Postcode record · Westminster
WC2E 8BG.
WC2E 8BG has 1 known premises and 8 planning records — 7 approved of 7 decided (100%).
Postcode WC2E 8BG · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther37 exact48 approximate85 on the map — every match
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1
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
8
Applications
7 decided
100%
Approval rate
7 approved · 0 refused
0
EPC records
none recorded
85
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?
WC2E 8BG has 1 known premises and 8 planning records — 7 approved of 7 decided (100%).
Premises
Name
Details
UPRN 100023618018
UPRN 100023618018
Planning
What happened?
8 planning applications across the postcode; 7 approved of 7 decided (100%). Latest 8 shown.
Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Internal alterations at ground and basement levels for shop fit out, with associated illuminated signage within each window bay, including four internal digital media screens. New awning to James Street and two replacement projecting signs. (Linked to 24/05294/ADV).
1 James Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8BG · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2024-08-02
Display of seven internally illuminated fascia signs, four measuring 2.85m x 0.97m, one measuring 5.65m x 0.79m, one measuring 4.21m x 0.14m and one measuring 0.63m x 0.3m, (inside the shopfront windows), two non-illuminated external hanging signs (0.6m x 0.076m) to colonnade and display of branded awning along James Street (3.85m x 6.06m) (Linked 24/05288/LBC)
1 James Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8BG · premises record
Advert Application (ADV)
Approved
2024-08-02
Relocation of existing staircase and partial infill of existing opening at ground floor slab level.
1 James Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8BG · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2024-05-22
Relocation of existing staircase and partial infill of existing opening at ground floor slab level.
1 James Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8BG · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2024-04-02
Internal strip out works and alterations at ground and basement floors, including removal of existing partitions, fixtures, fittings and finishes and addition of new partitions, installation of new floor, wall and ceiling finishes, lights, services, fixtures and fittings.
1 James Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8BG · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2020-10-27
Installation of a new shopfront on the James Street elevation (1 James Street and 2/3 James Street), creation of a new customer entrance on the Royal Opera House Frontage, insertion of a new internal customer sales staircase and installation of new signs. (Site includes 1 James Street and 2/3 James Street). Linked to20/06125/FULL
1 James Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8BG · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2020-10-01
Installation of a new shopfront on the James Street elevation (1 James Street and 2/3 James Street), creation of a new customer entrance on the Royal Opera House Frontage and insertion of a new internal customer sales staircase. (Site includes 1 James Street and 2/3 James Street).
1 James Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8BG · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2020-10-01
Internal alterations including infill of existing stair and reinstatement of new stair to rear of shopfloor; redecoration and removal of signage to front elevation.
1 James Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8BG · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Withdrawn
2019-05-23
Internal alterations at ground and basement levels for shop fit out, with associated illuminated signage within each window bay, including four internal digital media screens. New awning to James Street and two replacement projecting signs. (Linked to 24/05294/ADV).
1 James Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8BG · premises record
Approved
2024-08-02
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Display of seven internally illuminated fascia signs, four measuring 2.85m x 0.97m, one measuring 5.65m x 0.79m, one measuring 4.21m x 0.14m and one measuring 0.63m x 0.3m, (inside the shopfront windows), two non-illuminated external hanging signs (0.6m x 0.076m) to colonnade and display of branded awning along James Street (3.85m x 6.06m) (Linked 24/05288/LBC)
1 James Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8BG · premises record
Approved
2024-08-02
More
Advert Application (ADV)
Relocation of existing staircase and partial infill of existing opening at ground floor slab level.
1 James Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8BG · premises record
Approved
2024-05-22
More
Listed Building Consent Application
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Relocation of existing staircase and partial infill of existing opening at ground floor slab level.
1 James Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8BG · premises record
Approved
2024-04-02
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Internal strip out works and alterations at ground and basement floors, including removal of existing partitions, fixtures, fittings and finishes and addition of new partitions, installation of new floor, wall and ceiling finishes, lights, services, fixtures and fittings.
1 James Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8BG · premises record
Approved
2020-10-27
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Installation of a new shopfront on the James Street elevation (1 James Street and 2/3 James Street), creation of a new customer entrance on the Royal Opera House Frontage, insertion of a new internal customer sales staircase and installation of new signs. (Site includes 1 James Street and 2/3 James Street). Linked to20/06125/FULL
1 James Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8BG · premises record
Approved
2020-10-01
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Installation of a new shopfront on the James Street elevation (1 James Street and 2/3 James Street), creation of a new customer entrance on the Royal Opera House Frontage and insertion of a new internal customer sales staircase. (Site includes 1 James Street and 2/3 James Street).
1 James Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8BG · premises record
Approved
2020-10-01
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Internal alterations including infill of existing stair and reinstatement of new stair to rear of shopfloor; redecoration and removal of signage to front elevation.
1 James Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8BG · premises record
Withdrawn
2019-05-23
More
Listed Building Consent 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.
Article 4 Direction Area
Article 4 Direction Class E To C3 In Central Activities Zone · reference 23/00004/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
Covent Garden · reference 08/01260/CONARA · 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.
Article 4 Direction Area
Article 4 Direction Class E To C3 In Central Activities Zone · reference 23/00004/REG_4 · covers 1 of 1 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
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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
Covent Garden · reference 08/01260/CONARA · covers 1 of 1 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Nearby postcodes and streets
Walk to the next area — linked where the Atlas has a record for it (pilot borough only for now).
People
Who is involved?
Named on the latest 8 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.
Name
Details
Applicant on 7 applications
Applicant on 1 application
Agent on 5 applications
Agent on 2 applications
Agent on 1 application
Case officer on 3 applications
Case officer on 2 applications
Case officer on 2 applications
Case officer on 1 application
Applicant on 7 applications
Applicant on 1 application
Agent on 5 applications
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Agent on 2 applications
Agent on 1 application
Case officer on 3 applications
Case officer on 2 applications
Case officer on 2 applications
Case officer on 1 application
Development
What could it become?
Planning precedent8 applications and 85 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 PlanOwnership, 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.