Bush House Southwest Wing and Bush House Central…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside25/03533/LBC

Planning history at this site

13 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Strand
Listed building: India House Aldwych London WC2B 4NAOn 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.

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