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Strand, WC2B 4LU

25/07591/LBCFull planning & listed building consentAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Internal office refurbishment to 5th floor, Strand wing, of Australia House. Additional FCU units to roof to provide heating, cooling and fresh air inline with Building regulations.

Submitted
27 October 2025
  1. Received27 Oct
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a planning application at Strand, WC2B 4LU. Westminster has handled 666 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 27 October 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Strand conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 270 applications across SJW_22. We hold 199 applications in total for the WC2B postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
WC2B 4LU
Application type
Full planning & listed building consent

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    27 Oct

    Internal office refurbishment to 5th floor, Strand wing, of Australia House. Additional FCU units to roof to…

    PendingListed building consentRelated25/07590/FULL
  2. 2025
    27 Oct

    Internal office refurbishment to 5th floor, Strand wing, of Australia House. Additional FCU units to roof to…

    This applicationPendingListed building consent25/07591/LBC

Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    16 Jan

    Installation of internal CCTV security cameras.

    ApprovedListed building consent26/00259/LBC
  2. 2025
    8 Sep

    Repairs and waterproofing works to inside of vaults below the pavement, repair the water proofing seal around…

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission Application25/06363/FULL
  3. 2025
    8 Sep

    Repairs and waterproofing works to inside of vaults below the pavement, repair the water proofing seal around…

    ApprovedListed building consent25/06364/LBC
  4. 2025
    6 Mar

    Internal reconfiguration of office space at third floor level on the Aldwych side of the building.

    ApprovedListed building consent25/01529/LBC
  5. 2025
    20 Feb

    Details of external stonework to inside of Aldwych doorway recess pursuant to Condition 3 of listed building…

    ApprovedListed building consent25/00623/ADLBC
  6. 2025
    17 Feb

    Renoval of internal modern stud partitions and redecoration to create open plan office at second floor level.

    ApprovedListed building consent25/01078/LBC

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