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Postcode record · Westminster

WC2H 7EF.

WC2H 7EF has 13 known premises and 15 planning records — 14 approved of 14 decided (100%).

WestminsterSt James'sWC2H 7EF
Postcode WC2H 7EF · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther15 on the map — every match
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13
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
15
Applications
14 decided
100%
Approval rate
14 approved · 0 refused
33 days
Median decision time
average 39 days · 13 dated decisions
0
EPC records
none recorded
15
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?

WC2H 7EF has 13 known premises and 15 planning records — 14 approved of 14 decided (100%).

Premises

Planning

What happened?

15 planning applications across the postcode; 14 approved of 14 decided (100%). Latest 15 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Amendments to planning permission dated 2 September 2022 (RN 22/04826/FULL) for minor alterations to the front elevation including repainting the existing painted render light grey, and lining the recessed lobby with metal cladding to better highlight the entrance. Namely, continuation of painting of existing render along length of building, including return elevation on Whitcomb Street, and painting railings.
20 Orange Street London WC2H 7EF · premises record
Non-material amendments
Approved
2023-02-22
Minor alterations to the front elevation including repainting the existing painted render light grey, and lining the recessed lobby with metal cladding to better highlight the entrance.
20 Orange Street London WC2H 7EF · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2022-07-18
Replacement shopfront and structural alterations to corner of building at ground floor level.
20 Orange Street London WC2H 7EF · premises record
Full Application for Council's Own Dev.
Approved
2020-12-17
Replacement of the air handling unit on the roof including a thermal heat recovery wheel.
20 Orange Street London WC2H 7EF · premises record
Officer Hayley White
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2020-10-16
Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated estate agent's board located on the face of the building at a height of between 3m and 4.6m above pavement level and measuring 1.2m x 0.9m.
20 Orange Street London WC2H 7EF · premises record
Officer Renee Clarke
Advert Application-Regulat. 7 Area (AD7)
Approved
2014-09-26
Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'to let' board on the face of the building at a height of between 3m and 4.6m above pavement level measuring 1.2m and 0.9m.
20 Orange Street London WC2H 7EF · premises record
Officer Renee Clarke
Advert Application-Regulat. 7 Area (AD7)
Approved
2011-02-28
Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'to let'/ 'for sale' board located at a height of between 3m x 4.6m above pavement leveland measuring 1.2m x 0.9m.
20 Orange Street London WC2H 7EF · premises record
Officer Renee Clarke
Advert Application-Regulat. 7 Area (AD7)
Approved
2010-07-16
Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'to let'/ 'for sale' board located at a height of between 3m x 4.6m above pavement leveland measuring 1.2m x 0.9m.
20 Orange Street London WC2H 7EF · premises record
Officer Renee Clarke
Advert Application-Regulat. 7 Area (AD7)
Approved
2009-12-24
Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'to let' board located on the face of the building at a height of between 3.0m and 4.6m above pavement level and measuring 1.2m x 0.9m.
20 Orange Street London WC2H 7EF · premises record
Officer Renee Clarke
Advert Application-Regulat. 7 Area (AD7)
Approved
2009-06-26
Installation of one air conditioning condenser within a stairwell at fourth floor level.
20 Orange Street London WC2H 7EF · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2009-04-29
Amendments to planning permission dated 2 September 2022 (RN 22/04826/FULL) for minor alterations to the front elevation including repainting the existing painted render light grey, and lining the recessed lobby with metal cladding to better highlight the entrance. Namely, continuation of painting of existing render along length of building, including return elevation on Whitcomb Street, and painting railings.
20 Orange Street London WC2H 7EF · premises record
Approved
2023-02-22
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Non-material amendments
Minor alterations to the front elevation including repainting the existing painted render light grey, and lining the recessed lobby with metal cladding to better highlight the entrance.
20 Orange Street London WC2H 7EF · premises record
Approved
2022-07-18
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Replacement shopfront and structural alterations to corner of building at ground floor level.
20 Orange Street London WC2H 7EF · premises record
Approved
2020-12-17
More
Full Application for Council's Own Dev.
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Replacement of the air handling unit on the roof including a thermal heat recovery wheel.
20 Orange Street London WC2H 7EF · premises record
Officer Hayley White
Approved
2020-10-16
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated estate agent's board located on the face of the building at a height of between 3m and 4.6m above pavement level and measuring 1.2m x 0.9m.
20 Orange Street London WC2H 7EF · premises record
Officer Renee Clarke
Approved
2014-09-26
More
Advert Application-Regulat. 7 Area (AD7)
Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'to let' board on the face of the building at a height of between 3m and 4.6m above pavement level measuring 1.2m and 0.9m.
20 Orange Street London WC2H 7EF · premises record
Officer Renee Clarke
Approved
2011-02-28
More
Advert Application-Regulat. 7 Area (AD7)
Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'to let'/ 'for sale' board located at a height of between 3m x 4.6m above pavement leveland measuring 1.2m x 0.9m.
20 Orange Street London WC2H 7EF · premises record
Officer Renee Clarke
Approved
2010-07-16
More
Advert Application-Regulat. 7 Area (AD7)
Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'to let'/ 'for sale' board located at a height of between 3m x 4.6m above pavement leveland measuring 1.2m x 0.9m.
20 Orange Street London WC2H 7EF · premises record
Officer Renee Clarke
Approved
2009-12-24
More
Advert Application-Regulat. 7 Area (AD7)
Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'to let' board located on the face of the building at a height of between 3.0m and 4.6m above pavement level and measuring 1.2m x 0.9m.
20 Orange Street London WC2H 7EF · premises record
Officer Renee Clarke
Approved
2009-06-26
More
Advert Application-Regulat. 7 Area (AD7)
Installation of one air conditioning condenser within a stairwell at fourth floor level.
20 Orange Street London WC2H 7EF · premises record
Approved
2009-04-29
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 13 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 13 of 13 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 13 of 13 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 13 of 13 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 13 of 13 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
St James's · reference CONARA/1330 · covers 13 of 13 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 13 of 13 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 13 of 13 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 13 of 13 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
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Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 13 of 13 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
St James's · reference CONARA/1330 · covers 13 of 13 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 15 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

Name
Details
Case officer on 8 applications
Case officer on 3 applications
Case officer on 1 application
Case officer on 1 application
Case officer on 1 application
Case officer on 8 applications
Case officer on 3 applications
Case officer on 1 application
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Case officer on 1 application
Case officer on 1 application
Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent15 applications and 15 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.
WC2H 7EF, Westminster: planning and property history | Planning Atlas