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Postcode record · Westminster

WC2B 5TA.

WC2B 5TA has 19 known premises and 2 planning records — 1 approved of 1 decided (100%). 14 EPC records.

WestminsterSt James'sWC2B 5TA
Postcode WC2B 5TA · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther76 on the map — every match
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19
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
2
Applications
1 decided
100%
Approval rate
1 approved · 0 refused
88 days
Median decision time
average 88 days · 1 dated decisions
14
EPC records
ratings C 3 · D 9 · E 2
76
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?

WC2B 5TA has 19 known premises and 2 planning records — 1 approved of 1 decided (100%). 14 EPC records.

Premises (18 of 19 shown)

Planning

What happened?

2 planning applications across the postcode; 1 approved of 1 decided (100%). Latest 2 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Installation of external steel staircase to link the roof terraces at fifth and sixth floor levels and alterations to terraces including new decking, handrails and hot tub.
Fifth Floor And Sixth Floor Flat A52 145 Drury Lane London WC2B 5TA · premises record
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Approved
2010-10-21
Installation of one air conditioning unit to fifth floor terrace area.
Fifth Floor And Sixth Floor Flat A52 145 Drury Lane London WC2B 5TA · premises record
Full
Unknown
Installation of external steel staircase to link the roof terraces at fifth and sixth floor levels and alterations to terraces including new decking, handrails and hot tub.
Fifth Floor And Sixth Floor Flat A52 145 Drury Lane London WC2B 5TA · premises record
Approved
2010-10-21
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Installation of one air conditioning unit to fifth floor terrace area.
Fifth Floor And Sixth Floor Flat A52 145 Drury Lane London WC2B 5TA · premises record
Unknown
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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 19 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 19 of 19 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 19 of 19 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 19 of 19 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 19 of 19 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Covent Garden · reference 08/01260/CONARA · covers 19 of 19 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 19 of 19 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 19 of 19 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 19 of 19 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
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Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 19 of 19 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Covent Garden · reference 08/01260/CONARA · covers 19 of 19 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
People

Who is involved?

Applicants, agents and officers are attached per application; the current area build carries references only — the borough entity run adds the names here.

Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent2 applications and 76 mapped decisions in this postcode — precedent for what has been permitted and refused here.
Energy14 EPC records; ratings C: 3, D: 9, E: 2.
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.

8 intent signals recorded in this postcode
Price decline · Long hold
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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.
WC2B 5TA, Westminster: planning and property history | Planning Atlas