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Planning AtlasWestminsterSt James's wardWC2B 5JS
Postcode record · Westminster

WC2B 5JS.

WC2B 5JS has 51 known premises and 90 planning records — 70 approved of 76 decided (92.1%). 20 EPC records.

WestminsterSt James'sWC2B 5JS
Postcode WC2B 5JS · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther82 exact114 approximate196 on the map — every match
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51
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
90
Applications
76 decided
92.1%
Approval rate
70 approved · 6 refused
20
EPC records
ratings C 14 · D 5 · E 1
196
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?

WC2B 5JS has 51 known premises and 90 planning records — 70 approved of 76 decided (92.1%). 20 EPC records.

Premises (18 of 51 shown)

Planning

What happened?

90 planning applications across the postcode; 70 approved of 76 decided (92.1%). Latest 30 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Use of the public highway measuring 3.0m x 0.8m for the placing of two tables and four chairs in association with the ground floor premises.
Basement And Ground Floor 25 Catherine Street London WC2B 5JS · premises record
Applicant Mr Glenn Walton · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Applic. for tables and chairs
Approved
2023-03-08
Use of basement, ground and first floors as Public House (Sui Generis). Construction of fourth floor roof extension and use of second, third and fourth floors as two residential flats (1x 1 bed and 1 x 2 bed flats) and associated external alterations, including installation of an air intake duct and water tank at first floor level, installation of a replacement extract duct, and installation of a new water tank and automatic opening vents at roof level.
27 - 29 Catherine Street London WC2B 5JS · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2021-09-21
Variation of condition 5 of planning permission dated 16 April 2019 (RN: 19/01612/TCH) for the Use of an area of the public highway measuring 8.1m x 1.2m for the placing of four tables and eight chairs in association with the ground floor restaurant. Namely, to extend the temporary use for a two year period.
1 - 5 Catherine Street London WC2B 5JS · premises record
Applicant Tom Byng · Agent BA LAW · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2020-04-16
Use of the public highway for the placing of two tables and four chairs in an area measuring 3.0m x 0.8m in association with the ground floor premises.
Basement And Ground Floor 25 Catherine Street London WC2B 5JS · premises record
Applicant Jill Legane · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Applic. for tables and chairs
Approved
2019-07-31
Details of separate stores for waste and materials for recycling pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission dated 26 June 2019 (RN: 19/03332/FULLL)
25 Catherine Street London WC2B 5JS · premises record
Approval of Details (Full PP)
Withdrawn
2019-07-01
Details of waste, pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission dated 10 June 2019 (RN: 19/03333/FULL)
21 Catherine Street London WC2B 5JS · premises record
Approval of Details (Full PP)
Approved
2019-07-01
Continued dual/alternative use of the first to fourth floors for either residential (Class C3) or offices (Class B1) use.
25 Catherine Street London WC2B 5JS · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2019-05-01
Continued dual/alternative use of the first to third floors for either residential (Class C3) or office (Class B1) use.
21 Catherine Street London WC2B 5JS · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2019-05-01
Use of an area of the public highway measuring 8.1m x 1.2m for the placing of four tables and eight chairs in association with the ground floor restaurant.
1 - 5 Catherine Street London WC2B 5JS · premises record
Applicant Mr Tom Byng · Agent BA LAW · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Applic. for tables and chairs
Approved
2019-03-03
Installation of awning to shop front.
27 Catherine Street London WC2B 5JS · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2018-10-07
Use of the public highway measuring 3.0m x 0.8m for the placing of two tables and four chairs in association with the ground floor premises.
Basement And Ground Floor 25 Catherine Street London WC2B 5JS · premises record
Applicant Mr Glenn Walton · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Approved
2023-03-08
More
Applic. for tables and chairs
Use of basement, ground and first floors as Public House (Sui Generis). Construction of fourth floor roof extension and use of second, third and fourth floors as two residential flats (1x 1 bed and 1 x 2 bed flats) and associated external alterations, including installation of an air intake duct and water tank at first floor level, installation of a replacement extract duct, and installation of a new water tank and automatic opening vents at roof level.
27 - 29 Catherine Street London WC2B 5JS · premises record
Approved
2021-09-21
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Variation of condition 5 of planning permission dated 16 April 2019 (RN: 19/01612/TCH) for the Use of an area of the public highway measuring 8.1m x 1.2m for the placing of four tables and eight chairs in association with the ground floor restaurant. Namely, to extend the temporary use for a two year period.
1 - 5 Catherine Street London WC2B 5JS · premises record
Applicant Tom Byng · Agent BA LAW · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Approved
2020-04-16
More
Full Planning Permission Application
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Use of the public highway for the placing of two tables and four chairs in an area measuring 3.0m x 0.8m in association with the ground floor premises.
Basement And Ground Floor 25 Catherine Street London WC2B 5JS · premises record
Applicant Jill Legane · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Approved
2019-07-31
More
Applic. for tables and chairs
Details of separate stores for waste and materials for recycling pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission dated 26 June 2019 (RN: 19/03332/FULLL)
25 Catherine Street London WC2B 5JS · premises record
Withdrawn
2019-07-01
More
Approval of Details (Full PP)
Details of waste, pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission dated 10 June 2019 (RN: 19/03333/FULL)
21 Catherine Street London WC2B 5JS · premises record
Approved
2019-07-01
More
Approval of Details (Full PP)
Continued dual/alternative use of the first to fourth floors for either residential (Class C3) or offices (Class B1) use.
25 Catherine Street London WC2B 5JS · premises record
Approved
2019-05-01
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Continued dual/alternative use of the first to third floors for either residential (Class C3) or office (Class B1) use.
21 Catherine Street London WC2B 5JS · premises record
Approved
2019-05-01
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Use of an area of the public highway measuring 8.1m x 1.2m for the placing of four tables and eight chairs in association with the ground floor restaurant.
1 - 5 Catherine Street London WC2B 5JS · premises record
Applicant Mr Tom Byng · Agent BA LAW · Officer Nikki Mitchell
Approved
2019-03-03
More
Applic. for tables and chairs
Installation of awning to shop front.
27 Catherine Street London WC2B 5JS · premises record
Approved
2018-10-07
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 51 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 51 of 51 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 51 of 51 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 51 of 51 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 51 of 51 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Covent Garden · reference 08/01260/CONARA · covers 51 of 51 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 51 of 51 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 51 of 51 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 51 of 51 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
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Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 51 of 51 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Covent Garden · reference 08/01260/CONARA · covers 51 of 51 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.

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People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 30 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

Name
Details
Applicant on 4 applications
Applicant on 3 applications
Applicant on 1 application
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Applicant on 4 applications
Applicant on 3 applications
Applicant on 1 application
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Applicant on 1 application
Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent90 applications and 196 mapped decisions in this postcode — precedent for what has been permitted and refused here.
Energy20 EPC records; ratings C: 14, D: 5, E: 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.

5 intent signals recorded in this postcode
Charge registered · Portfolio seller · Price decline · 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.
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