Planning application
First Floor To Third Floor 19 - 20 Irving Street London WC2H 7AU
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Use as Class C1 (hotel/guesthouse), providing 11 rooms and reinstatement of existing AC compressor.
As published by the council, reference 25/07256/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/07256/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Application Refused
- Received
- 7 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 26 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 29 Jun 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WC2H 7AU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Oct 2025
Received by Westminster
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26 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Application Refused
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30 Aug 2026
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Kotak Design Agent, a design practice
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