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Postcode record · Westminster

W1C 2QJ.

W1C 2QJ has 9 known premises and 14 planning records — 10 approved of 14 decided (71.4%).

WestminsterWest EndW1C 2QJ
Postcode W1C 2QJ · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther37 exact83 approximate120 on the map — every match
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9
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
14
Applications
14 decided
71.4%
Approval rate
10 approved · 4 refused
0
EPC records
none recorded
120
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?

W1C 2QJ has 9 known premises and 14 planning records — 10 approved of 14 decided (71.4%).

Premises

Planning

What happened?

14 planning applications across the postcode; 10 approved of 14 decided (71.4%). Latest 14 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Display of double-sided LED advertisement screen, measuring 1338 x 2100 x 245mm
Bus Stop Outside 499-519 Oxford Street London · premises record
Applicant Mr CHRIS READER · Agent JCDecaux UK Ltd · Officer Tom Burke
Advert Application (ADV)
Approved
2026-01-22
Display of an internally illuminated (letters only) projecting sign measuring 0.6m x 0.75m.
533 Oxford Street London W1C 2QJ · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent Markwick Architects · Officer Ken Powell
Advert Application (ADV)
Approved
2013-06-05
Display of one blade sign with internally illuminated letters.
533 Oxford Street London W1C 2QJ · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent Markwick Architects · Officer Ken Powell
Advert Application (ADV)
Refused
2012-12-04
Display of one halo illuminated (letters only) fascia sign mounted on glass measuring 1m x 4.55m.
533 Oxford Street London W1C 2QJ · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent Markwick Architects · Officer Ken Powell
Advert Application (ADV)
Approved
2012-07-13
Alterations to glazed shopfront.
533 Oxford Street London W1C 2QJ · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent Markwick Architects · Officer Ken Powell
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2012-07-13
Display of illuminated sign above North Row ground floor entrance.
499 - 523 Oxford Street London W1C 2QJ · premises record
Applicant Holmes Place · Agent Orms · Officer Ken Powell
Advert Application (ADV)
Approved
2003-09-08
Display of externally-illuminated fascia and projecting signs.
523 Oxford Street London W1C 2QJ · premises record
Advert Application (ADV)
Approved
2002-08-08
Installation of shopfront
523 Oxford Street London W1C 2QJ · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2002-08-08
INSTALLATION OF HALO ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGN
523 Oxford Street London W1C 2QJ · premises record
Advert Application (ADV)
Approved
1997-11-20
ALTERATIONS TO SHOPFRONT.
523 Oxford Street London W1C 2QJ · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
1997-11-20
Display of double-sided LED advertisement screen, measuring 1338 x 2100 x 245mm
Bus Stop Outside 499-519 Oxford Street London · premises record
Applicant Mr CHRIS READER · Agent JCDecaux UK Ltd · Officer Tom Burke
Approved
2026-01-22
More
Advert Application (ADV)
Display of an internally illuminated (letters only) projecting sign measuring 0.6m x 0.75m.
533 Oxford Street London W1C 2QJ · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent Markwick Architects · Officer Ken Powell
Approved
2013-06-05
More
Advert Application (ADV)
Display of one blade sign with internally illuminated letters.
533 Oxford Street London W1C 2QJ · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent Markwick Architects · Officer Ken Powell
Refused
2012-12-04
More
Advert Application (ADV)
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Display of one halo illuminated (letters only) fascia sign mounted on glass measuring 1m x 4.55m.
533 Oxford Street London W1C 2QJ · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent Markwick Architects · Officer Ken Powell
Approved
2012-07-13
More
Advert Application (ADV)
Alterations to glazed shopfront.
533 Oxford Street London W1C 2QJ · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent Markwick Architects · Officer Ken Powell
Approved
2012-07-13
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Display of illuminated sign above North Row ground floor entrance.
499 - 523 Oxford Street London W1C 2QJ · premises record
Applicant Holmes Place · Agent Orms · Officer Ken Powell
Approved
2003-09-08
More
Advert Application (ADV)
Display of externally-illuminated fascia and projecting signs.
523 Oxford Street London W1C 2QJ · premises record
Approved
2002-08-08
More
Advert Application (ADV)
Installation of shopfront
523 Oxford Street London W1C 2QJ · premises record
Approved
2002-08-08
More
Full Planning Permission Application
INSTALLATION OF HALO ILLUMINATED FASCIA SIGN
523 Oxford Street London W1C 2QJ · premises record
Approved
1997-11-20
More
Advert Application (ADV)
ALTERATIONS TO SHOPFRONT.
523 Oxford Street London W1C 2QJ · premises record
Approved
1997-11-20
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 9 premises each one covers.

Designation
Coverage
Article 4 Direction Area
Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed · reference 23/00006/REG_4 · covers 9 of 9 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 9 of 9 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 9 of 9 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 7 of 9 premises. Groundworks may require archaeological assessment or investigation.
Conservation Area
Mayfair · reference CONARA/1270 · covers 7 of 9 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Archaeological Priority Area
City of Westminster APA 2.9: Oxford Street/Bayswater Roman Road Summary and Definition The Archaeological Priority Area forms a corridor along Oxford Street and Bayswater Road which follow the approximate route of the London to Silchester Roman road. · reference 78346 · covers 2 of 9 premises. Groundworks may require archaeological assessment or investigation.
Conservation Area
Portman Estate · reference CONARA/1160 · covers 2 of 9 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Article 4 Direction Area
Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed · reference 23/00006/REG_4 · covers 9 of 9 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 9 of 9 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 9 of 9 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
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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 7 of 9 premises. Groundworks may require archaeological assessment or investigation.
Conservation Area
Mayfair · reference CONARA/1270 · covers 7 of 9 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Archaeological Priority Area
City of Westminster APA 2.9: Oxford Street/Bayswater Roman Road Summary and Definition The Archaeological Priority Area forms a corridor along Oxford Street and Bayswater Road which follow the approximate route of the London to Silchester Roman road. · reference 78346 · covers 2 of 9 premises. Groundworks may require archaeological assessment or investigation.
Conservation Area
Portman Estate · reference CONARA/1160 · covers 2 of 9 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 14 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

Name
Details
Applicant on 4 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Agent on 4 applications
Agent on 2 applications
Applicant on 4 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
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Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Agent on 4 applications
Agent on 2 applications
Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent14 applications and 120 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

The Developer Plan

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

1 intent signal recorded in this postcode
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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.
W1C 2QJ, Westminster: Planning and Property History | Planning Atlas