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49 - 50 Strand London WC2N 5LH

26/02333/FULLFull Planning Permission ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 29 June 2026

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Replacment of shopfront with glazing panels and security shutters.

Received
9 April 2026
Ward
St James's
  1. Received9 Apr
  2. Validated9 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target4 Jun
  5. Decided29 Jun

Decided in 81 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for window replacement at 49 - 50 Strand London WC2N 5LH. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 81 days, 5 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Trafalgar Square 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 300 applications in total for the WC2N 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
WC2N 5LH
Application type
Full Planning Permission Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 April 2026
Target decision date
4 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
mc:67 creative solutions
Agent address
16 Windmill Lane High Wycombe HP156AF United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14839286
Comments
0
Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Trafalgar Square
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    9 Apr

    Installation of vinyl signs to shopfront glazing and LED feature light strips around shop front.

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentFiled alongside26/02331/ADV
  2. 2026
    9 Apr

    Replacment of shopfront with glazing panels and security shutters.

    This applicationRefusedFull26/02333/FULL

Source: Westminster

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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