4 St James's Street London SW1A 1EF
Approved on 15 July 2026
Council decision: Application Permitted
Proposal
Alterations to the interior built fabric to improve the retail space.
- Received
- 1 July 2026
- Council
- City of Westminster
- ReceivedReceived1 Jul
- ValidatedValidated1 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided15 Jul
Decided in 14 days
About this application
This is a planning application at 4 St James's Street London SW1A 1EF. Westminster has handled 27,140 applications of this type. This one was decided in 14 days, 5 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the St James's conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. We hold 1,268 applications in total for the SW1A postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- SW1A 1EF
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 July 2026
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: St James's
- 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.
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.
Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201714 Jun
Replacement of the windows to the main facade on St James's Street. (Linked to RN: 17/05141/LBC
WithdrawnApplication for full Planning Permission17/05315/FULL - 201713 Jun
Display of non illuminated vinyl lettering to three windows each measuring 1.65 x 2.50m and 0.5m x 0.9m.
ApprovedAdvertisement consent17/05259/ADV - 20179 Jun
Installation of replacement windows at first, second, third and fourth floor at the main facade on St James's…
WithdrawnListed building consent17/05141/LBC - 20179 Jun
Internal refurbishment of the ground floor and signage on window display.
ApprovedListed building consent17/05140/LBC
Source: Westminster
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- 4 St James's Street London SW1A 1EF17/05140/LBC · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
- 4 St James's Street London SW1A 1EF17/05315/FULL · FullWithdrawn0.0 mi
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