Planning application
Hobhouse Court London
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Deed of Variation to Section 106 agreement of permission dated 09 June 2015 (RN: 14/01000/FULL) to remove the requirement for the first-floor space of 3 Whitcomb Street to be used or designed to be used for commercial purposes as a public art gallery within class D1 of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 as amended.
As published by the council, reference 25/03985/MOD106
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03985/MOD106
- Type
- Modification or Discharge of a S106
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 9 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 9 Jun 2025
- Decided
- 16 Apr 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jun 2025
Received by Westminster
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16 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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30 Aug 2026
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