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Postcode record · Westminster

W1B 2AF.

W1B 2AF has 26 known premises and 6 planning records — 5 approved of 5 decided (100%).

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26
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
6
Applications
5 decided
100%
Approval rate
5 approved · 0 refused
0
EPC records
none recorded
14
Mapped applications
inside the postcode shape
Postcode unit boundary from Ordnance Survey; premises and applications inside it. Aggregates describe the area, not any single premises.
Property

What is it?

W1B 2AF has 26 known premises and 6 planning records — 5 approved of 5 decided (100%).

Premises (18 of 26 shown)

Planning

What happened?

6 planning applications across the postcode; 5 approved of 5 decided (100%). Latest 6 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Amendments to planning permission dated 1 August 2018 (RN: 18/04694/FULL) for refurbishment works including alterations to facades, new shopfronts at 263-265 and 267-269 Oxford Street, enlarged entrance to the offices in Swallow Place and new canopy, installation of double-glazed windows at the south and west elevations, creation of a terrace area at sixth floor level, and installation of replacement plant at roof level, NAMELY, to enable alterations to the parapet on the Oxford Street frontage.
5 Swallow Place London W1B 2AF · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent Gerald Eve LLP · Officer Ken Powell
Non-material amendments
Approved
2020-05-01
Installation of wall sign and externally illuminated hanging sign.
U C M House 3 - 5 Swallow Place London W1B 2AF · premises record
Advert Application (ADV)
Approved
2000-01-04
Siting of equipment cabin on roof (revised location);3 sector antennae and associated microwave dishes at roof level.
U C M House 3 - 5 Swallow Place London W1B 2AF · premises record
Applicant Ample Design Ltd · Agent Ample Design Ltd · Officer Ken Powell
Applic. to determine telecom. equipment
Not required
1999-12-13
Installation of equipment cabin,three sector antennae and associated microwave dishes at roof level
U C M House 3 - 5 Swallow Place London W1B 2AF · premises record
Applicant Ample Design Ltd · Agent Ample Design Ltd · Officer Alistair Taylor
Applic. to determine telecom. equipment
Approved
1999-11-08
ESTATE AGENTS BOARD
U C M House 3 - 5 Swallow Place London W1B 2AF · premises record
Applicant DTZ DEBENHAM THORPE · Agent COMBINED SIGNS · Officer Ken Powell
Advert Application-Regulat. 7 Area (AD7)
Approved
1998-10-15
INSTALLATION OF ENTRANCE CANOPY.
U C M House 3 - 5 Swallow Place London W1B 2AF · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
1996-07-29
Amendments to planning permission dated 1 August 2018 (RN: 18/04694/FULL) for refurbishment works including alterations to facades, new shopfronts at 263-265 and 267-269 Oxford Street, enlarged entrance to the offices in Swallow Place and new canopy, installation of double-glazed windows at the south and west elevations, creation of a terrace area at sixth floor level, and installation of replacement plant at roof level, NAMELY, to enable alterations to the parapet on the Oxford Street frontage.
5 Swallow Place London W1B 2AF · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent Gerald Eve LLP · Officer Ken Powell
Approved
2020-05-01
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Non-material amendments
Installation of wall sign and externally illuminated hanging sign.
U C M House 3 - 5 Swallow Place London W1B 2AF · premises record
Approved
2000-01-04
More
Advert Application (ADV)
Siting of equipment cabin on roof (revised location);3 sector antennae and associated microwave dishes at roof level.
U C M House 3 - 5 Swallow Place London W1B 2AF · premises record
Applicant Ample Design Ltd · Agent Ample Design Ltd · Officer Ken Powell
Not required
1999-12-13
More
Applic. to determine telecom. equipment
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Installation of equipment cabin,three sector antennae and associated microwave dishes at roof level
U C M House 3 - 5 Swallow Place London W1B 2AF · premises record
Applicant Ample Design Ltd · Agent Ample Design Ltd · Officer Alistair Taylor
Approved
1999-11-08
More
Applic. to determine telecom. equipment
ESTATE AGENTS BOARD
U C M House 3 - 5 Swallow Place London W1B 2AF · premises record
Applicant DTZ DEBENHAM THORPE · Agent COMBINED SIGNS · Officer Ken Powell
Approved
1998-10-15
More
Advert Application-Regulat. 7 Area (AD7)
INSTALLATION OF ENTRANCE CANOPY.
U C M House 3 - 5 Swallow Place London W1B 2AF · premises record
Approved
1996-07-29
More
Full Planning Permission Application

Building control

Building-control records are not yet collected for Westminster — the register is being gathered borough by borough (held so far: Lambeth, Brent, Ealing, Westminster, City and others).

Place

What affects it?

Every mapped designation touching a premises in this postcode, with how many of its 26 premises each one covers.

Designation
Coverage
Archaeological Priority Area
City of Westminster APA 2.5: Great Estates Summary and Definition The Great Estates APA covers an area bounded by Park Lane to the west, Green Park and St James’s Park to the south, Haymarket, Shaftesbury Avenue, Charing Cross Road and t · reference 76098 · covers 26 of 26 premises. Groundworks may require archaeological assessment or investigation.
Article 4 Direction Area
Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed · reference 23/00006/REG_4 · covers 26 of 26 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Article 4 Direction Area
Article 4 Direction Class E To C3 In Central Activities Zone · reference 23/00004/REG_4 · covers 26 of 26 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 26 of 26 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Archaeological Priority Area
City of Westminster APA 2.5: Great Estates Summary and Definition The Great Estates APA covers an area bounded by Park Lane to the west, Green Park and St James’s Park to the south, Haymarket, Shaftesbury Avenue, Charing Cross Road and t · reference 76098 · covers 26 of 26 premises. Groundworks may require archaeological assessment or investigation.
Article 4 Direction Area
Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed · reference 23/00006/REG_4 · covers 26 of 26 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Article 4 Direction Area
Article 4 Direction Class E To C3 In Central Activities Zone · reference 23/00004/REG_4 · covers 26 of 26 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
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Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 26 of 26 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 6 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

Name
Details
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Agent on 2 applications
Agent on 1 application
Agent on 1 application
Agent on 1 application
Agent on 1 application
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
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Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Agent on 2 applications
Agent on 1 application
Agent on 1 application
Agent on 1 application
Agent on 1 application
Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent6 applications and 14 mapped decisions in this postcode — precedent for what has been permitted and refused here.
EnergyNo EPC records joined yet.
What is not assertedNo capacity, value or ownership claim is made at area level; those belong to individual premises records and their evidence.

Intent signals

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Ownership, finance and market signals recorded at addresses in this postcode — each with date and source. Signals are evidence of change, not a prediction.

No intent signal is currently recorded in this postcode.

Boundary: OS Postcode Unit areas (Ordnance Survey), 2026-08-14. Planning records: canonical stage2. EPC: EPC register. Premises: OS AddressBase / UPRN.
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