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66 Porchester Road London W2 6ET

Awaiting decision Westminster 26/00930/P3JPA Prior Approval Class E to Dwellings (MA)

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Proposal

Notification for Prior Approval for the change of use from a use Class E (office) to Class C3 (residential) to form 32 units 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 26/00930/P3JPA

Application record

Reference
26/00930/P3JPA
Type
Prior Approval Class E to Dwellings (MA)
Status
Pending
Received
13 Feb 2026
Validated
13 Feb 2026
Ward
Bayswater
Postcode
W2 6ET

Site history

Applications at this address on the Westminster register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 25/05404/P3JPA Refused

    66 Porchester Road London W2 6ET

    Notification for Prior Approval for the change of use from a use Class E to Class C3 (dwelling houses) to form 32 self-contained residential units under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA.

    Decided 25 Sep 2025 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Feb 2026

    Received by Westminster

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Westminster took a median of 66 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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Documents

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25 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Westminster for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Westminster's median decision took 66 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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