2017/2492/P

1. 21 Jun 2017

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Required - Approval Refused

2. 22 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

This application is at appeal, which passes the decision from the council to the national planning inspectorate, or in Scotland usually to a local review body first. The appeal considers the scheme afresh against the same policies.

Anyone who commented on the original application is normally notified and can comment again within the appeal deadline. Appeal decisions take months rather than weeks, and the outcome replaces the council's decision.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

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• 2012/5761/P Granted

  37 Kingsway London WC2B 6TP

  Request for observations from Westminster Council for Use of the building as 34 serviced apartments at floors 1-4 (Class C1), 21 residential apartments at (floors 5-8 (Class C3), retail at ground floor and restaurant (Class A3) and ancillary facilities at basement level . New plant equipment and screening at roof level. Minor alterations to the internal lightwells and a new shopfront and new entrances from Kingsway (S ite No. 37 - 39).

  7 Nov 2012 0m away Full applications
• 2010/5789/P Granted

  61 - 62 Lincoln's Inn Fields (Incorporating 36 - 38 Kingsway & 40 - 42 Kingsway) London WC2A 3PX

  Details of the waste storage and removal and details of the cycle storage area pursuant to conditions 14 and 15 of planning permission dated 06/10/10 (ref. 2010/3759/P) (for the change of use from office and erection of extensions at 61 - 62 Lincolns Inn Fields, 36 - 38 Kingsway and 40 - 42 Kingsway to form a hotel, residential, conference facilities, restaurant, bar and retail uses; plus various roof alterations and extensions, rear extensions and facade alterations at all levels

  22 Dec 2010 0m away Full applications
• 2011/6198/P Withdrawn

  36-38 Kingsway London WC2B 6EX

  Amendment to planning permission granted 06/10/10 (Ref: 2010/3759/P) to use the ground floor as a restuarant in connection with the change of use from office and erection of extensions at 61 - 62 Lincolns Inn Fields, 36 - 38 Kingsway and 40 - 42 Kingsway to form a hotel, residential, conference facilities, restaurant, bar and retail uses; roof alterations and extensions with roof plant to 5th -9th floors of 36 - 38 Kingsway; rear extensions and facade alterations at all levels within internal lightwell between Kingsway and Lincoln Inn Fields blocks; roof extension, terraces and plant to 40 - 42 Kingsway; alterations to forecourt of 61 - 62 Lincolns Inn Fields.

  27 Feb 2012 0m away Full applications
• 2012/3326/P Granted

  38 Kingsway London WC2B 6EY

  Details of elevations and sections of shopfront required by Condition 3 of Planning Permission granted on 06/10/2010 (ref: 2010/3759/P for the change of use from office and erection of extensions at 61 - 62 Lincolns Inn Fields, 36 - 38 Kingsway and 40 - 42 Kingsway to form a hotel, residential, conference facilities, restaurant, bar and retail uses; roof alterations and extensions with roof plant to 5th -9th floors of 36 - 38 Kingsway; rear extensions and facade alterations at all levels within internal lightwell between Kingsway and Lincoln Inn Fields blocks; roof extension, terraces and plant to 40 - 42 Kingsway; alterations to forecourt of 61 - 62 Lincolns Inn Fields)

  23 Aug 2012 0m away Full applications
• 2010/6651/L Granted

  61 - 62 Lincoln's Inn Fields (Incorporating 36 - 38 Kingsway & 40 - 42 Kingsway) London WC2A 3PX

  Submission of details of method of concealing pipework for ventilation system to 40-42 Kingsway of listed building consent dated 24/09/2010 (ref: 2010/3760/L) for internal and external alterations plus erection of roof terrace and plant to 40-42 Kingsway, in association with change of use of 1st-5th floors to residential use.

  1 Feb 2011 0m away Heritage and listed buildings
• 2025/0863/P Refused

  Outside Victory House Kingsway (Opposite Wild Court) London WC2B 6EX

  Removal of an existing InLink Unit, and the deployment of a replacement Street Hub 3 unit

  1 May 2025 12m away Full applications

• 2026/0743/P Granted

  34-42 Middlesex House Cleveland Street London W1T 4JE

  Details pursuant to Condition 6 (Living Roof) of planning permission 2024/2020/P granted on 12/09/2024 "(Minor refurbishment and rooftop works including: upgraded entrance and reception area; new cycle storage and associated end of trip facilities; new/replaced rooftop plant and plant enclosures; creation of a rooftop amenity area with pavilion structure; hard and soft rooftop landscaping; and all associated and ancillary works)."

  25 Feb 2026 Full applications
• 2026/3202/P Awaiting decision

  Flat 1 94 Goldhurst Terrace London NW6 3HS

  Erection of a single storey rear extension.

  30 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 2026/0335/P Granted

  216A West End Lane London NW6 1UX

  Conversion of 1 x 7 bedroom flat (C3) and 1 x 2 bedroom flat (C3) to 1 x 7 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (Sui-generis) and 1 x 1 bedroom flat (C3) and installation of four rooflights

  28 Jan 2026 Full applications
• 2026/3229/P Awaiting decision

  52 Neal Street London WC2H 9PA

  Alterations to the shopfront and installation of awnings.

  29 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 2026/2160/P Granted

  120 College Place London NW1 0DJ

  Erection of a rear roof extension, formation of a rear roof terrace and installation of 2x rooflights to front roof slope, and associated works.

  28 May 2026 Full applications