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Postcode record · Westminster

W1D 5QA.

W1D 5QA has 9 known premises and 29 planning records — 18 approved of 19 decided (94.7%). 2 EPC records.

Postcode W1D 5QA · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther29 exact1 approximate30 on the map — every match
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9
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
29
Applications
19 decided
94.7%
Approval rate
18 approved · 1 refused
2
EPC records
ratings E 1 · G 1
30
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?

W1D 5QA has 9 known premises and 29 planning records — 18 approved of 19 decided (94.7%). 2 EPC records.

Premises

Planning

What happened?

29 planning applications across the postcode; 18 approved of 19 decided (94.7%). Latest 29 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Flexible / alternative use of the basement for either retail (Class E), social club (Class F2 (b), restaurant (Class E) or therapy rooms (Class E) purposes.
36 Gerrard Street London W1D 5QA · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Pending
2026-03-13
Dual/alternative use of the first floor front for either retail (Class E) or continued office (Class E) purposes.
36 Gerrard Street London W1D 5QA · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent CBRE Limited · Officer Ken Powell
Full Planning Permission Application
Withdrawn
2021-04-26
Relocation and installation of fascia signs.
36 Gerrard Street London W1D 5QA · premises record
Applicant Frank Wang · Officer Ken Powell
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2021-02-09
Display of two non-illuminated fascia signs measuring 0.72m x 0.83m and 2.00m x 0.50m.
36 Gerrard Street London W1D 5QA · premises record
Applicant Frank Wang · Officer Ken Powell
Advert Application (ADV)
Not required
2021-02-09
Alternative use of the basement for either retail (Class A1), social club (Class D2), restaurant (Class A3) or therapy rooms (Sui Generis) purposes.
36 Gerrard Street London W1D 5QA · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2016-02-08
Demolition of existing staircase and installation of a steel staircase in the front lightwell between basement and ground floor levels.
36 Gerrard Street London W1D 5QA · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2015-08-14
Demolition of existing staircase and installation of a steel staircase in the front lightwell between basement and ground floor levels.
36 Gerrard Street London W1D 5QA · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2015-08-14
Flexible/alternative use of the second floor for either retail (Class A1), financial and professional retail services (Class A2), office (Class B1) or medical consulting (Class D1) uses.
36 Gerrard Street London W1D 5QA · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2015-07-23
Installation of 4 external uplighters.
36 Gerrard Street London W1D 5QA · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2014-08-22
Installation of 4 external uplighters.
36 Gerrard Street London W1D 5QA · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2014-08-22
Flexible / alternative use of the basement for either retail (Class E), social club (Class F2 (b), restaurant (Class E) or therapy rooms (Class E) purposes.
36 Gerrard Street London W1D 5QA · premises record
Pending
2026-03-13
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Full Planning Permission Application
Dual/alternative use of the first floor front for either retail (Class E) or continued office (Class E) purposes.
36 Gerrard Street London W1D 5QA · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent CBRE Limited · Officer Ken Powell
Withdrawn
2021-04-26
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Relocation and installation of fascia signs.
36 Gerrard Street London W1D 5QA · premises record
Applicant Frank Wang · Officer Ken Powell
Approved
2021-02-09
More
Listed Building Consent Application
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Display of two non-illuminated fascia signs measuring 0.72m x 0.83m and 2.00m x 0.50m.
36 Gerrard Street London W1D 5QA · premises record
Applicant Frank Wang · Officer Ken Powell
Not required
2021-02-09
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Advert Application (ADV)
Alternative use of the basement for either retail (Class A1), social club (Class D2), restaurant (Class A3) or therapy rooms (Sui Generis) purposes.
36 Gerrard Street London W1D 5QA · premises record
Approved
2016-02-08
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Demolition of existing staircase and installation of a steel staircase in the front lightwell between basement and ground floor levels.
36 Gerrard Street London W1D 5QA · premises record
Approved
2015-08-14
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Demolition of existing staircase and installation of a steel staircase in the front lightwell between basement and ground floor levels.
36 Gerrard Street London W1D 5QA · premises record
Approved
2015-08-14
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Flexible/alternative use of the second floor for either retail (Class A1), financial and professional retail services (Class A2), office (Class B1) or medical consulting (Class D1) uses.
36 Gerrard Street London W1D 5QA · premises record
Approved
2015-07-23
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Installation of 4 external uplighters.
36 Gerrard Street London W1D 5QA · premises record
Approved
2014-08-22
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Installation of 4 external uplighters.
36 Gerrard Street London W1D 5QA · premises record
Approved
2014-08-22
More
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 9 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 9 of 9 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 9 of 9 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 9 of 9 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 9 of 9 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Chinatown · reference CONARA/1590 · covers 9 of 9 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 9 of 9 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 9 of 9 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 9 of 9 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
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Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 9 of 9 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Chinatown · reference CONARA/1590 · covers 9 of 9 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 29 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

Name
Details
Applicant on 6 applications
Applicant on 4 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
Agent on 11 applications
Agent on 1 application
Case officer on 13 applications
Case officer on 2 applications
Case officer on 2 applications
Case officer on 1 application
Applicant on 6 applications
Applicant on 4 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
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Applicant on 2 applications
Agent on 11 applications
Agent on 1 application
Case officer on 13 applications
Case officer on 2 applications
Case officer on 2 applications
Case officer on 1 application
Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent29 applications and 30 mapped decisions in this postcode — precedent for what has been permitted and refused here.
Energy2 EPC records; ratings E: 1, G: 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

The Developer Plan

Ownership, finance and market signals recorded at addresses in this postcode — each with date and source. Signals are evidence of change, not a prediction.

4 intent signals recorded in this postcode
Insolvency · Application withdrawn · EPC F/G
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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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