Novello Theatre 5 Aldwych London WC2B 4LD

26/01660/FULLFull Planning Permission ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 4 September 2026

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Alteration to the layout and rear elevation of the Novello Flat at Waldorf Chambers building.

Received: 13 March 2026
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: St James's

ReceivedReceived13 Mar
ValidatedValidated13 Mar
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date8 May
DecidedDecided4 Sep

Decided in 175 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Novello Theatre 5 Aldwych London WC2B 4LD. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 175 days, 18 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Strand conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 199 applications in total for the WC2B 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: WC2B 4LD
Application type: Full Planning Permission Application
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 13 March 2026
Target decision date: 8 May 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14747807
Comments: 0
Documents: 33

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Strand
Listed building: Grade II: Novello TheatreOn this site · +2 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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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.

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.

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10 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

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