Planning application
7 - 8 St Martin's Place London WC2N 4HA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Use of ground floor Unit 4 as a mixed use to provide retail, visitor attraction/ice art display, and ice bar (sui generis).
As published by the council, reference 25/06742/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/06742/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 19 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 19 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 18 Feb 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WC2N 4HA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Sep 2025
Received by Westminster
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18 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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21 Jul 2026
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24 documents on file for this application
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Westminster granted permission on 18 February 2026, 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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