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Postcode record · Westminster

W1F 7LY.

W1F 7LY has 6 known premises and 16 planning records — 12 approved of 16 decided (75%).

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Postcode W1F 7LY · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther16 exact14 approximate30 on the map — every match
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6
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
16
Applications
16 decided
75%
Approval rate
12 approved · 4 refused
0
EPC records
none recorded
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?

W1F 7LY has 6 known premises and 16 planning records — 12 approved of 16 decided (75%).

Premises

Planning

What happened?

16 planning applications across the postcode; 12 approved of 16 decided (75%). Latest 16 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'to let' board located at a height of between 3.0m and 4.6m from pavement level and measuring 0.6m x 0.9m.
38 Poland Street London W1F 7LY · premises record
Advert Application-Regulat. 7 Area (AD7)
Approved
2025-02-13
Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'to let' board located at a height of between 3.0m and 4.6m from pavement level and measuring 0.6m x 0.9m.
38 Poland Street London W1F 7LY · premises record
Applicant Mr Piers Cleaver · Agent Xpress Signs Ltd · Officer Ken Powell
Advert Application-Regulat. 7 Area (AD7)
Approved
2013-07-08
Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'to let' board located at a height of between 3.0m and 4.6m from pavement level and measuring 0.6m x 0.9m.
38 Poland Street London W1F 7LY · premises record
Applicant Mr Piers Cleaver · Agent Xpress Signs Ltd · Officer Ken Powell
Advert Application-Regulat. 7 Area (AD7)
Approved
2012-10-11
Display of externally illuminated projecting sign measuring 500mm x 500mm x 60mm.
38 Poland Street London W1F 7LY · premises record
Advert Application (ADV)
Approved
2012-06-12
Internally illuminated letters only fascia sign measuring 3850mm x 880mm (split decision).
38 Poland Street London W1F 7LY · premises record
Applicant Golden Union Ltd · Agent Vortex Design Concepts · Officer Ken Powell
Advert Application (ADV)
Approved
2010-08-16
Internally illuminated projecting box sign measuring 600mm x 600mm x 200mm (split decision).
38 Poland Street London W1F 7LY · premises record
Applicant Golden Union Ltd · Agent Vortex Design Concepts · Officer Ken Powell
Advert Application (ADV)
Refused
2010-08-16
Retention of 2 external vertical risers and installation of a relocated terminal duct on fourth floor roof.
38 Poland Street London W1F 7LY · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2009-08-06
Continued use of basement and ground floor for mixed restaurant and takeaway purposes (sui generis).
38 Poland Street London W1F 7LY · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2008-08-06
Use of basement and ground floor as a restaurant and take-away (Sui Generis).
38 Poland Street London W1F 7LY · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Refused
2008-05-28
Installation of new shopfront.
38 Poland Street London W1F 7LY · premises record
Full
Approved
2007-09-06
Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'to let' board located at a height of between 3.0m and 4.6m from pavement level and measuring 0.6m x 0.9m.
38 Poland Street London W1F 7LY · premises record
Approved
2025-02-13
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Advert Application-Regulat. 7 Area (AD7)
Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'to let' board located at a height of between 3.0m and 4.6m from pavement level and measuring 0.6m x 0.9m.
38 Poland Street London W1F 7LY · premises record
Applicant Mr Piers Cleaver · Agent Xpress Signs Ltd · Officer Ken Powell
Approved
2013-07-08
More
Advert Application-Regulat. 7 Area (AD7)
Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'to let' board located at a height of between 3.0m and 4.6m from pavement level and measuring 0.6m x 0.9m.
38 Poland Street London W1F 7LY · premises record
Applicant Mr Piers Cleaver · Agent Xpress Signs Ltd · Officer Ken Powell
Approved
2012-10-11
More
Advert Application-Regulat. 7 Area (AD7)
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Display of externally illuminated projecting sign measuring 500mm x 500mm x 60mm.
38 Poland Street London W1F 7LY · premises record
Approved
2012-06-12
More
Advert Application (ADV)
Internally illuminated letters only fascia sign measuring 3850mm x 880mm (split decision).
38 Poland Street London W1F 7LY · premises record
Applicant Golden Union Ltd · Agent Vortex Design Concepts · Officer Ken Powell
Approved
2010-08-16
More
Advert Application (ADV)
Internally illuminated projecting box sign measuring 600mm x 600mm x 200mm (split decision).
38 Poland Street London W1F 7LY · premises record
Applicant Golden Union Ltd · Agent Vortex Design Concepts · Officer Ken Powell
Refused
2010-08-16
More
Advert Application (ADV)
Retention of 2 external vertical risers and installation of a relocated terminal duct on fourth floor roof.
38 Poland Street London W1F 7LY · premises record
Approved
2009-08-06
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Continued use of basement and ground floor for mixed restaurant and takeaway purposes (sui generis).
38 Poland Street London W1F 7LY · premises record
Approved
2008-08-06
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Use of basement and ground floor as a restaurant and take-away (Sui Generis).
38 Poland Street London W1F 7LY · premises record
Refused
2008-05-28
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Installation of new shopfront.
38 Poland Street London W1F 7LY · premises record
Approved
2007-09-06
More
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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 6 premises each one covers.

Designation
Coverage
Archaeological Priority Area
City of Westminster APA 2.5: Great Estates Summary and Definition The Great Estates APA covers an area bounded by Park Lane to the west, Green Park and St James’s Park to the south, Haymarket, Shaftesbury Avenue, Charing Cross Road and t · reference 76098 · covers 6 of 6 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 6 of 6 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 6 of 6 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 6 of 6 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Soho · reference 08/01230/CONARA · covers 1 of 6 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Archaeological Priority Area
City of Westminster APA 2.5: Great Estates Summary and Definition The Great Estates APA covers an area bounded by Park Lane to the west, Green Park and St James’s Park to the south, Haymarket, Shaftesbury Avenue, Charing Cross Road and t · reference 76098 · covers 6 of 6 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 6 of 6 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 6 of 6 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
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Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 6 of 6 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Soho · reference 08/01230/CONARA · covers 1 of 6 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 4 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Agent on 6 applications
Applicant on 4 applications
Applicant on 2 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
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Agent on 6 applications
Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent16 applications and 30 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

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.

1 intent signal recorded in this postcode
Company dissolving
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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.
W1F 7LY, Westminster: Planning and Property History | Planning Atlas