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Postcode record · Westminster

W1B 3AF.

W1B 3AF has 17 known premises and 22 planning records — 18 approved of 19 decided (94.7%).

WestminsterWest EndW1B 3AF
Postcode W1B 3AF · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther23 exact21 approximate44 on the map — every match
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17
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
22
Applications
19 decided
94.7%
Approval rate
18 approved · 1 refused
0
EPC records
none recorded
44
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 3AF has 17 known premises and 22 planning records — 18 approved of 19 decided (94.7%).

Premises

Planning

What happened?

22 planning applications across the postcode; 18 approved of 19 decided (94.7%). Latest 22 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Internal works including the removal of existing stud walls erection of glass dividing walls; installation of curtain rails and stud walls forming relocated stockroom and fitting rooms; and alterations and additions to lighting and mechanical plant.
256-258 Regent Street London W1B 3AF · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent RPS Group · Officer Toby Cuthbertson
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2019-12-10
Display of 1 no. externally illuminated fascia sign on the rear elevation fronting Argyll Street and a brass inlaid logo to the ground floor of the entrance-way to Regent Street.
256-258 Regent Street London W1B 3AF · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent RPS Group · Officer Ken Powell
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2019-11-21
Display of 1 externally illuminated fascia sign on the rear elevation fronting Argyll Street measuring 1.70m x 0.29m and a non - illuminated brass inlaid logo to the ground floor of the entrance-way to Regent Street measuring 1.37m x 0.23m.
256-258 Regent Street London W1B 3AF · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent RPS Group · Officer Ken Powell
Advert Application (ADV)
Approved
2019-11-21
Display on Regent Street elevation of one externally illuminated hanging sign measuring 650mm x 459mm, two non-illuminated bronze signs measuring 420mm x 297mm and one non-illuminated fascia sign measuring 260mm x 1612mm. Display on Argyll Street elevation of one externally illuminated hanging sign measuring 650mm x 459mm and two non-illuminated bronze signs measuring 210mm x 297mm.
256-258 Regent Street London W1B 3AF · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2013-03-05
Internal alterations at ground and first floor levels.
256-258 Regent Street London W1B 3AF · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent Mark Newton Associates · Officer Ken Powell
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2012-12-05
Display of signs internally and externally and display of white vinyl on windows on Regent Street and Argyll Street elevations.
256-258 Regent Street London W1B 3AF · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Refused
2012-11-29
Retention of 5 air conditioning units in south lightwell.
256-258 Regent Street London W1B 3AF · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2012-11-26
Display of one externally illuminated projecting sign on the Regent Street facade measuring 0.65m x 0.46m and one externally illuminated projecting sign on the Argyll Street facade measuring 0.65m x 0.46m.
256-258 Regent Street London W1B 3AF · premises record
Advert Application (ADV)
Approved
2012-11-26
Retention of five air conditioning units in south lightwell.
256-258 Regent Street London W1B 3AF · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2012-11-23
Installation of external light fittings on the Regent Street elevation of the building.
Regent Arcade House 252-260 Regent Street London W1B 3AF · premises record
Listed Building Consent
Approved
2011-08-17
Internal works including the removal of existing stud walls erection of glass dividing walls; installation of curtain rails and stud walls forming relocated stockroom and fitting rooms; and alterations and additions to lighting and mechanical plant.
256-258 Regent Street London W1B 3AF · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent RPS Group · Officer Toby Cuthbertson
Approved
2019-12-10
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Display of 1 no. externally illuminated fascia sign on the rear elevation fronting Argyll Street and a brass inlaid logo to the ground floor of the entrance-way to Regent Street.
256-258 Regent Street London W1B 3AF · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent RPS Group · Officer Ken Powell
Approved
2019-11-21
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Display of 1 externally illuminated fascia sign on the rear elevation fronting Argyll Street measuring 1.70m x 0.29m and a non - illuminated brass inlaid logo to the ground floor of the entrance-way to Regent Street measuring 1.37m x 0.23m.
256-258 Regent Street London W1B 3AF · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent RPS Group · Officer Ken Powell
Approved
2019-11-21
More
Advert Application (ADV)
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Display on Regent Street elevation of one externally illuminated hanging sign measuring 650mm x 459mm, two non-illuminated bronze signs measuring 420mm x 297mm and one non-illuminated fascia sign measuring 260mm x 1612mm. Display on Argyll Street elevation of one externally illuminated hanging sign measuring 650mm x 459mm and two non-illuminated bronze signs measuring 210mm x 297mm.
256-258 Regent Street London W1B 3AF · premises record
Approved
2013-03-05
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Internal alterations at ground and first floor levels.
256-258 Regent Street London W1B 3AF · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent Mark Newton Associates · Officer Ken Powell
Approved
2012-12-05
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Display of signs internally and externally and display of white vinyl on windows on Regent Street and Argyll Street elevations.
256-258 Regent Street London W1B 3AF · premises record
Refused
2012-11-29
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Retention of 5 air conditioning units in south lightwell.
256-258 Regent Street London W1B 3AF · premises record
Approved
2012-11-26
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Display of one externally illuminated projecting sign on the Regent Street facade measuring 0.65m x 0.46m and one externally illuminated projecting sign on the Argyll Street facade measuring 0.65m x 0.46m.
256-258 Regent Street London W1B 3AF · premises record
Approved
2012-11-26
More
Advert Application (ADV)
Retention of five air conditioning units in south lightwell.
256-258 Regent Street London W1B 3AF · premises record
Approved
2012-11-23
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Installation of external light fittings on the Regent Street elevation of the building.
Regent Arcade House 252-260 Regent Street London W1B 3AF · premises record
Approved
2011-08-17
More
Listed Building Consent

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 17 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 17 of 17 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 17 of 17 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 17 of 17 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 17 of 17 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Regent Street · reference 08/01602/CONARA · covers 17 of 17 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
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 17 of 17 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 17 of 17 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 17 of 17 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
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Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 17 of 17 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Regent Street · reference 08/01602/CONARA · covers 17 of 17 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 22 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

Name
Details
Applicant on 9 applications
Applicant on 3 applications
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Agent on 5 applications
Agent on 3 applications
Agent on 2 applications
Agent on 1 application
Agent on 1 application
Agent on 1 application
Applicant on 9 applications
Applicant on 3 applications
Applicant on 1 application
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Applicant on 1 application
Agent on 5 applications
Agent on 3 applications
Agent on 2 applications
Agent on 1 application
Agent on 1 application
Agent on 1 application
Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent22 applications and 44 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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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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