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Planning AtlasWestminsterSt James's wardWC2N 4LA
Postcode record · Westminster

WC2N 4LA.

WC2N 4LA has 54 known premises and 69 planning records — 48 approved of 60 decided (80%). 11 EPC records.

WestminsterSt James'sWC2N 4LA
Postcode WC2N 4LA · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther68 exact68 on the map — every match
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54
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
69
Applications
60 decided
80%
Approval rate
48 approved · 12 refused
11
EPC records
ratings C 4 · D 4 · E 3
68
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?

WC2N 4LA has 54 known premises and 69 planning records — 48 approved of 60 decided (80%). 11 EPC records.

Premises (18 of 54 shown)

Planning

What happened?

69 planning applications across the postcode; 48 approved of 60 decided (80%). Latest 30 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Display of one non illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.29m x 2.6m and one non illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.8m x 0.5m. Linked with 26/03338/LBC
Basement And Ground Floor 25 New Row London WC2N 4LA · premises record
Applicant Murat Yavuz · Officer South Planning Team
Advert Application (ADV)
Pending
2026-05-29
Internal & External alterations. (Linked with 26/03534/ADV)
Basement And Ground Floor 25 New Row London WC2N 4LA · premises record
Applicant Mr Murat Yavuz · Officer South Planning Team
Listed Building Consent Application
Pending
2026-05-20
Display of non-illuminated A-board measuring 0.67 m x 0.9 m.
Basement And Ground Floor 20 New Row London WC2N 4LA · premises record
Advert Application (ADV)
Refused
2024-11-04
Display an A-board (594 x 841 mm) on the forecourt of premises.
Basement And Ground Floor 15 New Row London WC2N 4LA · premises record
Advert Application (ADV)
Refused
2024-06-17
Display of an externally illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.2m x 2.1m, an externally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.8m x 0.55m and a sign to awning measuring 0.1m x 1.3m.
Basement And Ground Floor 19 New Row London WC2N 4LA · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent DWD · Officer Jennie Humphrey
Advert Application (ADV)
Approved
2023-04-18
Alterations to facade at ground floor to include re-painting, installation of artificial greenery, and associated works.
Basement And Ground Floor 19 New Row London WC2N 4LA · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent DWD · Officer Seana McCaffrey
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2023-04-18
Removal of the boarding blocking up the central window to the second floor front elevation and reinstatement of a timber double-hung sliding sash window and internal alterations. (Linked with 23/00680/FULL)
Flat 2 18 New Row London WC2N 4LA · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2023-02-02
Removal of the boarding blocking up the central window to the second floor front elevation and reinstatement of a timber double-hung sliding sash window (Linked with 23/00681/LBC)
Flat 2 18 New Row London WC2N 4LA · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2023-02-02
Replacement of an unopenable shop front window, with an openable window.
27 New Row London WC2N 4LA · premises record
Applicant Viacona LTD · Agent ava8-studio · Officer Oliver Padmore
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2022-07-29
Detailed drawings showing how waste is going to be stored on site pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission dated 15th April 2020 (RN 20/01077)
Basement And Ground Floor 26 New Row London WC2N 4LA · premises record
Approval of Details (Full PP)
Approved
2020-11-13
Display of one non illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.29m x 2.6m and one non illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.8m x 0.5m. Linked with 26/03338/LBC
Basement And Ground Floor 25 New Row London WC2N 4LA · premises record
Applicant Murat Yavuz · Officer South Planning Team
Pending
2026-05-29
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Advert Application (ADV)
Internal & External alterations. (Linked with 26/03534/ADV)
Basement And Ground Floor 25 New Row London WC2N 4LA · premises record
Applicant Mr Murat Yavuz · Officer South Planning Team
Pending
2026-05-20
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Display of non-illuminated A-board measuring 0.67 m x 0.9 m.
Basement And Ground Floor 20 New Row London WC2N 4LA · premises record
Refused
2024-11-04
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Advert Application (ADV)
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Display an A-board (594 x 841 mm) on the forecourt of premises.
Basement And Ground Floor 15 New Row London WC2N 4LA · premises record
Refused
2024-06-17
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Advert Application (ADV)
Display of an externally illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.2m x 2.1m, an externally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.8m x 0.55m and a sign to awning measuring 0.1m x 1.3m.
Basement And Ground Floor 19 New Row London WC2N 4LA · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent DWD · Officer Jennie Humphrey
Approved
2023-04-18
More
Advert Application (ADV)
Alterations to facade at ground floor to include re-painting, installation of artificial greenery, and associated works.
Basement And Ground Floor 19 New Row London WC2N 4LA · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent DWD · Officer Seana McCaffrey
Approved
2023-04-18
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Removal of the boarding blocking up the central window to the second floor front elevation and reinstatement of a timber double-hung sliding sash window and internal alterations. (Linked with 23/00680/FULL)
Flat 2 18 New Row London WC2N 4LA · premises record
Approved
2023-02-02
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Removal of the boarding blocking up the central window to the second floor front elevation and reinstatement of a timber double-hung sliding sash window (Linked with 23/00681/LBC)
Flat 2 18 New Row London WC2N 4LA · premises record
Approved
2023-02-02
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Replacement of an unopenable shop front window, with an openable window.
27 New Row London WC2N 4LA · premises record
Applicant Viacona LTD · Agent ava8-studio · Officer Oliver Padmore
Approved
2022-07-29
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Detailed drawings showing how waste is going to be stored on site pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission dated 15th April 2020 (RN 20/01077)
Basement And Ground Floor 26 New Row London WC2N 4LA · premises record
Approved
2020-11-13
More
Approval of Details (Full PP)

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 54 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 54 of 54 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 54 of 54 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 54 of 54 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 54 of 54 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Covent Garden · reference 08/01260/CONARA · covers 54 of 54 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 54 of 54 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 54 of 54 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 54 of 54 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
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Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 54 of 54 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Covent Garden · reference 08/01260/CONARA · covers 54 of 54 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 4 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 1 application
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Applicant on 4 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
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Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent69 applications and 68 mapped decisions in this postcode — precedent for what has been permitted and refused here.
Energy11 EPC records; ratings C: 4, D: 4, E: 3.
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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1 intent signal recorded in this postcode
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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.
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