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Planning AtlasWestminsterSt James's wardWC2R 3AL
Postcode record · Westminster

WC2R 3AL.

WC2R 3AL has 1 known premises and 2 planning records — 2 approved of 2 decided (100%).

WestminsterSt James'sWC2R 3AL
Postcode WC2R 3AL · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther6 exact6 on the map — every match
At a glance · this postcodeWestminster profile →
1
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
2
Applications
2 decided
100%
Approval rate
2 approved · 0 refused
0
EPC records
none recorded
6
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 3AL has 1 known premises and 2 planning records — 2 approved of 2 decided (100%).

Premises

Name
Details
Planning

What happened?

2 planning applications across the postcode; 2 approved of 2 decided (100%). Latest 2 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Infill internal lightwell at lower ground and ground floor levels, raise level of ground floor flat roof.
20 Essex Street London WC2R 3AL · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2015-01-05
Alteration to existing window within the rear (Milford Lane) elevation to form a new door to facilitate inclusive access into the building (18, 19-21 Essex Street).
20 Essex Street London WC2R 3AL · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2010-02-12
Infill internal lightwell at lower ground and ground floor levels, raise level of ground floor flat roof.
20 Essex Street London WC2R 3AL · premises record
Approved
2015-01-05
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Full Planning Permission Application
Alteration to existing window within the rear (Milford Lane) elevation to form a new door to facilitate inclusive access into the building (18, 19-21 Essex Street).
20 Essex Street London WC2R 3AL · premises record
Approved
2010-02-12
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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 1 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 1 of 1 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 1 of 1 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 1 of 1 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Strand · reference CONARA/1240 · covers 1 of 1 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 1 of 1 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 1 of 1 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 1 of 1 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
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Conservation Area
Strand · reference CONARA/1240 · covers 1 of 1 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.

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People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 2 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

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

What could it become?

Planning precedent2 applications and 6 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.
WC2R 3AL, Westminster: Planning and Property History | Planning Atlas