Planning application
19 - 20 Irving Street London WC2H 7AU
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Use of the first, second and third floors of 20 Irving Street from office (Class E(g)(i)) to hotel (Class C1) to provide 9 guest bedrooms, with associated internal alterations, refuse and recycling storage, and reinstatement of an air-conditioning condenser on the existing rear steel brackets.
As published by the council, reference 26/07080/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/07080/FULL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Pending
- Received
- 16 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 21 Oct 2026
- Postcode
- WC2H 7AU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 13 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 1 refused.
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26/06887/ADV Decided
19 - 20 Irving Street London WC2H 7AU
Display of one externally illuminated individual letter sign measuring 2500mm (w) x 125mm (h) x 20mm (d).
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26/06321/ADV Decided
19 - 20 Irving Street London WC2H 7AU
Display of one non-illuminated projected sign measuring 0.7m x 0.7m and one non-illuminated door applied signage.
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26/05329/ADV Decided
19 - 20 Irving Street London WC2H 7AU
Display of non-illuminated projected sign measuring 0.70m x 0.70m, and halo illuminated door sign measuring 0.20m x 1.80m.
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26/03385/ADV Awaiting decision
19 - 20 Irving Street London WC2H 7AU
Display of one internally illuminated 1.01m x 5.55m and one externally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.8m x 0.8m.
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26/02894/ADV Awaiting decision
19 - 20 Irving Street London WC2H 7AU
Display of an internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 1.01m x 5.55m; and an internally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.8m x 0.8m.
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26/01925/ADV Granted
19 - 20 Irving Street London WC2H 7AU
Display of an internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.73m x 5.5m; and halo illuminated letters projecting sign measuring 0.8m x 0.8m.
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26/01928/ADV Awaiting decision
19 - 20 Irving Street London WC2H 7AU
Display of a non-illuminated fascia sign measuring 2.7m x 0.2m, an externally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.8m x 0.8m and a retractable awning.
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26/01365/ADV Awaiting decision
19 - 20 Irving Street London WC2H 7AU
Display of one externally illuminated fascia sign measuring 5.5m x 0.73m and one internally illuminated (letters only) projecting sign measuring 0.8m x 0.8m, and one externally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.8m x 0.8m.
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26/00939/FULL Granted
19 - 20 Irving Street London WC2H 7AU
Replacement of existing glazed timber shopfront with aluminium glazed shopfront, retaining existing fixed and opening panels.
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25/08926/ADV Refused
19 - 20 Irving Street London WC2H 7AU
Display of one internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 5.5m x 0.73m, one internally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.8m x 0.8m, and one externally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.8m x 0.8m.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Oct 2026
Received by Westminster
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21 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 December 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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Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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19 - 20 Irving Street London WC2H 7AU
82% historically approved · decision due ~10 Nov
Display of one non-illuminated projected sign measuring 0.7m x 0.7m and one non-illuminated door applied signage.
Decided Advertising -
19 - 20 Irving Street London WC2H 7AU
82% historically approved · decision due ~12 Oct
Display of non-illuminated projected sign measuring 0.70m x 0.70m, and halo illuminated door sign measuring 0.20m x 1.80m.
Decided Advertising -
19 - 20 Irving Street London WC2H 7AU
82% historically approved · decision due ~3 Dec
Display of one externally illuminated individual letter sign measuring 2500mm (w) x 125mm (h) x 20mm (d).
Decided Advertising -
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19 - 20 Irving Street London WC2H 7AU
82% historically approved · decision due ~3 May
Display of one externally illuminated fascia sign measuring 5.5m x 0.73m and one internally illuminated (letters only) projecting sign measuring 0.8m x 0.8m, and one externally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.8m x 0.8m.
Awaiting decision Advertising 6 docs -
17 - 18 Irving Street London WC2H 7AU
Alterations to the shopfront.
Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 21 docs
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26/07193/FULL Awaiting decision
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