16 Charles Street London W1J 5DR

25/05681/ADLBCApproval of Details (ADLBC)Approved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 1 September 2025

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Detailed drawings of the pavement vault doors pursuant to Condition 5 (C) of listed building dated 13th April 2023 (RN:22/03071/LBC)

Received: 13 August 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: West End
Agent: Stanesby Architecture

ReceivedReceived13 Aug
ValidatedValidated13 Aug
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date8 Oct
DecidedDecided1 Sep

Decided in 19 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at 16 Charles Street London W1J 5DR. Westminster has handled 3,063 applications of this type. This one was decided in 19 days, 4 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Mayfair conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 484 applications across West End. We hold 940 applications in total for the W1J 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: W1J 5DR
Application type: Approval of Details (ADLBC)
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 13 August 2025
Target decision date: 8 October 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: Stanesby Architecture
Agent address: Studio 2.18 Food Exchange New Covent Garden Market London SW8 5EL United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14252118
Comments: 0
Documents: 9

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Mayfair
Listed building: Grade II*: 14, HAY'S MEWS W1 (See details for further address information)On this site · +6 more
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
Brownfield land register: 18B Charles Street London W1J 5DXRegister site at or near this address
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.

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Associated applications

2025
13 Aug
Detailed drawings of the pavement vault doors pursuant to Condition 5 (C) of listed building dated 13th April…
This applicationApprovedDischarge of conditions25/05681/ADLBC
2025
13 Aug
Details of pavement vault doors pursuant to Condition 14 (Part C) of planning permission dated 04 April 2023…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside25/05682/ADFULL

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9 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

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