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Ground Floor To Top Floor 53 Balcombe Street London NW1 6HD

Granted Westminster 25/07376/CLEUD Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Use of ground to third floors as a single family dwelling house. (Class C3). (Linked with 25/07398/LBC)

As published by the council, reference 25/07376/CLEUD

Application record

Reference
25/07376/CLEUD
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
13 Oct 2025
Validated
15 Oct 2025
Decided
24 Feb 2026
Ward
Regent's Park
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
NW1 6HD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Westminster register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/07398/LBC Granted

    Ground Floor To Top Floor 53 Balcombe Street London NW1 6HD

    Internal alterations to change plan form in association with use as single dwelling house (Retrospective). (Linked with 25/07376/CLEUD)

    Decided 24 Feb 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Oct 2025

    Received by Westminster

  2. 15 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  4. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 25/07398/LBC Granted

    Ground Floor To Top Floor 53 Balcombe Street London NW1 6HD

    Internal alterations to change plan form in association with use as single dwelling house (Retrospective). (Linked with 25/07376/CLEUD)

    Decided 24 Feb 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

12 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Westminster granted permission on 24 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.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Ground Floor To Top Floor 53 Balcombe Street London NW1 6HD

    25/07398/LBC Submitted 13 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Internal alterations to change plan form in association with use as single dwelling house (Retrospective). (Linked with 25/07376/CLEUD)

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 11 docs
    Domestic
  • 84 Balcombe Street London NW1 6NE

    26/06930/TCA Submitted 12 Oct 2026 50 yards away

    100% historically approved · decision due ~7 Dec

    t1 purple plum rear garden crown reduceby 1-2 meters thin by 15% and retain shape. on going maintenance

    Awaiting decision Trees
  • 13 Linhope Street London NW1 6HT

    26/04004/FULL Submitted 17 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    88% historically approved · decision due ~5 Oct

    Creation of front lightwell with sliding doors; erection of rear extension at second floor level; installation of double doors with Julliet balcony to rear at first floor level; and, installation of privacy screen at the high-level boundary with 35 Huntsworth Mews to rear.

    Awaiting decision Full applications Extension
  • 43 Linhope Street London NW1 6HL

    25/05835/FULL Submitted 18 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    88% historically approved · decision due ~3 Nov

    Use of first and second floor as a residential flat; changes to ground floor front elevation and installation of side facing window.

    Awaiting decision Full applications Windows or glazing 22 docs
  • 20 Ivor Place London NW1 6EU

    25/06711/TDD Submitted 16 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    100% historically approved · decision due ~11 Nov

    Removal of Cabbage Palm located in the front garden.

    Awaiting decision Trees
  • 67 Balcombe Street London NW1 6HD

    26/00355/FULL Submitted 21 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    88% historically approved · decision due ~18 Mar

    Conversion of existing under pavement vaults to create new bathroom, store and service room with link at lower ground level between house and vaults under entrance step. (Linked to 26/00356/LBC)

    Awaiting decision Full applications 23 docs

In Westminster

  • 26/07423/CLOPUD Awaiting decision

    103 Elgin Avenue London W9 2NP

    Painting of the decorative stonework, window frames and doors on the front elevation and front boundary wall

    Received 2 Nov, published by the council 4 Nov 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/07381/CLEUD Awaiting decision

    Ground Floor Rear Flat 4 Mozart Street London W10 4LA

    Use of the ground floor rear flat as short-term visitor accommodation.

    Received 28 Oct, published by the council 5 Nov 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/07339/CLOPUD Awaiting decision

    123 Victoria Street London SW1E 6DE

    Use of part of ground floor reception area within Class E including, but not limited to, a retail café (Class E(a)).

    Received 27 Oct, published by the council 30 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/07345/CLOPUD Awaiting decision

    New Scotland Yard Victoria Embankment London SW1A 2JL

    Installation of Solar Gard Stainless Steel 20 solar control film to the internal face of the existing fifth-floor glazing.

    Received 27 Oct, published by the council 30 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/07293/CLOPUD Awaiting decision

    4 Kildare Gardens London W2 5LU

    Installation of one air source heat pump on the ground in the rear garden, about 447mm from the southern boundary fence and 5612 mm from the rear wall of the building, mounted on anti-vibration feet on stone pavers, with no enclosure or housing. Includes insulated flow and return pipework and a power supply into the lower ground floor plant room. Proposed as permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class G of the GPDO 2015 (as amended).

    Received 26 Oct, published by the council 29 Oct 2026 Lawful development