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Planning AtlasWestminsterSt James's wardWC2H 9QJ
Postcode record · Westminster

WC2H 9QJ.

WC2H 9QJ has 19 known premises and 49 planning records — 37 approved of 39 decided (94.9%). 2 EPC records.

WestminsterSt James'sWC2H 9QJ
Postcode WC2H 9QJ · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther105 exact30 approximate135 on the map — every match
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19
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
49
Applications
39 decided
94.9%
Approval rate
37 approved · 2 refused
2
EPC records
ratings D 2
135
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 9QJ has 19 known premises and 49 planning records — 37 approved of 39 decided (94.9%). 2 EPC records.

Premises (18 of 19 shown)

Planning

What happened?

49 planning applications across the postcode; 37 approved of 39 decided (94.9%). Latest 30 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Variation of Condition 2 of planning permission dated 5 November 2024 (24/04962/FULL) for the use of the ground floor of 7 and 13 Mercer Street and first floor of 7 to 13 Mercer Street for purposes within Class E; namely, to amend the wording of Condition 2 to allow primary cooking to the ground floor premises of 7 Mercer Street.
7 Mercer Street London WC2H 9QJ · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Pending
2026-02-20
Details of a photograph of a material sample for the new powder coated cladding pursuant to Condition 4 of planning permission dated 17 December 2024 (RN24/05402/FULL)
7 Mercer Street London WC2H 9QJ · premises record
Approval of Details (Full PP)
Approved
2025-05-01
Details of a Servicing Management Plan pursuant to Condition 5 of planning permission dated 5th November 2024 (RN:24/04962/FULL).
7 Mercer Street London WC2H 9QJ · premises record
Approval of Details (Full PP)
Approved
2024-11-18
Details of how waste is to be stored on site and how materials for recycling will be stored separately pursuant to Condition 7 of planning permission dated 5th November 2024 (RN:24/04962/FULL).
7 Mercer Street London WC2H 9QJ · premises record
Approval of Details (Full PP)
Approved
2024-11-15
Use of the ground floor and basement as a drinking establishment with expanded food provision (sui generis) with ancillary kitchen and back of house space at first floor level. Rear extension at basement level to provide additional toilets and other associated works.
15 - 17 Mercer Street London WC2H 9QJ · premises record
Officer Max Leonardo
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2024-10-11
Alterations to the Mercer Street entrance to St Martin's Courtyard and the ground floor entrance at 13 Mercer Street. Installation of new windows at first floor level to 7-13 Mercer Street and alterations to the finish/colour to second and third floor windows at 7 and 13 Mercer Street.
7 Mercer Street London WC2H 9QJ · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2024-08-07
Installation of a louvre panels within the shopfront on the side elevation.
9 Mercer Street London WC2H 9QJ · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2024-04-19
Details of how waste is to be stored on site and how materials for recycling will be stored separately Condition 5 of planning permission dated 21st April 2022 (RN: 22/00303/FULL).
7 Mercer Street London WC2H 9QJ · premises record
Approval of Details (Full PP)
Approved
2022-06-13
Use of ground and first floor (Unit 35) for purposes within Class E.
7 Mercer Street London WC2H 9QJ · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2022-01-19
Use of the first floor as a self contained residential unit (Class C3) and replacement of windows at first floor level with double glazed sash windows on Shelton Street and Mercer Street elevations.
Upper Flat 15-17 Mercer Street London WC2H 9QJ · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2020-11-17
Variation of Condition 2 of planning permission dated 5 November 2024 (24/04962/FULL) for the use of the ground floor of 7 and 13 Mercer Street and first floor of 7 to 13 Mercer Street for purposes within Class E; namely, to amend the wording of Condition 2 to allow primary cooking to the ground floor premises of 7 Mercer Street.
7 Mercer Street London WC2H 9QJ · premises record
Pending
2026-02-20
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Full Planning Permission Application
Details of a photograph of a material sample for the new powder coated cladding pursuant to Condition 4 of planning permission dated 17 December 2024 (RN24/05402/FULL)
7 Mercer Street London WC2H 9QJ · premises record
Approved
2025-05-01
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Approval of Details (Full PP)
Details of a Servicing Management Plan pursuant to Condition 5 of planning permission dated 5th November 2024 (RN:24/04962/FULL).
7 Mercer Street London WC2H 9QJ · premises record
Approved
2024-11-18
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Approval of Details (Full PP)
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Details of how waste is to be stored on site and how materials for recycling will be stored separately pursuant to Condition 7 of planning permission dated 5th November 2024 (RN:24/04962/FULL).
7 Mercer Street London WC2H 9QJ · premises record
Approved
2024-11-15
More
Approval of Details (Full PP)
Use of the ground floor and basement as a drinking establishment with expanded food provision (sui generis) with ancillary kitchen and back of house space at first floor level. Rear extension at basement level to provide additional toilets and other associated works.
15 - 17 Mercer Street London WC2H 9QJ · premises record
Officer Max Leonardo
Approved
2024-10-11
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Alterations to the Mercer Street entrance to St Martin's Courtyard and the ground floor entrance at 13 Mercer Street. Installation of new windows at first floor level to 7-13 Mercer Street and alterations to the finish/colour to second and third floor windows at 7 and 13 Mercer Street.
7 Mercer Street London WC2H 9QJ · premises record
Approved
2024-08-07
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Installation of a louvre panels within the shopfront on the side elevation.
9 Mercer Street London WC2H 9QJ · premises record
Approved
2024-04-19
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Details of how waste is to be stored on site and how materials for recycling will be stored separately Condition 5 of planning permission dated 21st April 2022 (RN: 22/00303/FULL).
7 Mercer Street London WC2H 9QJ · premises record
Approved
2022-06-13
More
Approval of Details (Full PP)
Use of ground and first floor (Unit 35) for purposes within Class E.
7 Mercer Street London WC2H 9QJ · premises record
Approved
2022-01-19
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Use of the first floor as a self contained residential unit (Class C3) and replacement of windows at first floor level with double glazed sash windows on Shelton Street and Mercer Street elevations.
Upper Flat 15-17 Mercer Street London WC2H 9QJ · premises record
Approved
2020-11-17
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 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?

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

Name
Details
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Agent on 2 applications
Agent on 1 application
Case officer on 8 applications
Case officer on 5 applications
Case officer on 3 applications
Case officer on 3 applications
Case officer on 2 applications
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
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Agent on 2 applications
Agent on 1 application
Case officer on 8 applications
Case officer on 5 applications
Case officer on 3 applications
Case officer on 3 applications
Case officer on 2 applications
Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent49 applications and 135 mapped decisions in this postcode — precedent for what has been permitted and refused here.
Energy2 EPC records; ratings D: 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.

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.