90, Gloucester Place, W1U 6HS
Proposal
Use of the building as an embassy (sui generis)
- Submitted
- 28 October 2026
- Council
- City of Westminster
- ReceivedSubmitted28 Oct
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a planning application at 90, Gloucester Place, W1U 6HS. Westminster has handled 1,741 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 28 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Portman Estate conservation area, with 17 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 189 applications across MBW_22. We hold 1,068 applications in total for the W1U postcode area.
92% of all other 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
- W1U 6HS
- Application type
- All Other
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Portman Estate
- Listed building: Grade II: 118, CRAWFORD STREET W1 (See details for further address information)On or next to this site · +1 more
- 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.
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20258 Sep
Installation of external plant equipment and associated external alterations. (Linked to 25/06362/LBC
ApprovedFull Planning Permission Application25/06361/FULL - 20258 Sep
Installation of external plant equipment, internal air conditioning units, and the running of pipework within…
ApprovedListed building consent25/06362/LBC - 202521 Jan
Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'to let' board attached to the railings in…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent25/00368/AD7
Source: Westminster
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- 90 Gloucester Place London W1U 6HS25/06361/FULL · FullApproved0.0 mi
- 90 Gloucester Place London W1U 6HS25/06362/LBC · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
- 90 Gloucester Place London W1U 6HS25/00368/AD7 · AdvertisingApproved0.0 mi
- 120 Crawford Street London W1U 6BB05/00124/AD7 · AdvertisingApproved0.0 mi
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A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 0.2 miLONDONRTPI
- 0.7 miLondonRTPI
- 1.6 miLondonRTPI
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
Contractors near this project
Find contractors for change of use near this site- Atlas South Technical Service LimitedVerifiedLondonProperty MaintenanceHandyman0.8 mi
- Avent Roofing ServicesVerifiedWestminsterRoofing1.1 mi
- Orient Construction Consultancy LimitedVerifiedLondon4.2 mi
- Nova Coat & PlasterVerifiedStreatham, LondonRenovations & RefurbishmentsPlastering5.7 mi
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