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St James's Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9ET

Decided Westminster 26/05195/FULL Full applications

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Replacement of C20th steel-framed and fibreglass-clad church spire with new structure and traditionally detailed leadwork.

As published by the council, reference 26/05195/FULL

Application record

Reference
26/05195/FULL
Category
Full applications
Status
Decided
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Postcode
W1J 9ET

Site history

Applications at this address on the Westminster register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/08701/TCA Granted

    St James's Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9ET

    x Mulberry (T9) - prune away from the building to get 1m clearance. 1 x Lime (T12) - raise crown to 5m. 1 x Magnolia (T13) - prune away from the building to get 1m clearance. 1 x Bay (T10) - trim to make a compact tight shape (maximum .5m reduction). 1 x Crab apple (T15) - reduce height by 1.5m and shape it accordingly. 2 x Yew (T16 & T17) - prune away from the building to get 1m clearance. Reduce longest branches outlying the crown by 1m to create a more compact form.

    Decided 15 Jan 2026 Trees
  • 25/09387/TPO Granted

    St James's Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9ET

    7 x London planes (T1, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8): crown reduce to previous, most recent reduction points.

    Decided 15 Jan 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Jul 2026

    Received by Westminster

  2. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 21 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Decided

    Previously Pending.

After the decision

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    26/07167/FULL Submitted 20 Oct 2026 50 yards away

    88% historically approved · decision due ~15 Dec

    Variation of condition 9 of planning permission dated 01 September 2026 (RN: 26/03185/FULL, which itself varied planning permission dated 11 November 2014 (RN: 14/06743/FULL)) for 'Use of part basement and part ground floor as Class A3 restaurant. Installation of new shopfronts and associated internal and external alterations including replacement roof top plant, alterations to rear elevations fronting St James's Churchyard and new extraction ducts within rear lightwell'. NAMELY, to extend the restaurant hours of use to between 0730 - 0300 hours on Mondays to Saturdays, and 0730 - 0200 hours on Sundays.

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