41, Manchester Street, W1U 7LN

26/00493/ADLBCApproval of details reserved by a condition (discharge)Refused

Discharge / amendments

Refused on 20 July 2026

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Proposal

Detailed drawings and methodology of the new ground floor front facade channelling must be informed by scholarly research of the surrounding context and following on any historic banding that may exist already at the building pursuant to part conditions 5c of listed building consent dated 15th October 2025 (RN 25/04417/LBC)

Submitted: 28 January 2026
Council: City of Westminster

ReceivedSubmitted28 Jan
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided20 Jul

Decided in 173 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application at 41, Manchester Street, W1U 7LN. Westminster has handled 1,733 applications of this type. This one was decided in 173 days, 18 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Portman Estate conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 191 applications across MBW_22. We hold 1,070 applications in total for the W1U postcode area.

89% of approval of details reserved by a condition (discharge) applications at City of Westminster were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

Because of its detailed design the rustication would harm the appearance and special architectural interest of this grade II listed building. It would also fail to maintain or improve (preserve or enhance) the character and appearance of the Portman Estate Conservation Area. This would not meet Policies 42, 44 and 45 of the City Plan 2019 - 2040 (January 2026).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: W1U 7LN
Application type: Approval of details reserved by a condition (discharge)

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Portman Estate
Listed building: Grade II: 28A, MANCHESTER STREET W1 (See details for further address information)On this site · +16 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.

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6 other applications at this property, newest first.

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