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24 Russell Street London WC2B 5HF

Awaiting decision Westminster 26/02347/CLOPUD Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed)

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Proposal

To confirm the proposed use of 24-26 Russell Street (the site) for open Class E use is lawful for the purposes of Section 192 of The Act.

As published by the council, reference 26/02347/CLOPUD

Application record

Reference
26/02347/CLOPUD
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed)
Status
Pending
Received
10 Apr 2026
Validated
10 Apr 2026
Ward
St James's
Postcode
WC2B 5HF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Apr 2026

    Received by Westminster

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 5 June 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.

Documents

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

11 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 decided lawful development applications in a median of 106 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

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