81 Knightsbridge London SW1X 7RB

25/05581/LBCApproved

Approved on 14 November 2025

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Alterations to shopfront on William Street including installation of an internally illuminated (backlit) fascia sign measuring 1.14m x 0.14m, an internally illuminated (backlit) fascia sign to the entrance to No. 93 and internally illuminated (backlit) projecting signs to Nos. 81 to 93 each measuring 0.55m x 0.35m. Internal alterations at ground and basement levels.

Submitted: 2 October 2025
Council: City of Westminster

ReceivedSubmitted2 Oct
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided14 Nov

Decided in 43 days

About this application

This is a planning application for signage at 81 Knightsbridge London SW1X 7RB. Westminster has handled 27,108 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 6 days quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Albert Gate conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. We hold 1,285 applications in total for the SW1X postcode area.

Application details

Postcode: SW1X 7RB

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Albert Gate
Listed building: Grade II: 4, William Street W1On or next to this site · +1 more
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (21)

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, 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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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

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