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Planning AtlasWestminsterSt James's wardWC2R 1BA
Postcode record · Westminster

WC2R 1BA.

WC2R 1BA has 36 known premises and 16 planning records — 7 approved of 11 decided (63.6%). 3 EPC records.

WestminsterSt James'sWC2R 1BA
Postcode WC2R 1BA · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther15 exact54 approximate69 on the map — every match
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36
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
16
Applications
11 decided
63.6%
Approval rate
7 approved · 4 refused
3
EPC records
ratings C 2 · D 1
69
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?

WC2R 1BA has 36 known premises and 16 planning records — 7 approved of 11 decided (63.6%). 3 EPC records.

Premises (18 of 36 shown)

Planning

What happened?

16 planning applications across the postcode; 7 approved of 11 decided (63.6%). Latest 16 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Installation of three spotlights to shop fascia level.
229 Strand London WC2R 1BA · premises record
Applicant Wang · Agent ILI Architects Limited · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Listed Building Consent Application
Pending
2026-04-17
Installation of LED strip lights to illuminate fascia sign at No. 230 Strand.
229 Strand London WC2R 1BA · premises record
Applicant Wang · Agent ILI Architects Limited · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Listed Building Consent Application
Refused
2025-10-27
Display of externally illuminated metal-letter fascia signs measuring 60 mm x 705 mm, 75 mm x 460 mm and 110 mm x 385 mm (illuminated by a LED strip above the lettering) at No. 230 Strand.
229 Strand London WC2R 1BA · premises record
Applicant Wang · Agent ILI Architects Limited · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Advert Application (ADV)
Refused
2025-10-22
Installation of signage on shopfront at No. 230 Strand.
229 Strand London WC2R 1BA · premises record
Applicant Wang · Agent ILI Studio Limited · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2025-01-23
Display of metal lettering fascia sign measuring 705mm x 400mm, and externally illuminated projecting signage measuring 0.6m x 0.6m.
229 Strand London WC2R 1BA · premises record
Applicant Wang · Agent ILI Studio Limited · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Advert Application (ADV)
Approved
2025-01-10
Waste and recyclable storage pursuant to Condition 3 of planning permission dated 23 August 2007 (RN: 07/05153).
229-230 Strand London WC2R 1BA · premises record
Applicant HFBT Architects · Agent HFBT Architects · Officer Renee Clarke
Approval of Details (Full PP)
Approved
2008-07-15
Installation of kitchen extract duct to rear wall.
229-230 Strand London WC2R 1BA · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Withdrawn
2008-02-14
Installation of kitchen extract duct on rear wall.
229-230 Strand London WC2R 1BA · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Withdrawn
2008-02-14
Internal alterations at ground, first, second, third and fourth floor levels of Nos.229-230.
229 - 230 Strand London WC2R 1BA · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2007-06-12
Installation of telecommunications equipment unit fixed to post.
Lampost Outside 229 - 230 Strand London WC2R 1BA · premises record
Applicant BT - Mr Chris Plumbley · Agent Infratec UK · Officer Renee Clarke
Applic. to determine telecom. equipment
Not required
2006-12-21
Installation of three spotlights to shop fascia level.
229 Strand London WC2R 1BA · premises record
Applicant Wang · Agent ILI Architects Limited · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Pending
2026-04-17
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Listed Building Consent Application
Installation of LED strip lights to illuminate fascia sign at No. 230 Strand.
229 Strand London WC2R 1BA · premises record
Applicant Wang · Agent ILI Architects Limited · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Refused
2025-10-27
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Display of externally illuminated metal-letter fascia signs measuring 60 mm x 705 mm, 75 mm x 460 mm and 110 mm x 385 mm (illuminated by a LED strip above the lettering) at No. 230 Strand.
229 Strand London WC2R 1BA · premises record
Applicant Wang · Agent ILI Architects Limited · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Refused
2025-10-22
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Advert Application (ADV)
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Installation of signage on shopfront at No. 230 Strand.
229 Strand London WC2R 1BA · premises record
Applicant Wang · Agent ILI Studio Limited · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Approved
2025-01-23
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Display of metal lettering fascia sign measuring 705mm x 400mm, and externally illuminated projecting signage measuring 0.6m x 0.6m.
229 Strand London WC2R 1BA · premises record
Applicant Wang · Agent ILI Studio Limited · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Approved
2025-01-10
More
Advert Application (ADV)
Waste and recyclable storage pursuant to Condition 3 of planning permission dated 23 August 2007 (RN: 07/05153).
229-230 Strand London WC2R 1BA · premises record
Applicant HFBT Architects · Agent HFBT Architects · Officer Renee Clarke
Approved
2008-07-15
More
Approval of Details (Full PP)
Installation of kitchen extract duct to rear wall.
229-230 Strand London WC2R 1BA · premises record
Withdrawn
2008-02-14
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Installation of kitchen extract duct on rear wall.
229-230 Strand London WC2R 1BA · premises record
Withdrawn
2008-02-14
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Internal alterations at ground, first, second, third and fourth floor levels of Nos.229-230.
229 - 230 Strand London WC2R 1BA · premises record
Approved
2007-06-12
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Installation of telecommunications equipment unit fixed to post.
Lampost Outside 229 - 230 Strand London WC2R 1BA · premises record
Applicant BT - Mr Chris Plumbley · Agent Infratec UK · Officer Renee Clarke
Not required
2006-12-21
More
Applic. to determine telecom. equipment

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.
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
Strand · reference CONARA/1240 · 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.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 36 of 36 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
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Conservation Area
Strand · reference CONARA/1240 · covers 36 of 36 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.

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People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 16 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

Name
Details
Applicant on 6 applications
Applicant on 3 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Agent on 4 applications
Agent on 3 applications
Agent on 2 applications
Applicant on 6 applications
Applicant on 3 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
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Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Agent on 4 applications
Agent on 3 applications
Agent on 2 applications
Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent16 applications and 69 mapped decisions in this postcode — precedent for what has been permitted and refused here.
Energy3 EPC records; ratings C: 2, D: 1.
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.
WC2R 1BA, Westminster: Planning and Property History | Planning Atlas