Planning application
House 1 42 Bell Street London NW1 5AW
Works: New dwelling Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of two additional floors and installation of a lift and new stairs to central courtyard at first floor level and conversion of the three five-storey houses to form nine new flats together with alterations to stairs and installation of bin and cycle stores within the central courtyard of the site.
As published by the council, reference 26/03089/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03089/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Status
- Pending
- Received
- 11 May 2026
- Validated
- 11 May 2026
- Ward
- Church Street
- Postcode
- NW1 5AW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
11 May 2026
Received by Westminster
-
21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
-
Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 July 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
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
RHA Architects Limited Agent, an architecture practice registered in Leatherhead
Active · incorporated 2019 · Leatherhead
6 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils
Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.
See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
28 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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 full applications in a median of 119 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
-
63 Lisson Street London NW1 5DA
88% historically approved · decision due ~27 Jan
Erection of mansard roof extension to facilitate 1-bed self-contained flat, together with the replacement of existing fenestration and creation of a third floor terrace to the rear and associated external alterations.
Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 24 docs -
Flat 5 Aquarius House 57A Lisson Street London NW1 5DA
Replacement of the existing single glazed timber sash windows with double glazed timber sash windows to the front and rear elevations.
Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 23 docs -
Flat 4 Aquarius House 57A Lisson Street London NW1 5DA
Installation of three timber framed, double glazed windows to the rear.
Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 19 docs -
Basement To First Floor Rear 63 Lisson Street London NW1 5DA
89% historically approved · decision due ~15 Sep
Detailed drawings showing the details of the lower ground floor doors, details of section drawings of the new front windows at scale 1:10, details in writing appropriate arrangements to secure measures to mitigate the potential increased demand for on-street residents car parking in the vicinity of the site, details of how waste is to be stored on site and how materials for recycling will be stored separately, detailed drawings and specifications of screening to courtyard at ground floor level and details of detailed site investigation pursuant to condition 4, 5, 8, 10, 12 & 13 of planning permission dated 31st July 2025 (RN:25/03614/FULL)
Awaiting decision Windows or glazing -
First Floor 50 Lisson Street London NW1 5DF
88% historically approved · decision due ~14 May
Use of the first floor as a residential unit (C3).
Decided Full applications 11 docs -
Basement Front And Ground Floor Front 54 Lisson Street London NW1 5DF
88% historically approved · decision due ~7 Aug
Use of the lower ground and ground floor as a residential unit (Class C3)
Decided Full applications
Other full applications
In Westminster
-
26/07528/FULL Awaiting decision
69 Eaton Place London SW1X 8DF
Installation of new cast iron water pipe on rear courtyard elevation. (Linked with 26/07529/LBC)
-
26/05200/FULL Decided
1 The Court House 165 Seymour Place London W1H 4PU
Installation of waterproofing system to the existing lead flat roofs
-
26/07521/FULL Awaiting decision
Flat 18 Harlequin Court 20 Tavistock Street London WC2E 7NZ
Installation of one external condenser unit
-
26/07508/FULL Awaiting decision
Buckingham Palace The Mall London SW1A 1AA
Replacement of existing security lighting to the Buckingham Palace Forecourt with 80 compact LED spotlights installed within the lantern clusters across 10 principal piers, with associated concealed cabling and reversible fixings. (Linked with 26/07509/LBC)
-
26/07472/FULL Awaiting decision
Flat 3 82 New Cavendish Street London W1G 9TA
Replacement windows to second floor level with vacuum, double glazing windows. (Linked with 26/07473/LBC)