Planning application
66 Porchester Road London W2 6ET
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Notification for Prior Approval for the change of use from a use Class E to Class C3 (dwelling houses) to form 32 self-contained residential units under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA.
As published by the council, reference 25/05404/P3JPA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/05404/P3JPA
- Type
- Prior Approval Class E to Dwellings (MA)
- Status
- Pending
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 1 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 1 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 25 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Bayswater
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- W2 6ET
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/07020/P3JPA Awaiting decision
66 Porchester Road London W2 6ET
Prior Approval of a proposed change of use from 'offices' (Class E) to 'residential' (Class C3) (32 units) under Class MA, Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended).
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26/00930/P3JPA Awaiting decision
66 Porchester Road London W2 6ET
Notification for Prior Approval for the change of use from a use Class E (office) to Class C3 (residential) to form 32 units under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Aug 2025
Received by Westminster
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25 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
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21 Jul 2026
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Westminster refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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