Planning application
Washington House 40 - 41 Conduit Street London W1S 2YQ
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Use of basement and part ground floor as dual alternative restaurant or retail (Class E) and use of part ground and first to sixth floors as offices (Class E), including provisions for cycle storage, refuse and servicing, and the erection of a 7th storey extension with front terrace to provide additional office (Class E) floorspace and the replacement of plant within an acoustic enclosure at roof level.
As published by the council, reference 25/07055/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/07055/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 1 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 7 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 23 Jun 2026
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- W1S 2YQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/06665/CLEUD Awaiting decision
Washington House 40 - 41 Conduit Street London W1S 2YQ
Confirmation that material operations comprised in the development granted planning permission on 29 September 2023 (Ref: 23/03930/FULL) lawfully began before the expiry of the three year time period.
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26/05761/FULL Awaiting decision
Washington House 40 - 41 Conduit Street London W1S 2YQ
Use of part basement and part ground floor as dual alternative restaurant or retail (Class E) and use of part basement ground and first to sixth floors as offices (Class E), provisions for cycle storage, refuse and servicing at mezzanine level; demolition of existing roof level plant area; various extensions to the building including rear infill extension at mezzanine level, rear extension at 4th and 5th floor levels, front side and rear extensions to the 6th floor level, construction of a 7th storey extension all to provide additional office (Class E) floorspace; replacement of the rear curtain wall facade at mezzanine to 3rd floor levels; the replacement of plant within an acoustic enclosure at roof level; reconfiguration of the ground floor Conduit Street frontage and other associated development.
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23/03930/FULL Granted
Washington House 40 - 41 Conduit Street London W1S 2YQ
Use of basement and part ground floor as dual alternative restaurant or retail (Class E) and use of part ground and first to sixth floors as offices (Class E), including provisions for cycle storage, refuse and servicing.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Oct 2025
Received by Westminster
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7 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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21 Jul 2026
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hgh Consulting Ltd Agent
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Washington House 40 - 41 Conduit Street London W1S 2YQ
Use of basement and part ground floor as dual alternative restaurant or retail (Class E) and use of part ground and first to sixth floors as offices (Class E), including provisions for cycle storage, refuse and servicing.
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Confirmation that material operations comprised in the development granted planning permission on 29 September 2023 (Ref: 23/03930/FULL) lawfully began before the expiry of the three year time period.
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