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

WC2R 3LD.

WC2R 3LD has 4 known premises and 6 planning records — 3 approved of 4 decided (75%).

WestminsterSt James'sWC2R 3LD
Postcode WC2R 3LD · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther19 exact19 on the map — every match
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4
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
6
Applications
4 decided
75%
Approval rate
3 approved · 1 refused
0
EPC records
none recorded
19
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 3LD has 4 known premises and 6 planning records — 3 approved of 4 decided (75%).

Premises

Planning

What happened?

6 planning applications across the postcode; 3 approved of 4 decided (75%). Latest 6 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Display of two externally illuminated fascia signs measuring 0.3m x 1.8m and two externally illuminated projecting signs measuring 1.3m x 0.8m.
Cheshire Cheese Public House 5 Little Essex Street London WC2R 3LD · premises record
Applicant Mr Nick Farrant · Officer Andrew Barber
Advert Application (ADV)
Approved
2018-11-13
Internal alterations including removal of loose and modern fixtures; decoration of internal elements and laying of timber flooring in bar areas, refurbishment to windows, replacement signs, installation of external lightings and associated works.
Cheshire Cheese Public House 5 Little Essex Street London WC2R 3LD · premises record
Applicant Mr Nick Farrant · Officer Andrew Barber
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2018-11-07
Installation of external lighting, external refurbishment works and other internal alterations.
Cheshire Cheese Public House 5 Little Essex Street London WC2R 3LD · premises record
Applicant Mr Nick Farrant · Officer Andrew Barber
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2018-11-07
Internal and external alterations in connection with the use of the first to third floors of the existing public house for residential purposes (Class C3).
Cheshire Cheese 5 Little Essex Street London WC2R 3LD · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Withdrawn
2016-01-13
Installation of face-mounted panel antenna at fascia level and 6 equipment cabinets and handrail at roof level.
5 Little Essex Street London WC2R 3LD · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Refused
2002-08-21
Change of use from (class A4) public house to (class C3) residential from first to third floors to provide three 1 bed units with associated internal and external alterations including alterations to the Little Essex Street entrance door at ground floor level and removal of chimneys at roof level.
Cheshire Cheese 5 Little Essex Street London WC2R 3LD · premises record
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Display of two externally illuminated fascia signs measuring 0.3m x 1.8m and two externally illuminated projecting signs measuring 1.3m x 0.8m.
Cheshire Cheese Public House 5 Little Essex Street London WC2R 3LD · premises record
Applicant Mr Nick Farrant · Officer Andrew Barber
Approved
2018-11-13
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Advert Application (ADV)
Internal alterations including removal of loose and modern fixtures; decoration of internal elements and laying of timber flooring in bar areas, refurbishment to windows, replacement signs, installation of external lightings and associated works.
Cheshire Cheese Public House 5 Little Essex Street London WC2R 3LD · premises record
Applicant Mr Nick Farrant · Officer Andrew Barber
Approved
2018-11-07
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Installation of external lighting, external refurbishment works and other internal alterations.
Cheshire Cheese Public House 5 Little Essex Street London WC2R 3LD · premises record
Applicant Mr Nick Farrant · Officer Andrew Barber
Approved
2018-11-07
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Full Planning Permission Application
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Internal and external alterations in connection with the use of the first to third floors of the existing public house for residential purposes (Class C3).
Cheshire Cheese 5 Little Essex Street London WC2R 3LD · premises record
Withdrawn
2016-01-13
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Listed Building Consent Application
Installation of face-mounted panel antenna at fascia level and 6 equipment cabinets and handrail at roof level.
5 Little Essex Street London WC2R 3LD · premises record
Refused
2002-08-21
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Full Planning Permission Application
Change of use from (class A4) public house to (class C3) residential from first to third floors to provide three 1 bed units with associated internal and external alterations including alterations to the Little Essex Street entrance door at ground floor level and removal of chimneys at roof level.
Cheshire Cheese 5 Little Essex Street London WC2R 3LD · premises record
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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 4 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 4 of 4 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 4 of 4 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 4 of 4 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Strand · reference CONARA/1240 · covers 4 of 4 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 4 of 4 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 4 of 4 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 4 of 4 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
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Conservation Area
Strand · reference CONARA/1240 · covers 4 of 4 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 6 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

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

What could it become?

Planning precedent6 applications and 19 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.
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