Planning application
13 - 14 Portsmouth Street London WC2A 2ES
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
To confirm the basement, ground and first floors of the building is in Class E (Commercial, business and service) use and that its use for any use within Class E including a Tea Shop would not require further planning permission.
As published by the council, reference 26/05186/CLOPUD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/05186/CLOPUD
- Category
- Lawful development
- Status
- Pending
- Received
- 31 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 31 Jul 2026
- Postcode
- WC2A 2ES
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Jul 2026
Received by Westminster
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 September 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 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Westminster for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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13-14 Portsmouth Street London WC2A 2ES
Details of detailed final specifications / schedule/s of repairs following opening up works (including detailed conservation method statement(s) for dismantling and removal / reinstatement of any building fabric), pursuant to Conditions 5 and 6 of listed building consent dated 09 February 2022 (21/06607/LBC).
Refused Conditions 9 docs -
13 - 14 Portsmouth Street London WC2A 2ES
89% historically approved · decision due ~13 Oct
Details of any hidden historic features which are revealed during the course of works shall be retained in situ, work suspended in the relevant area of the building and the Council as local planning authority notified immediately pursuant to condition 5 of listed building consent dated 9th February 2022 (RN: 21/06607/LBC)
Awaiting decision -
13 - 14 Portsmouth Street London WC2A 2ES
89% historically approved · decision due ~13 Oct
Detailed final specifications / schedule/s of repairs following opening up works (including detailed conservation method statement(s) for dismantling and removal / reinstatement of any building fabric) pursuant to condition 6 of listed building dated 9th February 2022 (RN:21/06607/LBC).
Awaiting decision -
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Details of samples (photographs) of plant screen pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission dated 8th August 2024 (RN 24/05449/FULL) )
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Kings Chambers 29 - 31 Portugal Street London WC2A 2HE
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Change of use from class A2 (bank) to class E (commercial) including minior internal alterations and change of paint colour of front facade. (Linked to 26/02303/LBC)
Awaiting decision Full applications 22 docs -
Kings Chambers 29 - 31 Portugal Street London WC2A 2HE
90% historically approved · decision due ~9 Jun
Internal alterations and change of paint colour of front facade. (Linked to 26/02436/FULL)
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 23 docs
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In Westminster
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26/05871/CLEUD Awaiting decision
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Confirmation of the lawful implementation of planning permission dated 13 August 2021 (RN: 21/04143/FULL) has commenced before the expiry of the three year time period and may, therefore, lawfully be carried out and completed.
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26/05816/CLOPUD Awaiting decision
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Use of flats 1, 2 and 4 as three single dwellinghouses (Class C3).
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26/05786/CLOPUD Awaiting decision
6 Grosvenor Street London W1K 4DJ
Confirmation that the planning permission dated 31 July 2024 (RN: 23/08374/FULL) for the: Refurbishment and extension of existing Class E building to include the extension of the fifth floor, partial demolition and reconstruction of the sixth floor, erection of a new seventh floor with external terrace, alterations to the Avery Row and Grosvenor Street elevations to include new shopfronts, entrances and replacement windows, installation of green roof and photovoltaic panels at main roof level and installation of screened plant at seventh floor level. (SITE INCLUDES 4 GROSVENOR STREET), was lawfully implemented prior to the expiration date and that it is lawful to complete the outstanding works.
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26/05724/CLEUD Awaiting decision
The Sky Bar Trocadero 13 Coventry Street London W1D 7DH
Confirmation of the lawful implementation of planning permission dated 31 August 2023 (RN: 22/06174/FULL) has commenced before the expiry of the three year time period and may, therefore, lawfully be carried out and completed.
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26/05560/CLOPUD Awaiting decision
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Painting of the front facade of the building.