Kings Chambers 29 - 31 Portugal Street London WC2A 2HE
Withdrawn on 15 May 2026
Proposal
Change of use from class A2 (bank) to class E (commercial) including minior internal alterations and change of paint colour of front facade. (Linked to 26/02303/LBC)
- Received
- 14 April 2026
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- Agent
- Miltiadou Cook Mitzman Architects Llp
- ReceivedReceived14 Apr
- ValidatedValidated14 Apr
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date9 Jun
- DecidedDecided15 May
Decided in 31 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Kings Chambers 29 - 31 Portugal Street London WC2A 2HE. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 31 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. The site is in the Strand conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 131 applications in total for the WC2A 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
- WC2A 2HE
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 14 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 9 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Miltiadou Cook Mitzman Architects Llp
- Agent address
- 3rd Floor 10-12 Emerald Street London 3rd Floor, 10-12 Emerald Street WC1N 3QA United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Strand
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
- 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.
© 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.
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Associated applications
- 202614 Apr
Internal alterations and change of paint colour of front facade.
ApprovedListed building consentPart of26/02303/LBC - 202614 Apr
Change of use from class A2 (bank) to class E (commercial) including minior internal alterations and change…
This applicationWithdrawnFull26/02436/FULL - 20269 Apr
Display of non-illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.66m x 0.88m.
ApprovedAdvertisement consentFiled alongside26/02125/ADV
Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20256 Nov
Display of non-illuminated fascia signs at LSE Student Salon measuring 3.71m x 0.18m, 3.69m x 0.36m, 3.03m x…
PendingAdvertisement consent25/06886/ADV - 202528 Oct
Replacement and addition of new external signage to both Kings Chambers and Lincolns Chambers.
ApprovedListed building consent25/06836/LBC
Source: Westminster
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