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13 - 14 Portsmouth Street London WC2A 2ES

26/06985/FULLAwaiting decision

Proposal

Use of asement, ground and first floors as Commercial, Business and Service (Class E). (Linked with 26/06169/LBC)

Received
13 October 2026
  1. Received13 Oct
  2. Validated9 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application at 13 - 14 Portsmouth Street London WC2A 2ES. Westminster has handled 27,078 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 9 November 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Strand conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. We hold 131 applications in total for the WC2A postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
WC2A 2ES

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 November 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Strand
  • Listed building: Grade II*: The Old Curiosity ShopOn or next to this site
  • 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.

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
    9 Nov

    Use of asement, ground and first floors as Commercial, Business and Service (Class E). (Linked with…

    This applicationPendingApplication26/06985/FULL
  2. 2026
    9 Sep

    Internal alterations at basement, ground and first floor level.

    PendingListed building consentPart of26/06169/LBC
  3. 2026
    8 Sep

    13-14, Portsmouth Street, London, WC2A 2ES

    PendingDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside26/06133/ADLBC

Source: Westminster

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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