St James, Westminster - Greater London Planning Applications
Recent planning applications near St James, Westminster - Greater London.
Westminster - Greater London · England · settlement
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Area Information
- Admin district: Westminster
- Parliamentary constituency: Cities of London and Westminster
- LSOA: Westminster 018C
Crime Statistics
0 crimes reported in 2026-02.
Flood Risk
No active flood warnings near St James.
Keyword Scorecard
Planning constraint analysis based on the last 24 months of applications near St James.
- Ecology & Wildlife Constraints (keywords: bats, bat survey, bat roost, great crested newt, GCN...)
- Trees & Landscape (keywords: tree preservation order, TPO, arboricultural, tree survey, root protection area...)
- Flood & Drainage (keywords: flood zone 2, flood zone 3, flood risk assessment, FRA, surface water...)
- Heritage & Conservation (keywords: listed building, grade II, grade II*, grade I, conservation area...)
- Green Belt (keywords: green belt, inappropriate development, very special circumstances, openness)
- Highways & Access (keywords: visibility splays, highway authority objection, access arrangement, parking provision, transport statement...)
- Refusal & Risk Indicators (keywords: refusal, delegated refusal, appeal dismissed, overdevelopment, character and appearance...)
- Planning Process & Appeals (keywords: appeal lodged, appeal allowed, appeal dismissed, public inquiry, inspector)
Planning Activity Summary
Approval rates, average decision times, and application type distribution for St James based on the last 24 months of planning data.
Nearby Applications
1704 planning applications found near St James.
- 26/04574/ADLBC · Received: Thu 09 Jul 2026 · Validated: Thu 09 Jul 2026 - 29 St James's Place London SW1A 1NR
Details of new door pursuant to condition 3 of listed building consent dated 30 June 2026 (RN: 26/02983/LBC)
Status: Undecided | Council: Westminster | Date: 2026-07-09 - 26/04577/ADFULL · Received: Thu 09 Jul 2026 · Validated: Thu 09 Jul 2026 - 7 St James's Square London SW1Y 4JU
Details of precise location of each external item; product specifications, finishes and dimensions; sections and fixing details; and cable routes, penetrations and any making good of historic fabric p
Status: Undecided | Council: Westminster | Date: 2026-07-09 - - 3 Carlton Gardens London SW1Y 5AA
T5 Lime - Courtyard area: Crown Reduction - To reduce the height and radial spread of the canopy by up to 3 metres, shape accordingly and remove major deadwood and trunk growth to crown break. H3 Port
Status: Undecided | Type: Trees | Council: Westminster | Date: 2026-07-03
View full details - - Part Basement, Ground Floor And Part Mezzanine Floor British Columbia House 1 - 3 Regent Street London SW1Y 4NR
Installation of security locks and other fittings to the entrance doors to 3 Regent St, an internal cross-corridor door and internal doors from the entrance lobby to the ground floor. Also fire protec
Status: Undecided | Type: Heritage | Council: Westminster | Date: 2026-07-03
View full details - - 7 - 11 Lexington Street London W1F 9AF
Change of use of a single residential unit (Use Class C3) to office (Use Class E) in connection with the wider property of 7-11 Lexington Street.
Status: Undecided | Type: Full | Council: Westminster | Date: 2026-07-03
View full details - 26/04425/LBC · Received: Fri 03 Jul 2026 · Validated: Fri 03 Jul 2026 - Part Basement, Ground Floor And Part Mezzanine Floor British Columbia House 1 - 3 Regent Street London SW1Y 4NR
Installation of security locks and other fittings to the entrance doors to 3 Regent St, an internal cross-corridor door and internal doors from the entrance lobby to the ground floor. Also fire protec
Status: Undecided | Council: Westminster | Date: 2026-07-03 - - St James's Market London
Display of a non-illuminated sculpture 2m x 1.5m; and a non-illuminated vinyl mural measuring 5m x 5m for a temporary period from 28 July 2026 to 31 August 2026.
Status: Undecided | Type: Advertising | Council: Westminster | Date: 2026-07-03
View full details - 26/04413/ADLBC · Received: Fri 03 Jul 2026 · Validated: Fri 03 Jul 2026 - The Ritz Hotel 150 - 156 Piccadilly London W1J 9BR
Details of interior finishes pursuant to condition 6 part VII (partial) of listed building consent dated 23 February 2026 (RN: 25/07529/LBC)
Status: Undecided | Council: Westminster | Date: 2026-07-03 - 26/04403/ADFULL · Received: Fri 03 Jul 2026 · Validated: Fri 03 Jul 2026 - Unlimited House 10 Great Pulteney Street London W1F 9NB
Details of pre-demolition audit pursuant to condition 22a of planning permission dated 18 June 2026 (RN: 25/05858/FULL)
Status: Undecided | Council: Westminster | Date: 2026-07-03 - - The Ritz Hotel 150 - 156 Piccadilly London W1J 9BR
Details of interior finishes pursuant to condition 6 part VII (partial) of listed building consent dated 23 February 2026 (RN: 25/07529/LBC)
Status: Undecided | Type: Conditions | Council: Westminster | Date: 2026-07-03
View full details - 26/04395/ADFULL · Received: Thu 02 Jul 2026 · Validated: Thu 02 Jul 2026 - Cooper House 82 Shaftesbury Avenue London W1D 6NG
Details of how waste is to be stored on site and how materials for recycling will be stored separately pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission dated 20th May 2026 (RN:26/00051).
