21, Lees Place, W1K 6LR

25/06741/FULLFull planning permissionWithdrawn

Full

Proposal

Partial demolition and excavation of a new lower ground floor level; installation of a replacement ground floor frontage; creation of a rear lightwell; and associated external works in connection with the use of part of the ground floor and new basement floor as residential floorspace (Class C3) comprising 1x3 bedroom unit. (LAND USE SWAP WITH 20 UPPER GROSVENOR STREET (REF: 25/06740/FULL)

Received: 19 September 2025
Decided: 23 September 2025
Council: City of Westminster

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedSubmitted19 Sep
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided23 Sep

Decided in 4 days (council typically 49)

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

This is a planning application for demolition at 21, Lees Place, W1K 6LR. Westminster has handled 754 applications of this type and approves 84% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. This one was decided in 4 days, 7 weeks quicker than Westminster's median. The site is in the Mayfair conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 369 applications across WEW_22. We hold 845 applications in total for the W1K postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

25/06741/FULL

Address

21, Lees Place, W1K 6LR

Postcode

W1K 6LR

Local Authority

Westminster

Application Type

Full planning permission

Decision Status

Withdrawn

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided

23 September 2025

Date Submitted

19 September 2025

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates

51.512383, -0.154556

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Westminster

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Associated applications

2025
26 Sep
Partial demolition; basement excavation; replacement ground floor frontage; creation of a rear lightwell…
ApprovedFull Planning Permission ApplicationRelated25/06937/FULL
2025
24 Sep
Use of the third and fourth floor as offices (Class E). (LAND USE SWAP WITH 21 LEES PLACE (REF: 25/06937/FULL
ApprovedApplicationPart of25/06740/FULL
2025
19 Sep
Partial demolition and excavation of a new lower ground floor level; installation of a replacement ground…
This applicationWithdrawnFull planning permission25/06741/FULL

Planning history at this site

4 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Mayfair
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

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