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Planning AtlasWestminsterSt James's wardWC2E 8BU
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WC2E 8BU.

WC2E 8BU has 6 known premises and 7 planning records — 6 approved of 6 decided (100%).

WestminsterSt James'sWC2E 8BU
Postcode WC2E 8BU · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther44 exact44 on the map — every match
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6
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
7
Applications
6 decided
100%
Approval rate
6 approved · 0 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?

Planning

What happened?

7 planning applications across the postcode; 6 approved of 6 decided (100%). Latest 7 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Display of internally illuminated (letters and logo only) fascia sign measuring 40.6 x 237.4cm.
Basement And Ground Floor 13 - 16 James Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8BU · premises record
Applicant Mr Max Bacon · Agent Project Entity ltd · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Advert Application (ADV)
Approved
2023-03-24
Alterations to shopfront, shop fit out refurbishment, change to the LED video screens on street corner, and new advertising sign.
Basement And Ground Floor 13 - 16 James Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8BU · premises record
Applicant Mr Max Bacon · Agent Project Entity ltd · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2023-03-24
Display of two internally illuminated (letters/logo only) fascia signs measuring 0.311m x 1.76m.
Basement And Ground Floor 13 - 16 James Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8BU · premises record
Applicant Max Bacon · Agent Project Entity ltd · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Advert Application (ADV)
Approved
2020-03-04
Continued and permanent installation of a green living wall to the north and west facades above ground floor level and associated external alterations including lighting. (Site includes 13 and 15 James Street)
14 James Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8BU · premises record
Applicant Mr A Hicks · Agent Gerald Eve LLP · Officer Colin Bannon
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2019-07-23
Replacement of the existing office entrance at ground floor and associated works.
14 James Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8BU · premises record
Applicant Mr J Pearce · Agent Gerald Eve LLP · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2017-04-07
Installation of temporary green living wall for a period of 2 years to the north and west facades above ground floor level and associated external alterations, including lighting.
14 James Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8BU · premises record
Applicant Mr Hitchins · Agent Gerald Eve LLP · Officer Jon Kilner
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2017-04-07
Detailed drawings of a planting scheme which includes the number, size, species and position of the proposed plants and detailed drawings and a management plan in relation to the green wall to include construction method, container design, layout, species and a maintenance regime, pursuant to conditions 5 and 6 of planning permission dated 9 June 2016 (RN: 17/03060/FULL)
14 James Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8BU · premises record
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Display of internally illuminated (letters and logo only) fascia sign measuring 40.6 x 237.4cm.
Basement And Ground Floor 13 - 16 James Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8BU · premises record
Applicant Mr Max Bacon · Agent Project Entity ltd · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Approved
2023-03-24
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Advert Application (ADV)
Alterations to shopfront, shop fit out refurbishment, change to the LED video screens on street corner, and new advertising sign.
Basement And Ground Floor 13 - 16 James Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8BU · premises record
Applicant Mr Max Bacon · Agent Project Entity ltd · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Approved
2023-03-24
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Full Planning Permission Application
Display of two internally illuminated (letters/logo only) fascia signs measuring 0.311m x 1.76m.
Basement And Ground Floor 13 - 16 James Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8BU · premises record
Applicant Max Bacon · Agent Project Entity ltd · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Approved
2020-03-04
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Advert Application (ADV)
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Continued and permanent installation of a green living wall to the north and west facades above ground floor level and associated external alterations including lighting. (Site includes 13 and 15 James Street)
14 James Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8BU · premises record
Applicant Mr A Hicks · Agent Gerald Eve LLP · Officer Colin Bannon
Approved
2019-07-23
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Replacement of the existing office entrance at ground floor and associated works.
14 James Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8BU · premises record
Applicant Mr J Pearce · Agent Gerald Eve LLP · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Approved
2017-04-07
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Installation of temporary green living wall for a period of 2 years to the north and west facades above ground floor level and associated external alterations, including lighting.
14 James Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8BU · premises record
Applicant Mr Hitchins · Agent Gerald Eve LLP · Officer Jon Kilner
Approved
2017-04-07
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Detailed drawings of a planting scheme which includes the number, size, species and position of the proposed plants and detailed drawings and a management plan in relation to the green wall to include construction method, container design, layout, species and a maintenance regime, pursuant to conditions 5 and 6 of planning permission dated 9 June 2016 (RN: 17/03060/FULL)
14 James Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8BU · premises record
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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 6 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 6 of 6 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 6 of 6 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 6 of 6 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 6 of 6 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Covent Garden · reference 08/01260/CONARA · covers 6 of 6 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 6 of 6 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 6 of 6 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 6 of 6 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
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Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 6 of 6 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Covent Garden · reference 08/01260/CONARA · covers 6 of 6 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 7 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 3 applications
Agent on 3 applications
Case officer on 4 applications
Case officer on 1 application
Case officer 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 3 applications
Agent on 3 applications
Case officer on 4 applications
Case officer on 1 application
Case officer on 1 application
Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent7 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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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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