Planning application
53 Frith Street London W1D 4SJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Replacement shopfronts along the front and side elevations at 53-55 Frith Street and 8-11 Bateman Street.
As published by the council, reference 25/05526/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/05526/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 7 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 7 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 7 Oct 2025
- Ward
- West End
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- W1D 4SJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/04898/FULL Decided
53 Frith Street London W1D 4SJ
Creation of a terrace at fifth floor level fronting on to Bateman Street for use in connection with the existing fourth floor office accommodation (Class E) and associated external alterations including the creation of an entrance door and installation of replacement railings.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Aug 2025
Received by Westminster
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7 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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21 Jul 2026
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Bidwells LLP Agent, registered in Cambridge
Active · incorporated 2009 · Cambridge
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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Westminster granted permission on 7 October 2025, 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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54 Frith Street London W1D 4SL
Details of paint colour for shopfront and entrance door and drawings showing removal of spurs and the steel planters pursuant to Conditions 6 and 9 of planning permission dated 20 December 2006 (RN: 06/08445).
Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 3 docs -
54 Frith Street London W1D 4SL
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Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 12 docs -
53 Frith Street London W1D 4SJ
87% historically approved · decision due ~16 Sep
Creation of a terrace at fifth floor level fronting on to Bateman Street for use in connection with the existing fourth floor office accommodation (Class E) and associated external alterations including the creation of an entrance door and installation of replacement railings.
Decided Full applications -
33A Dean Street London W1D 4PP
89% historically approved · decision due ~15 Sep
Details of method statements to show how historic floorboards would be carefully lifted up and reinstated and how historic panelling will be removed, stored and reinstated pursuant to Conditions 5 and 6 of listed building consent dated 1 August 2025 (25/01948/LBC).
Decided -
33A Dean Street London W1D 4PP
87% historically approved · decision due ~10 Sep
Details of samples (photos) of the facing materials you will use, including glazing, and elevations and roof plans annotated to show where the materials are to be located and details of a further noise report pursuant to condition 3, 5, 6, 8, 9(1), (2), (3) of planning permission dated 1st August 2025 (RN:25/01947/FULL)
Awaiting decision Full applications Windows or glazing 25 docs -
33A Dean Street London W1D 4PP
91% historically approved · decision due ~10 Sep
Detailed drawings (1:5 and 1:20) of the Floor build up at all levels, fireplaces, doors, details of the materials (specification sheet) placed onto the flagstones at basement level, detailed methodology is required to show how any historic floorboards would be carefully lifted up and reinstated and a detailed methodology is required to show how the historic panelling will be removed, stores and reinstated pursuant to condition 3, 4, 5, 6 of listed building dated 1st August 2025 (RN:25/01948/LBC)
Awaiting decision Conditions 25 docs
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