Planning application
7 Mercer Street London WC2H 9QJ
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Proposal
Variation of Condition 2 of planning permission dated 5 November 2024 (24/04962/FULL) for the use of the ground floor of 7 and 13 Mercer Street and first floor of 7 to 13 Mercer Street for purposes within Class E; namely, to amend the wording of Condition 2 to allow primary cooking to the ground floor premises of 7 Mercer Street.
As published by the council, reference 26/01092/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01092/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Status
- Pending
- Received
- 20 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 20 Feb 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Postcode
- WC2H 9QJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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22/03843/ADFULL Granted
7 Mercer Street London WC2H 9QJ
Details of how waste is to be stored on site and how materials for recycling will be stored separately Condition 5 of planning permission dated 21st April 2022 (RN: 22/00303/FULL).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Feb 2026
Received by Westminster
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 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 91 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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Rolfe Judd Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in The Oval
Active · incorporated 1992 · The Oval
598 applications on PlanIndex · across 26 councils · 95% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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