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62 Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0BU

Awaiting decision Westminster 25/05534/CLEUD Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)

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Proposal

Confirmation that the current use of the premises by the retailer 'bunsik' falls within Class E(b)of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) and is lawful.

As published by the council, reference 25/05534/CLEUD

Application record

Reference
25/05534/CLEUD
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)
Status
Pending
Received
7 Aug 2025
Validated
7 Aug 2025
Ward
St James's
Postcode
WC2H 0BU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Aug 2025

    Received by Westminster

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Westminster took a median of 65 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Savills (UK) Ltd Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 1991 · London

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

12 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Westminster for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Westminster decided lawful development applications in a median of 78 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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