Planning application
Woolworth House 242 - 246 Marylebone Road London NW1 6JQ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Flexible use of part of the lower ground, ground and first floor levels of the building as either office (Class E(g)) or educational use (Class F1).
As published by the council, reference 26/06658/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/06658/FULL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Pending
- Received
- 29 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 29 Sep 2026
- Postcode
- NW1 6JQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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26/00364/ADFULL Awaiting decision
Woolworth House 242 - 246 Marylebone Road London NW1 6JQ
Discharge of evidence of Secure by Design Accreditation, pursuant to condition 22 of planning permission dated 5th September 2022 (RN: 21/04272/FULL)
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25/08130/FULL Withdrawn
Woolworth House 242 - 246 Marylebone Road London NW1 6JQ
Installation of fixed planters to front facade of the existing Metropolis Building along Harewood Avenue.
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25/06788/ADFULL Granted
Woolworth House 242 - 246 Marylebone Road London NW1 6JQ
Details of an operational management plan pursuant to condition 31 of planning permission dated 5th September 2022 (RN:21/04272/FULL)
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25/05131/ADFULL Refused
Woolworth House 242 - 246 Marylebone Road London NW1 6JQ
Details of Operational Management Plan pursuant to Condition 31 of planning permission dated 05 September 2022 (RN:21/04272/FULL)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Sep 2026
Received by Westminster
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5 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 November 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.
About full applications
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