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Planning AtlasWestminsterSt James's wardWC2E 8RA
Postcode record · Westminster

WC2E 8RA.

WC2E 8RA has 36 known premises and 102 planning records — 71 approved of 77 decided (92.2%).

WestminsterSt James'sWC2E 8RA
Postcode WC2E 8RA · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther400 on the map — every match
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36
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
102
Applications
77 decided
92.2%
Approval rate
71 approved · 6 refused
62 days
Median decision time
average 94 days · 97 dated decisions
0
EPC records
none recorded
400
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?

WC2E 8RA has 36 known premises and 102 planning records — 71 approved of 77 decided (92.2%).

Premises (18 of 36 shown)

Planning

What happened?

102 planning applications across the postcode; 71 approved of 77 decided (92.2%). Latest 30 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Repainting of the shopfront facades, together with replacement of tenant signage.
3A The Market Covent Garden London WC2E 8RA · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2025-09-05
Installation of a single large umbrella to replace two existing umbrellas covering external seating area.
1 The Market Covent Garden London WC2E 8RA · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Refused
2025-08-27
Installation of a single large umbrella to replace two existing umbrellas covering external seating area.
1 The Market Covent Garden London WC2E 8RA · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Not required
2025-08-27
Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus to a Listed Building.
5A The Market Covent Garden London WC2E 8RA · premises record
Telecoms Notification
No determination
2025-07-25
Internal alterations including new retail fitout and signage.
The Piazza 6 The Market Covent Garden London WC2E 8RA · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2025-07-10
Repainting of the facades and internal alterations associated with fit out works to the existing ground floor and basement, together with replacement signage
5A The Market Covent Garden London WC2E 8RA · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2024-12-06
Display of three non-illuminated fascia signs, one measuring 9cm x 124.5cm, two measuring 11cm x 150cm; and a non-illuminated projecting sign measuring 60cm x 60cm.
3A The Market Covent Garden London WC2E 8RA · premises record
Advert Application (ADV)
Not required
2024-09-18
Repainting of the facades and internal alterations associated with the fit out works to the existing ground floor units, together with replacement tenant signage.
3A The Market Covent Garden London WC2E 8RA · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2024-09-17
Internal fit out including new flooring, new wall finishes and new internal fixtures, installation of secondary glazing at first floor level, installation of a kitchenette and new bathroom and installation of new security screens at basement level.
4 The Market Covent Garden London WC2E 8RA · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2024-05-30
Installation of ventilation grilles in stall riser and lower door panels on the James Street elevation, internal refurbishment and fit-out works at basement and ground floor levels, and internal digital screen.
The Piazza 5 The Market Covent Garden London WC2E 8RA · premises record
Officer Max Leonardo
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2024-05-17
Repainting of the shopfront facades, together with replacement of tenant signage.
3A The Market Covent Garden London WC2E 8RA · premises record
Approved
2025-09-05
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Listed Building Consent Application
Installation of a single large umbrella to replace two existing umbrellas covering external seating area.
1 The Market Covent Garden London WC2E 8RA · premises record
Refused
2025-08-27
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Full Planning Permission Application
Installation of a single large umbrella to replace two existing umbrellas covering external seating area.
1 The Market Covent Garden London WC2E 8RA · premises record
Not required
2025-08-27
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Listed Building Consent Application
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Regulation 5 Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus to a Listed Building.
5A The Market Covent Garden London WC2E 8RA · premises record
No determination
2025-07-25
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Telecoms Notification
Internal alterations including new retail fitout and signage.
The Piazza 6 The Market Covent Garden London WC2E 8RA · premises record
Approved
2025-07-10
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Repainting of the facades and internal alterations associated with fit out works to the existing ground floor and basement, together with replacement signage
5A The Market Covent Garden London WC2E 8RA · premises record
Approved
2024-12-06
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Display of three non-illuminated fascia signs, one measuring 9cm x 124.5cm, two measuring 11cm x 150cm; and a non-illuminated projecting sign measuring 60cm x 60cm.
3A The Market Covent Garden London WC2E 8RA · premises record
Not required
2024-09-18
More
Advert Application (ADV)
Repainting of the facades and internal alterations associated with the fit out works to the existing ground floor units, together with replacement tenant signage.
3A The Market Covent Garden London WC2E 8RA · premises record
Approved
2024-09-17
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Internal fit out including new flooring, new wall finishes and new internal fixtures, installation of secondary glazing at first floor level, installation of a kitchenette and new bathroom and installation of new security screens at basement level.
4 The Market Covent Garden London WC2E 8RA · premises record
Approved
2024-05-30
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Installation of ventilation grilles in stall riser and lower door panels on the James Street elevation, internal refurbishment and fit-out works at basement and ground floor levels, and internal digital screen.
The Piazza 5 The Market Covent Garden London WC2E 8RA · premises record
Officer Max Leonardo
Approved
2024-05-17
More
Listed Building Consent 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 36 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 36 of 36 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 36 of 36 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 36 of 36 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 36 of 36 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Covent Garden · reference 08/01260/CONARA · covers 36 of 36 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 36 of 36 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 36 of 36 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 36 of 36 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
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Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 36 of 36 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Covent Garden · reference 08/01260/CONARA · covers 36 of 36 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 30 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

Name
Details
Case officer on 15 applications
Case officer on 3 applications
Case officer on 3 applications
Case officer on 3 applications
Case officer on 2 applications
Case officer on 1 application
Case officer on 15 applications
Case officer on 3 applications
Case officer on 3 applications
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Case officer on 3 applications
Case officer on 2 applications
Case officer on 1 application
Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent102 applications and 400 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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