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1 Embankment Place London WC2N 6RH

Awaiting decision Westminster 26/05097/FULL Full applications

Works: Extension

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Alterations to the existing building to provide a new extension to Villers Street; partial facade replacement and new external terraces; roof level extensions; refurbishment and associated alterations; public realm and highway works; and associated works.

As published by the council, reference 26/05097/FULL

Application record

Reference
26/05097/FULL
Category
Full applications
Status
Pending
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Postcode
WC2N 6RH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Westminster register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 26/02475/EIASCR Awaiting decision

    1 Embankment Place London WC2N 6RH

    Request for a screening opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) for alterations to the existing building to provide a new extension to Villers Street; partial façade replacement and new external terraces; roof level extensions; refurbishment and associated alterations; public realm and highway works.

    Submitted 14 Apr 2026 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Jul 2026

    Received by Westminster

  2. 6 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 1 October 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 86 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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 full applications in a median of 119 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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  • 1 Embankment Place London WC2N 6RH

    26/02475/EIASCR Submitted 14 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    89% historically approved · decision due ~9 Jun

    Request for a screening opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) for alterations to the existing building to provide a new extension to Villers Street; partial façade replacement and new external terraces; roof level extensions; refurbishment and associated alterations; public realm and highway works.

    Awaiting decision Outline Extension 4 docs

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