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7 St James's Square London SW1Y 4JU

25/07346/LBCApproved

Approved on 19 March 2026

Council decision: Application Permitted

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Installation of CCTV cameras on front façade together with an intercom system on the fence and two new wall lights to the front lightwell. Installation of two new overflows to the roof parapet. Internal alterations.

Received
10 October 2025
  1. Received10 Oct
  2. Validated27 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided19 Mar

Decided in 112 days

About this application

This is a planning application at 7 St James's Square London SW1Y 4JU. Westminster has handled 27,108 applications of this type. This one was decided in 112 days, 9 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the St James's conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 16 other applications at this address. We hold 969 applications in total for the SW1Y postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
SW1Y 4JU

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 November 2025

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: St James's
  • Listed building: Grade II: 7, St James'S Square Sw1On this site · +1 more
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
  • 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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

Associated applications

  1. 2025
    27 Nov

    Installation of CCTV cameras on front façade together with an intercom system on the fence and two new wall…

    ApprovedApplicationFiled alongside25/07345/FULL
  2. 2025
    27 Nov

    Installation of CCTV cameras on front façade together with an intercom system on the fence and two new wall…

    This applicationApprovedListed building consent25/07346/LBC

Planning history at this site

15 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    9 Jul

    Details of precise location of each external item; product specifications, finishes and dimensions; sections…

    ApprovedApplication26/04577/ADFULL
  2. 2023
    14 Nov

    Details of new fan coil unit housings pursuant to Condition 6(iv) of listed building consent dated 31 October…

    PendingListed building consent23/07882/ADLBC
  3. 2023
    11 Jul

    Details of facing materials pursuant to condition 11 of planning permission dated 09 December 2014 (RN…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions23/04744/ADFULL
  4. 2023
    14 Jun

    Details of new fan-coil unit housings pursuant to Condition 6(iv) of listed building consent dated 7 January…

    RefusedListed building consent23/03978/ADLBC
  5. 2022
    13 Apr

    Details of written scheme of investigation and watching brief report, pursuant to condition 29 of planning…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions22/02526/ADFULL
  6. 2017
    20 Sep

    Details of terrace structures/ features pursuant to condition 14 (ii) of planning permission dated 9th…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions17/08443/ADFULL

Source: Westminster

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