Postcode record · Westminster
WC2N 5LH.
WC2N 5LH has 3 known premises and 6 planning records — 3 approved of 3 decided (100%).
Postcode WC2N 5LH · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther56 on the map — every match
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3
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
6
Applications
3 decided
100%
Approval rate
3 approved · 0 refused
28 days
Median decision time
average 33 days · 5 dated decisions
0
EPC records
none recorded
56
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 5LH has 3 known premises and 6 planning records — 3 approved of 3 decided (100%).
Premises
Name
Details
UPRN 10033624440
UPRN 10033624443
UPRN 100023432694
UPRN 10033624440
UPRN 10033624443
UPRN 100023432694
Planning
What happened?
6 planning applications across the postcode; 3 approved of 3 decided (100%). Latest 6 shown.
Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Replacement of existing shopfront including removal of doors, formation of new portal openings and installation of glazing and security shutters.
49 - 50 Strand London WC2N 5LH · premises record
Officer Nikki Mitchell
Full Planning Permission Application
Pending
2026-04-09
Installation of vinyl signs to shopfront glazing and LED feature light strips around shop front.
49 - 50 Strand London WC2N 5LH · premises record
Advertisement
Unknown
2026-04-09
Display of a rainbow vinyl applied to the window and floor measuring 8.87m x 2.85m for a temporary period between 18th June 2019 and 23rd July 2019.
49-50 Strand London WC2N 5LH · premises record
Officer Nikki Mitchell
Advert Application (ADV)
Approved
2019-06-03
Relocate antennae on front elevation above shopfront fascia with associated work.
49-50 Strand London WC2N 5LH · premises record
Officer Renee Clarke
Applic. to determine telecom. equipment
Not required
2014-11-24
Display of two internally illuminated (letter only) fascia signs (each measuring 4000mm x 1200mm) and one internally illuminated (logo only) projecting sign (measuring 650mm x 900mm).
49-50 Strand London WC2N 5LH · premises record
Officer South Planning Team
Advert Application (ADV)
Approved
2012-06-12
INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED FASCIA & PROJECTING SIGNAGE
50 Strand London WC2N 5LH · premises record
Advert Application (ADV)
Approved
1997-09-04
Replacement of existing shopfront including removal of doors, formation of new portal openings and installation of glazing and security shutters.
49 - 50 Strand London WC2N 5LH · premises record
Officer Nikki Mitchell
Pending
2026-04-09
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Installation of vinyl signs to shopfront glazing and LED feature light strips around shop front.
49 - 50 Strand London WC2N 5LH · premises record
Unknown
2026-04-09
More
Advertisement
Display of a rainbow vinyl applied to the window and floor measuring 8.87m x 2.85m for a temporary period between 18th June 2019 and 23rd July 2019.
49-50 Strand London WC2N 5LH · premises record
Officer Nikki Mitchell
Approved
2019-06-03
More
Advert Application (ADV)
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Relocate antennae on front elevation above shopfront fascia with associated work.
49-50 Strand London WC2N 5LH · premises record
Officer Renee Clarke
Not required
2014-11-24
More
Applic. to determine telecom. equipment
Display of two internally illuminated (letter only) fascia signs (each measuring 4000mm x 1200mm) and one internally illuminated (logo only) projecting sign (measuring 650mm x 900mm).
49-50 Strand London WC2N 5LH · premises record
Officer South Planning Team
Approved
2012-06-12
More
Advert Application (ADV)
INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED FASCIA & PROJECTING SIGNAGE
50 Strand London WC2N 5LH · premises record
Approved
1997-09-04
More
Advert Application (ADV)
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 3 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 3 of 3 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 3 of 3 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 3 of 3 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 3 of 3 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Trafalgar Square · reference CONARA/1300 · covers 3 of 3 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 3 of 3 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 3 of 3 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 3 of 3 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
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Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 3 of 3 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Trafalgar Square · reference CONARA/1300 · covers 3 of 3 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Nearby postcodes and streets
Walk to the next area — linked where the Atlas has a record for it (pilot borough only for now).
People
Who is involved?
Named on the latest 6 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.
Name
Details
Case officer on 2 applications
Case officer on 1 application
Case officer on 1 application
Case officer on 2 applications
Case officer on 1 application
Case officer on 1 application
Development
What could it become?
Planning precedent6 applications and 56 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
Planning Atlas ProOwnership, 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.