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Planning AtlasWestminsterSt James's wardWC2N 5DA
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WC2N 5DA.

WC2N 5DA has 5 known premises and 18 planning records — 13 approved of 15 decided (86.7%).

WestminsterSt James'sWC2N 5DA
Postcode WC2N 5DA · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther10 exact10 approximate20 on the map — every match
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5
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
18
Applications
15 decided
86.7%
Approval rate
13 approved · 2 refused
0
EPC records
none recorded
20
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?

WC2N 5DA has 5 known premises and 18 planning records — 13 approved of 15 decided (86.7%).

Premises

Planning

What happened?

18 planning applications across the postcode; 13 approved of 15 decided (86.7%). Latest 18 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission dated 03 November 2023 (RN: 22/07843/FULL) for 'Partial demolition and rebuilding of the front and rear facades, demolition and rebuilding of the third floor level, erection of a part single, part two storey upward extension, rear extensions at ground and first floor level and part rear extensions from second to fifth floors to provide additional office (E(g)) floorspace, plant with enclosure at roof level, roof terrace at 5th floor level, new lift core, internal alterations and new street elevation lightwell'; namely, to amend the plans to retain the existing off-street garage space at ground floor level.
7 Northumberland Street London WC2N 5DA · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent Knight Frank · Officer Zulekha Hosenally
Full Planning Permission Application
Withdrawn
2025-01-21
Amendments to planning permission dated 3rd November 2023 (22/07843/FULL) for the partial demolition and rebuilding of the front and rear facades, demolition and rebuilding of the third floor level, erection of a part single, part two storey upward extension, rear extensions at ground and first floor level and part rear extensions from second to fifth floors to provide additional office ( E(g)) floorspace, plant with enclosure at roof level, roof terrace at 5th floor level, new lift core, internal alterations and new street elevation lightwell; namely, to amend the consented plans to include an enclosed garage for one vehicle at ground floor level.
7 Northumberland Street London WC2N 5DA · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent Knight Frank · Officer Zulekha Hosenally
Non-material amendments
Refused
2024-12-18
Use of the office building for the Embassy of C�te d'Ivoire (Use Class E(g)(i)
7 Northumberland Street London WC2N 5DA · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent Knight Frank · Officer Zulekha Hosenally
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed)
Approved
2024-11-06
Use of the building as an Embassy (sui generis).
7 Northumberland Street London WC2N 5DA · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent Savills · Officer Zulekha Hosenally
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2024-06-25
Use as offices (Class E).
8-9 Northumberland Street London WC2N 5DA · premises record
Certificate of Lawfulness
Approved
2023-07-05
Partial demolition and rebuilding of the front and rear facades, demolition and rebuilding of the third floor level, erection of a part single, part two storey upward extension, rear extensions at ground and first floor level and part rear extensions from second to fifth floors to provide additional office ( E(g)) floorspace, plant with enclosure at roof level, roof terrace at 5th floor level, new lift core, internal alterations and new street elevation lightwell.
7 Northumberland Street London WC2N 5DA · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent Savills · Officer Aurore Manceau
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2022-11-17
Partial demolition and rebuilding of the front and rear façades, demolition and rebuilding of the third floor level, erection of part 2 part 3 storey upward extension, rear extensions at ground and first floor to provide additional E(g)(i) floorspace, plant with enclosure at roof level, amenity terrace on new 6th floor, new lift core, new rear fire escape stairwell, internal alterations, new street elevation lightwell and associated planting.
7 Northumberland Street London WC2N 5DA · premises record
Full
Withdrawn
2022-05-03
Details of refuse and recycling storage pursuant to Condition 3 of planning permission dated 1 March 2013 (RN: 13/00100/FULL)
8-9 Northumberland Street London WC2N 5DA · premises record
Applicant Mr Trevor Blakeley · Agent Turley Associates · Officer Renee Clarke
Approval of Details (Full PP)
Approved
2013-04-08
Alterations to the front ground floor facade to No. 7 comprising of the removal of the secondary entrance from No. 8 Northumberland Street and conversion to form a new bin store for No. 7. [Site includes 7 Northumberland Street].
8-9 Northumberland Street London WC2N 5DA · premises record
Applicant Mr David Kimber · Agent A4 Architecture · Officer Renee Clarke
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2013-02-19
Alterations to the front ground floor facade to No. 7 comprising of the removal of the secondary entrance from No. 8 Northumberland Street and conversion to form a new bin store for No. 7. [Site includes 7 Northumberland Street].
8-9 Northumberland Street London WC2N 5DA · premises record
Applicant Mr David Kimber · Agent A4 Architecture · Officer Renee Clarke
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2013-02-19
Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission dated 03 November 2023 (RN: 22/07843/FULL) for 'Partial demolition and rebuilding of the front and rear facades, demolition and rebuilding of the third floor level, erection of a part single, part two storey upward extension, rear extensions at ground and first floor level and part rear extensions from second to fifth floors to provide additional office (E(g)) floorspace, plant with enclosure at roof level, roof terrace at 5th floor level, new lift core, internal alterations and new street elevation lightwell'; namely, to amend the plans to retain the existing off-street garage space at ground floor level.
