Planning application
Portman House 10 Daventry Street London NW1 5NX
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Use of the building as a hostel (sui generis use) comprising communal residential accommodation in single rooms on a non-self-contained basis, with shared kitchens, bathrooms / WCs and communal facilities.
As published by the council, reference 26/04494/CLEUD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/04494/CLEUD
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)
- Status
- Pending
- Received
- 6 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 6 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Church Street
- Postcode
- NW1 5NX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jul 2026
Received by Westminster
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 31 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 91 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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City Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Tunbridge Wells
Active · incorporated 2009 · Tunbridge Wells
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 documents on file for this application
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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
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