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Charing Cross Police Station Agar Street WC2N 4JP

26/05296/LBCApproved

Approved on 10 September 2026

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Replacement of existing basement vehicle security gate and associated works including installation of a new folding metal gate, formation of a recessed gate housing within the existing wall, removal of part of the basement wall and window, installation of supporting columns and beams, construction of a recessed brick wall, vehicle detection loop, traffic light and access control equipment, adjustments to the kerb line, and associated internal and external alterations. (Linked with 26/05295/FULL)

Submitted
5 August 2026
  1. Received5 Aug
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided10 Sep

Decided in 36 days

About this application

This is a planning application for window replacement at Charing Cross Police Station Agar Street WC2N 4JP. Westminster has handled 27,078 applications of this type. This one was decided in 36 days, 13 days quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Trafalgar Square conservation area, with 17 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 300 applications in total for the WC2N postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
WC2N 4JP

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Trafalgar Square
  • Listed building: Grade II: Former Charing Cross Hospital (East Side)On this site · +10 more
  • 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    5 Aug

    Replacement of existing basement vehicle security gate and associated works including installation of a new…

    ApprovedApplicationPart of26/05295/FULL
  2. 2026
    5 Aug

    Replacement of existing basement vehicle security gate and associated works including installation of a new…

    This applicationApprovedListed building consent26/05296/LBC

Source: Westminster

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