7 Northumberland Street London WC2N 5DA · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent Knight Frank · Officer Zulekha Hosenally
Withdrawn
2025-01-21
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Full Planning Permission Application
Amendments to planning permission dated 3rd November 2023 (22/07843/FULL) for the partial demolition and rebuilding of the front and rear facades, demolition and rebuilding of the third floor level, erection of a part single, part two storey upward extension, rear extensions at ground and first floor level and part rear extensions from second to fifth floors to provide additional office ( E(g)) floorspace, plant with enclosure at roof level, roof terrace at 5th floor level, new lift core, internal alterations and new street elevation lightwell; namely, to amend the consented plans to include an enclosed garage for one vehicle at ground floor level.
7 Northumberland Street London WC2N 5DA · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent Knight Frank · Officer Zulekha Hosenally
Refused
2024-12-18
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Non-material amendments
Use of the office building for the Embassy of C�te d'Ivoire (Use Class E(g)(i)
7 Northumberland Street London WC2N 5DA · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent Knight Frank · Officer Zulekha Hosenally
Approved
2024-11-06
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Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed)
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Use of the building as an Embassy (sui generis).
7 Northumberland Street London WC2N 5DA · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent Savills · Officer Zulekha Hosenally
Approved
2024-06-25
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Full Planning Permission Application
Use as offices (Class E).
8-9 Northumberland Street London WC2N 5DA · premises record
Approved
2023-07-05
More
Certificate of Lawfulness
Partial demolition and rebuilding of the front and rear facades, demolition and rebuilding of the third floor level, erection of a part single, part two storey upward extension, rear extensions at ground and first floor level and part rear extensions from second to fifth floors to provide additional office ( E(g)) floorspace, plant with enclosure at roof level, roof terrace at 5th floor level, new lift core, internal alterations and new street elevation lightwell.
7 Northumberland Street London WC2N 5DA · premises record
Applicant Not disclosed · Agent Savills · Officer Aurore Manceau
Approved
2022-11-17
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Full Planning Permission Application
Partial demolition and rebuilding of the front and rear façades, demolition and rebuilding of the third floor level, erection of part 2 part 3 storey upward extension, rear extensions at ground and first floor to provide additional E(g)(i) floorspace, plant with enclosure at roof level, amenity terrace on new 6th floor, new lift core, new rear fire escape stairwell, internal alterations, new street elevation lightwell and associated planting.
7 Northumberland Street London WC2N 5DA · premises record
Withdrawn
2022-05-03
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Full
Details of refuse and recycling storage pursuant to Condition 3 of planning permission dated 1 March 2013 (RN: 13/00100/FULL)
8-9 Northumberland Street London WC2N 5DA · premises record
Applicant Mr Trevor Blakeley · Agent Turley Associates · Officer Renee Clarke
Approved
2013-04-08
More
Approval of Details (Full PP)
Alterations to the front ground floor facade to No. 7 comprising of the removal of the secondary entrance from No. 8 Northumberland Street and conversion to form a new bin store for No. 7. [Site includes 7 Northumberland Street].
8-9 Northumberland Street London WC2N 5DA · premises record
Applicant Mr David Kimber · Agent A4 Architecture · Officer Renee Clarke
Approved
2013-02-19
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Alterations to the front ground floor facade to No. 7 comprising of the removal of the secondary entrance from No. 8 Northumberland Street and conversion to form a new bin store for No. 7. [Site includes 7 Northumberland Street].
8-9 Northumberland Street London WC2N 5DA · premises record
Applicant Mr David Kimber · Agent A4 Architecture · Officer Renee Clarke
Approved
2013-02-19
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 5 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 5 of 5 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 5 of 5 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 5 of 5 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 5 of 5 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Trafalgar Square · reference CONARA/1300 · covers 5 of 5 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 5 of 5 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 5 of 5 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 5 of 5 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
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Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 5 of 5 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Trafalgar Square · reference CONARA/1300 · covers 5 of 5 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 18 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

Name
Details
Applicant on 5 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 2 applications
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Applicant on 1 application
Agent on 4 applications
Agent on 3 applications
Agent on 2 applications
Agent on 1 application
Applicant on 5 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
Agent on 4 applications
Agent on 3 applications
Agent on 2 applications
Agent on 1 application
Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent18 applications and 20 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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