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Postcode record · Westminster

WC2A 2HD.

WC2A 2HD has 2 known premises and 23 planning records — 21 approved of 22 decided (95.5%).

Westminster›St James's›WC2A 2HD
Postcode WC2A 2HD · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther40 exact40 on the map — every match
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2
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
23
Applications
22 decided
95.5%
Approval rate
21 approved · 1 refused
0
EPC records
none recorded
40
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?

WC2A 2HD has 2 known premises and 23 planning records — 21 approved of 22 decided (95.5%).

Premises

Planning

What happened?

23 planning applications across the postcode; 21 approved of 22 decided (95.5%). Latest 23 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Removal of existing rooftop solar PV panels and erection of 3 Air Source Heat Pumps and associated equipment.
Lionel Robbins Building 10 Portugal Street London WC2A 2HD · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent Montagu Evans LLP · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2025-05-15
Installation of an air conditioning unit at roof level.
Lionel Robbins Building 10 Portugal Street London WC2A 2HD · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2024-09-11
Installation of a new gateway at the exit to north elevation.
Lionel Robbins Building 10 Portugal Street London WC2A 2HD · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2018-06-21
Details of (i) new entrance doors and (ii) new windows/louvres pursuant to Condition 4 planning permission dated 23 May 2016 (RN 16/01824)
Lionel Robbins Building 10 Portugal Street London WC2A 2HD · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent Architecture PLB · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Approval of Details (Full PP)
Approved
2016-07-22
Detailed new entrance doors, and new windows/louvres pursuant to Condition 4 of planning permission dated 24 May 2016 (RN: 16/01824).
Lionel Robbins Building 10 Portugal Street London WC2A 2HD · premises record
Applicant Emily Rissom · Agent Architecture PLB · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Approval of Details (Full PP)
Approved
2016-07-22
Creation of 6no. bicycle stands alongside existing bicycle stands at Portugal Street and Sheffield Street, opposite Peacock theatre.
Lionel Robbins Building 10 Portugal Street London WC2A 2HD · premises record
Applicant Mr Allen Blair · Agent Bisset Adams · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2016-05-19
Reinstatement of Carey Street entrance and steps. Installation of two high level louvres within window openings.
Lionel Robbins Building 10 Portugal Street London WC2A 2HD · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2016-03-01
Installation of additional plant on the roof of the Lionel Robbins Building (LSE Library) on Portugal Street and the relocation of a key clamp handrail and addition of key clamp bridges.
British Library Of Political & Economic Science 10 Portugal Street London WC2A 2HD · premises record
Applicant Ms Emma Lovegrove · Agent Bisset Adams · Officer Aurore Manceau
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2014-07-14
Installation of plant equipment on the roof of the Lionel Robbins Building (LSE Library) and the addition of two concrete benches with louvred air intake/extract beneath on Portugal Street.
British Library Of Political & Economic Science 10 Portugal Street London WC2A 2HD · premises record
Applicant Mr Phil Newsham · Agent ArchitecturePLB · Officer Hannah Stutchbury
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2013-01-31
Installation of 182 solar photo voltaic panels on existing building roof.
British Library Of Political & Economic Science 10 Portugal Street London WC2A 2HD · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent Myriad CEG · Officer Tom Burke
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2011-10-27
Removal of existing rooftop solar PV panels and erection of 3 Air Source Heat Pumps and associated equipment.
Lionel Robbins Building 10 Portugal Street London WC2A 2HD · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent Montagu Evans LLP · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Approved
2025-05-15
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Installation of an air conditioning unit at roof level.
Lionel Robbins Building 10 Portugal Street London WC2A 2HD · premises record
Approved
2024-09-11
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Installation of a new gateway at the exit to north elevation.
Lionel Robbins Building 10 Portugal Street London WC2A 2HD · premises record
Approved
2018-06-21
More
Full Planning Permission Application
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Details of (i) new entrance doors and (ii) new windows/louvres pursuant to Condition 4 planning permission dated 23 May 2016 (RN 16/01824)
Lionel Robbins Building 10 Portugal Street London WC2A 2HD · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent Architecture PLB · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Approved
2016-07-22
More
Approval of Details (Full PP)
Detailed new entrance doors, and new windows/louvres pursuant to Condition 4 of planning permission dated 24 May 2016 (RN: 16/01824).
Lionel Robbins Building 10 Portugal Street London WC2A 2HD · premises record
Applicant Emily Rissom · Agent Architecture PLB · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Approved
2016-07-22
More
Approval of Details (Full PP)
Creation of 6no. bicycle stands alongside existing bicycle stands at Portugal Street and Sheffield Street, opposite Peacock theatre.
Lionel Robbins Building 10 Portugal Street London WC2A 2HD · premises record
Applicant Mr Allen Blair · Agent Bisset Adams · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Approved
2016-05-19
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Reinstatement of Carey Street entrance and steps. Installation of two high level louvres within window openings.
Lionel Robbins Building 10 Portugal Street London WC2A 2HD · premises record
Approved
2016-03-01
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Installation of additional plant on the roof of the Lionel Robbins Building (LSE Library) on Portugal Street and the relocation of a key clamp handrail and addition of key clamp bridges.
British Library Of Political & Economic Science 10 Portugal Street London WC2A 2HD · premises record
Applicant Ms Emma Lovegrove · Agent Bisset Adams · Officer Aurore Manceau
Approved
2014-07-14
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Installation of plant equipment on the roof of the Lionel Robbins Building (LSE Library) and the addition of two concrete benches with louvred air intake/extract beneath on Portugal Street.
British Library Of Political & Economic Science 10 Portugal Street London WC2A 2HD · premises record
Applicant Mr Phil Newsham · Agent ArchitecturePLB · Officer Hannah Stutchbury
Approved
2013-01-31
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Installation of 182 solar photo voltaic panels on existing building roof.
British Library Of Political & Economic Science 10 Portugal Street London WC2A 2HD · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent Myriad CEG · Officer Tom Burke
Approved
2011-10-27
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 2 premises each one covers.

Designation
Coverage
Archaeological Priority Area
City of Westminster APA 1.2: Lundenwic and the Strand Summary and Definition The Lundenwic and the Strand APA covers the Anglo-Saxon international trading emporium of Lundenwic and the medieval and post medieval grand and religious hou · reference 76669 · covers 2 of 2 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 2 of 2 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 2 of 2 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Strand · reference CONARA/1240 · covers 2 of 2 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Archaeological Priority Area
City of Westminster APA 1.2: Lundenwic and the Strand Summary and Definition The Lundenwic and the Strand APA covers the Anglo-Saxon international trading emporium of Lundenwic and the medieval and post medieval grand and religious hou · reference 76669 · covers 2 of 2 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 2 of 2 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 2 of 2 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
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Conservation Area
Strand · reference CONARA/1240 · covers 2 of 2 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 23 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

Name
Details
Applicant on 3 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 3 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
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Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent23 applications and 40 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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