25/04885/FULLPlanning Application 25/04885/FULL

Full application at 39 - 40 Bedford Street London WC2E 9ER, Westminster. View planning documents, track the decision and get email alerts on updates.

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Change of use from residential (Use Class C3) to restaurant (Use Class E) on part second, third and fourth floors and provision of external lift overrun, CCTV camera and other associated works, in connection with use of the entire building as a restaurant. (Land use swap proposed with developments at Nos. 28-31 James Street RN: 25/04914/FULL and 14a Goodwin's Court RN: 22/01566/FULL)

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39 - 40 Bedford Street London WC2E 9ER

SubmittedSubmitted16 Jul

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7 weeks typical decision time in Westminster84% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 39 - 40 Bedford Street London WC2E 9ER. Westminster has handled 4,496 applications of this type and approves 84% of them, typically deciding them in 73 days. It was submitted on 16 July 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Covent Garden conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 594 applications across St James's. We hold 207 applications in total for the WC2E postcode area.