cs:westminster:26/04070/NMAPlanning Application cs:westminster:26/04070/NMA
Planning application at Development Site At 5 - 9 Great Newport Street London WC2H 7JA, Westminster. View planning documents, track the decision and get email alerts on updates.
Amendments to planning permission dated 13th March 2026 (RN:24/02467/FULL) for Redevelopment of buildings at 5 - 9 Great Newport Street comprising demolition behind retained facades excluding the listed building, excavation of small area of basement, rear development up to ground plus six storeys and associated alterations, including the installation of new screened plant, all in conjunction with the mixed-use of the buildings as a pod hostel, theatre, and offices. Namely, the revision of the shape and extent of the sprinkler tank and pump room at lower basement level to accommodate a smaller sized tank, reconfiguration of the internal layout at basement and ground floor levels, including a new staircase access to lower basement level, relocation of the waste and cycle store locations, and two lifts changed to terminate at ground level, the design of back-of-house entrance door amended to increase the width of the door, omission of frosted secondary glazing at first through fourth floors, and associated removal of part (v) of condition 26, height of the chimney and party wall at Nos. 9 and 10 Great Newport Street increased to improve the appearance of the fa�ade and roofscape and design of the secondary door at No. 5 Great Newport Street changed to feature new timber panelled double doors opening in the existing outward swing direction.
26/04070/NMA
Development Site At 5 - 9 Great Newport Street London WC2H 7JA
This is a planning application for demolition at Development Site At 5 - 9 Great Newport Street London WC2H 7JA. Westminster has handled 18,781 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. It was submitted on 19 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Covent Garden conservation area, with 18 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. We hold 236 applications in total for the WC2H postcode area.
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Source: Westminster