Planning application
Fifth Floor 49 St James's Street London SW1A 1JR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Internal refurbishment including replacement of existing non-original office fit-out; suspended ceiling and air-cooling equipment; re-configured internal partitions to form separate office spaces; modern kitchen and bathroom facilities replaced/upgraded; and other associated work to fifth floor.
As published by the council, reference 25/06621/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/06621/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 16 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 16 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 6 Nov 2025
- Ward
- St James's
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SW1A 1JR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Sep 2025
Received by Westminster
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6 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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21 Jul 2026
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37 documents on file for this application
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