Planning application
6 Balfour Place London W1K 2AX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification for Prior Approval for the change of use of the lower ground floor and part of the ground floor from Use Class E to provide 1 residential flat Use Class C3 under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA.
As published by the council, reference 25/07912/P3JPA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/07912/P3JPA
- Type
- Prior Approval Class E to Dwellings (MA)
- Status
- Pending
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Approved
- Received
- 31 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 31 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 18 Dec 2025
- Ward
- West End
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- W1K 2AX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Oct 2025
Received by Westminster
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18 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Approved
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21 Jul 2026
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Savills Limited Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1987 · London
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Westminster granted permission on 18 December 2025, 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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