Planning application
61 Chandos Place London WC2N 4HG
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Use of basement and ground floors as Use Class E
As published by the council, reference 26/03860/CLOPUD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03860/CLOPUD
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed)
- Status
- Pending
- Received
- 12 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jun 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Postcode
- WC2N 4HG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/03857/CLEUD Awaiting decision
61 Chandos Place London WC2N 4HG
Use of basement and ground floors as Use Class F1.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jun 2026
Received by Westminster
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16 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 August 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 65 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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ROK Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in London
Active · incorporated 2018 · London
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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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 lawful development applications in a median of 78 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
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Use of basement and ground floors as Use Class F1.
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