Status: Undecided | Council: Westminster | Date: 2026-07-02 - 26/04401/FULL · Received: Thu 02 Jul 2026 · Validated: Thu 02 Jul 2026 - 3 - 5 Burlington Gardens London W1S 3EP
Alterations to shopfront to middle unit (unit 2 of 3) including mentally located doors and side windows, all to match existing. New signage to units 2 and 3 to match unit 1.
Status: Undecided | Council: Westminster | Date: 2026-07-02 - 26/04394/ADFULL · Received: Thu 02 Jul 2026 · Validated: Thu 02 Jul 2026 - 1 - 3 Rupert Court London
Details of how waste is to be stored; Pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission dated (26/01677/FULL)
Status: Undecided | Council: Westminster | Date: 2026-07-02 - 26/04341/ADLBC · Received: Wed 01 Jul 2026 · Validated: Wed 01 Jul 2026 - 52 Jermyn Street London SW1Y 6LX
Detailed drawings of external windows, doors and fireplace pursuant to condition 3 of Listed Building Consent dated 10th June 2026 (RN:25/07508)
Status: Undecided | Council: Westminster | Date: 2026-07-01 - 26/04353/ADFULL · Received: Wed 01 Jul 2026 · Validated: Wed 01 Jul 2026 - 52 Jermyn Street London SW1Y 6LX
Detailed drawings of external windows and doors pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission dated 10th June 2026 (RN:25/07507).
Status: Undecided | Council: Westminster | Date: 2026-07-01 - 26/04327/ADFULL · Received: Wed 01 Jul 2026 · Validated: Wed 01 Jul 2026 - Unlimited House 10 Great Pulteney Street London W1F 9NB
Details of prior to commencement of any work on site including all works of deconstruction and demolition; pursuant to condition 21(a) of planning permission dated 18th June 2026 (25/05858/FULL)
Status: Undecided | Council: Westminster | Date: 2026-07-01 - 26/04299/ADLBC · Received: Mon 29 Jun 2026 · Validated: Mon 29 Jun 2026 - The Ritz Hotel 150 - 156 Piccadilly London W1J 9BR
Details of any changes to the approved works to the existing building fabric and repair strategies; pursuant to condition 13 of Listed Building Consent dated 12th March 2026 (RN 25/07529/LBC)
Status: Undecided | Council: Westminster | Date: 2026-06-29 - - The Dilly 21 Piccadilly London W1J 0BH
Retrospective strip-out of retail units at 23-26 Piccadilly and basements at 5A Air Street / 67 Regent Street to shell condition, removing modern fit-out, services, plant and shopfront elements, with
Status: Undecided | Type: Heritage | Council: Westminster | Date: 2026-06-25
View full details - 26/04211/ADV · Received: Thu 25 Jun 2026 · Validated: Thu 25 Jun 2026 - 75 Brewer Street London W1F 9US
Display of an externally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.64m x 0.64m
Status: Undecided | Council: Westminster | Date: 2026-06-25 - - Second Floor 11 Waterloo Place London SW1Y 4AU
Internal alterations to second floor including the removal and replacement of modern fittings and fixtures to create a new kitchenette, and other associated works.
Status: Undecided | Type: Heritage | Council: Westminster | Date: 2026-06-25
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A brief summary of St James in Westminster - Greater London
St James is a settlement located in Westminster - Greater London, England.
There were no crimes reported in the immediate area during the most recent reporting period. This makes St James a particularly low-crime area.
St James has 42 conservation areas within its boundaries: Hanway Street, Leicester Square, Westminster Cathedral, Charlotte Street, Covent Garden, Lambeth Palace, Fitzroy Square, Vincent Square, Belgravia, Broadway and Christchurch Gardens, Trafalgar Square, South Bank, Charlotte Street, West, Page Street, Royal Parks, Bloomsbury, Soho, Grosvenor Gardens, Harley Street, Birdcage Walk, Regent's Park, St James's, Mayfair, Peabody Estates, South Westminster, Whitehall, Strand, Haymarket, Cleveland Street, Albert Embankment, Regent Street, Medway Street, Stratford Place, Adelphi, East Marylebone, Westminster Abbey and Parliament Square, Pimlico, Savoy, Kingsway, Chinatown, Seven Dials (Covent Garden), Denmark Street, Smith Square. Planning applications within or near these conservation areas are subject to additional scrutiny to preserve the architectural and historic character of the area. Homeowners and developers should be aware that permitted development rights may be restricted.
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Planning Activity in St James
In the last 24 months, 1,496 planning applications were submitted near St James. Of these, 89% were approved, with an average decision time of 51 days.
This is slightly above the national average of approximately 87%, indicating a broadly favourable planning environment near St James.
The average decision time of 51 days is within the government's 8-week statutory target for minor applications, indicating an efficient planning department.
The most common application types near St James were discharge of conditions (355), listed building and heritage (282), full planning applications (273).
In terms of development scale, 10 large-scale (major) developments, 11 medium-scale applications, 1,211 smaller schemes were submitted. The high volume of major applications indicates significant development pressure in the area, which may interest property developers and investors.
4 planning appeals were lodged, of which 0 were allowed and 4 were dismissed (0% success rate). This low success rate indicates that the council's refusal decisions are generally upheld by the Planning Inspectorate.
Application Outcomes
- Approved: 169 applications
- Refused: 13 applications
- Withdrawn: 7 applications
- Awaiting decision: 1,307 applications
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