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Australia House Strand London WC2B 4LU

26/00259/LBCApproved

Approved on 18 June 2026

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Installation of internal CCTV security cameras.

Submitted
16 January 2026
  1. Received16 Jan
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided18 Jun

Decided in 153 days

About this application

This is a planning application at Australia House Strand London WC2B 4LU. Westminster has handled 27,078 applications of this type. This one was decided in 153 days, 15 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Strand conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 199 applications in total for the WC2B postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
WC2B 4LU

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.

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.

Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    27 Oct

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

    PendingListed building consent25/07591/LBC
  2. 2025
    27 Oct

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

    PendingListed building consent25/07590/FULL
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 2025
    6 Mar

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

    ApprovedListed building consent25/01529/LBC
  6. 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

Source: Westminster

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