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1 Embankment Place London WC2N 6RH

26/02475/EIASCREIA Screening OpinionAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Request for a screening opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) for alterations to the existing building to provide a new extension to Villers Street; partial façade replacement and new external terraces; roof level extensions; refurbishment and associated alterations; public realm and highway works.

Received
14 April 2026
Decision due
5 May 2026
Ward
St James's
Agent
DP9 Ltd
  1. Received14 Apr
  2. Validated14 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target5 May
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application for an extension at 1 Embankment Place London WC2N 6RH. Westminster has handled 218 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 14 April 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Trafalgar Square conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 475 applications across St James's. We hold 300 applications in total for the WC2N postcode area.

82% of outline 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 6RH
Application type
EIA Screening Opinion
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
DP9 Ltd
Agent address
100 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5NQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
21 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: AdelphiPart of the site · +2 more
  • Listed building: Grade II: Charing Cross HotelOn this site · +15 more
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
  • Brownfield land register: 5 Strand London WC2N 5AFRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (20)

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 and heritage coasts.

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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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