Planning application
Brettenham House Lancaster Place London WC2E 7EN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Re-positioning of the fire escape door on Savoy Street.
As published by the council, reference 25/05657/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/05657/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 12 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 6 Oct 2025
- Ward
- St James's
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WC2E 7EN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/06038/ADV Awaiting decision
Brettenham House Lancaster Place London WC2E 7EN
Display of internally illuminated hanging signs, each measuring 0.61m X 0.61m, at the commercial unit at the north end of the building facing Lancaster Place.
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25/08421/ADFULL Awaiting decision
Brettenham House Lancaster Place London WC2E 7EN
Details of a biodiversity management plan, pursuant to condition 5 of planning permission dated 26 June 2025 (RN 25/00968/FULL)
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25/08318/ADFULL Awaiting decision
Brettenham House Lancaster Place London WC2E 7EN
Detailed drawings of all new doors, windows, spandrels and samples of the facing materials you will use, including glazing, and elevations and roof plans annotated to show where the materials are to be located pursuant to conditions 4(iii) and 5 of planning permission dated 30th July 2024 (RN:24/01116).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Aug 2025
Received by Westminster
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19 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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21 Jul 2026
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Westminster granted permission on 6 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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