31 Circus Road London NW8 9JG
Approved on 30 June 2026
Proposal
Alterations to windows and doors; erection of rear / side external staircase leading to the existing terrace; alterations to existing garage to create habitable accomodation including roof/rear extension; installation of air conditioning unit within front garden (Circus Road frontage); and associated works. (Linked with 25/09175/LBC)
- Received
- 18 December 2025
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- Abbey Road
- Agent
- ME Architects
- ReceivedReceived18 Dec
- ValidatedValidated18 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date12 Feb
- DecidedDecided30 Jun
Decided in 194 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 31 Circus Road London NW8 9JG. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 194 days, 21 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the St John's Wood conservation area, with 16 listed buildings nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 111 applications across Abbey Road. We hold 2,758 applications in total for the NW8 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
- NW8 9JG
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 December 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 25 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 12 February 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- ME Architects
- Agent address
- Sopers House Sopers Rd, Potters Bar Cuffley EN6 4RY United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 4 March 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 25 March 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14571974
- Documents
- 31
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: St John's Wood
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref STM18Part of the site · +10 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, 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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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
- 202518 Dec
Alterations to windows and doors; erection of rear / side external staircase leading to the existing terrace…
This applicationApprovedFull25/09174/FULL - 202518 Dec
Amendments to the elevations; new external staircase leading to the existing terrace; alterations to existing…
ApprovedListed building consentPart of25/09175/LBC
Planning history at this site
10 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202618 Aug
Registering new address and postcode to replace 31 Circus Road, London, NW8 9JG. New address as 3A Cavendish…
ApprovedAll OtherSNN26/00072 - 202631 Jul
Internal and external alterations to the listed dwellinghouse, including window upgrades, alterations to…
ApprovedListed building consent26/04944/LBC - 202631 Jul
Erection of a conservatory extension to side of dwellinghouse, alterations to fenestration and rear terrace…
ApprovedApplication26/04943/FULL - 20256 Oct
T4 - Lime tree- Fell to ground level- tree has caused the boundary wall to fracture- replacemnt Yoshino…
PendingApplic. for works to trees in CA25/07260/TCA - 20256 Oct
T1-T3, T7 4 x limes: crown reduce to previous most, recent reduction points, retaining selected shortened…
ApprovedApplic. for wks to trees subject to TPO25/07178/TPO - 20255 Feb
1 x lime (T4): Remove epicormic from lower trunk to crown break at approx. 5m above ground level.
No Objection to Proposal (OBS only)All Other25/00841/TCA - 200818 Apr
Demolition of existing garage in rear garden and excavation of basement room for use as ancillary residential…
ApprovedApplication for full Planning Permission08/03508/FULL - 20076 Aug
1 x Lime (T1) (Rear): Removal.
WithdrawnApplic. for works to trees in CA07/07080/TCA - 200520 May
Removal of side wall in connection with the erection of a single storey side conservatory.
ApprovedListed building consent05/04002/LBC - 20059 May
Erection of a single storey side conservatory.
ApprovedApplication for full Planning Permission05/03559/FULL
Source: Westminster
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