Charing Cross Hotel Strand London WC2N 5HX

25/06656/LBCListed Building Consent ApplicationApproved

Listed building consent

Approved on 6 November 2025

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Proposal

Door replacement and blocking up of 5 windows at ground, mezzaine and first floor levels at the South Western Elevation (Linked 25/06655/FULL)

Received: 17 September 2025
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: St James's

ReceivedReceived17 Sep
ValidatedValidated17 Sep
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date12 Nov
DecidedDecided6 Nov

Decided in 50 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for window replacement at Charing Cross Hotel Strand London WC2N 5HX. Westminster has handled 2,677 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days. The site is in the Trafalgar Square conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 300 applications in total for the WC2N postcode area.

93% of heritage 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: WC2N 5HX
Application type: Listed Building Consent Application
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 17 September 2025
Target decision date: 12 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: structureHaus
Agent address: 14 The Green Richmond TW9 1PX United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14303858
Comments: 0
Documents: 9

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: AdelphiPart of the site · +2 more
Listed building: Grade II: Charing Cross HotelOn this site · +15 more
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
Brownfield land register: 5 Strand London WC2N 5AFRegister site at or near this address

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
17 Sep
Replacement of door and blocking up of five windows at ground, mezzanine and first floor levels to the south…
ApprovedListed building consentPart of25/06655/FULL
2025
17 Sep
Door replacement and blocking up of 5 windows at ground, mezzaine and first floor levels at the South Western…
This applicationApprovedListed building consent25/06656/LBC

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

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