Planning application
29 Whitcomb Street London WC2H 7EP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Use of ground floor and basement for either retail (Class A1) or financial / professional services (Class A2) purposes.
As published by the council, reference 06/10160/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 06/10160/FULL
- Type
- Application for full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 19 Dec 2006
- Validated
- 17 Jan 2007
- Decided
- 14 Mar 2007
- Ward
- St James's
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WC2H 7EP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Dec 2006
Received by Westminster
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17 Jan 2007
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Mar 2007
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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20 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Westminster granted permission on 14 March 2007, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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