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2 - 14 Palmer Street London SW1H 0AP

25/07949/FULLFull Planning Permission ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 2 October 2026

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Variation of conditions 1, 11, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 of planning permission dated 11 March 2020 (RN: 19/03757/FULL) for the Demolition and redevelopment of existing building to provide a nine storey building (Basement, Lower Ground, Ground + 6 upper floors) and roof level plant, providing flexible commercial units at ground floor (Classes A1/A2/A3/D2) and lower ground floor (Class D2 gym), office accommodation (Class B1a) on upper levels, with cycle parking, changing facilities, waste storage and plant at basement level. NAMELY, for the removal of the basement level, reconfiguration of the ground floor, installation of secondary escape stair, increase in cycle parking, alterations to roof level including terrace, plant and lift overrun plus associated reconfiguration of the internal layout.

Received
3 November 2025
Ward
St James's
  1. Received3 Nov
  2. Validated3 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target29 Dec
  5. Decided2 Oct

Decided in 333 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 2 - 14 Palmer Street London SW1H 0AP. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 333 days, 41 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 414 applications in total for the SW1H postcode area.

86% of full 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
SW1H 0AP
Application type
Full Planning Permission Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 November 2025
Consultation expiry
3 December 2025
Target decision date
29 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Montagu Evans
Agent address
70 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8BE United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
12 November 2025
Advertisement expiry
3 December 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14412344
Comments
0
Documents
47

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)
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref W662Protected tree on or next to this site · +1 more
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

Source: Westminster

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