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6 Bell Yard London WC2A 2JR

25/05422/FULLFull Planning Permission ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 19 September 2025

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Removal of the existing mechanical plant and installation of new mechanical plant with acoustic screens at main roof level.

Received
1 August 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
St James's
Agent
work.place.create Ltd
  1. Received1 Aug
  2. Validated1 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target26 Sep
  5. Decided19 Sep

Decided in 49 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 6 Bell Yard London WC2A 2JR. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days. The site is in the Strand conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 131 applications in total for the WC2A postcode area.

86% of full 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
WC2A 2JR
Application type
Full Planning Permission Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 August 2025
Consultation expiry
10 September 2025
Target decision date
26 September 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
work.place.create Ltd
Agent address
46 Wheeler Avenue Tylers Green Buckinghamshire HP108EB United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
20 August 2025
Advertisement expiry
10 September 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14205640
Documents
25

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Strand
  • Listed building: Grade II: 4 and 5, Bell Yard Wc2On or next to this site · +3 more
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • Brownfield land register: 122 - 126 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1PPRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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