Planning application
20 Buckingham Street London WC2N 6EF
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Use as 1-bedroom flat (Class C3) at lower ground floor level and HMO (sui generis) at ground, first, second and third floor level.
As published by the council, reference 25/06652/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/06652/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Application Refused
- Received
- 17 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 23 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 14 Nov 2025
- Ward
- St James's
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WC2N 6EF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 2 refused.
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25/06819/LBC Refused
20 Buckingham Street London WC2N 6EF
Works associated with change of use of house into flat at lower ground floor level and HMO at ground, first, second and third floor level.
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23/07595/ADLBC Granted
20 Buckingham Street London WC2N 6EF
Detailed drawings of amended interior details of the basement floor; details of a condition survey of the windows to ascertain whether the windows are beyond repair and where windows are deemed beyond repair details of the replacement windows including elevations and sections scaled at 1:10 showing integral glazing bars and traditional joinery profiles pursuant to Condition 6 and 7 of listed building dated 9th June 2023 (RN:22/05350/LBC)
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23/07596/ADLBC Granted
20 Buckingham Street London WC2N 6EF
Details of the flooring, including any build up pursuant to Condition 9 of listed building dated 9th June 2023 (RN:22/05350/LBC)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Sep 2025
Received by Westminster
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23 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Application Refused
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21 Jul 2026
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henry planning ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Barnet
Active · incorporated 2016 · Barnet
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
28 documents on file for this application
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Detailed drawings of amended interior details of the basement floor; details of a condition survey of the windows to ascertain whether the windows are beyond repair and where windows are deemed beyond repair details of the replacement windows including elevations and sections scaled at 1:10 showing integral glazing bars and traditional joinery profiles pursuant to Condition 6 and 7 of listed building dated 9th June 2023 (RN:22/05350/LBC)
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