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Planning appeals in City of Westminster Council

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Appeals the Planning Inspectorate has decided in City of Westminster Council since 2016, refreshed nightly. A decision the Inspectorate published without naming the authority in a form we can match is listed under its own address instead. Type a topic into the free search to read how Inspectors have reasoned here.

The Planning Inspectorate has decided 2,020 planning appeals in City of Westminster Council since 2016, of which 31% were allowed. In the last twelve months there were 144 decisions, 35% allowed. The median time from receipt of an appeal to its decision is 26 weeks. Figures as at 29 October 2026, from the Inspectorate's published decisions.

2,089

appeals on record since 2016

31%

of decided appeals allowed

26 wks

median receipt to decision

144

decisions in the last 12 months, 35% allowed

By appeal type

Householder349 decided
32% allowed
Minor825 decided
29% allowed
Major19 decided
37% allowed
Commercial356 decided
43% allowed
Enforcement168 decided
11% allowed
Other354 decided
27% allowed
Not classified18 decided
33% allowed

By procedure

Written representations1,993 decided
30% allowed
Hearings70 decided
30% allowed
Inquiries26 decided
15% allowed

Latest decisions in City of Westminster Council

  1. Dismissed28 October 2026· advert6012339
    1 Bear Street, London, WC2H 7DZ

    the display of a digital advertisement screen measuring 3.50m wide and 14.00m high

  2. Dismissed28 October 2026· householder6009920
    25 Monmouth Road, London, W2 4UT

    the erection of a new raised second floor and pitched roof; Excavation of a new lowered lower ground floor slab; Installation of replacement windows; Refurbishment of windows; Installation of new heat pumps; Erection of the new rear extensions at Lower Ground a nd Ground floor. Installation of green roof to flat roof

  3. Dismissed21 October 20266014604
    South Terrace, Third and Fourth Floor, 4 Matthew Parker Street, London, SW1H 9NP

    alterations to create two terraces at third and fourth floor levels (south)

  4. Dismissed21 October 20266012002
    Flat B, 9 Durham Terrace, London, W2 5PB

    a rear extension (revised scheme)

  5. Allowed21 October 20266011405
    17 Bruton Street, London, W1J 6QB

    shopfront alterations without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 23/08800/FULL, dated 6 June 2024

  6. Dismissed21 October 2026· major6008340
    Ionic Villa Outer Circle, Regents Park, London, NW1 4HB

    Various alterations including extensions to the basement, ground and first floors on the north and south elevations and a basement extension

  7. Allowed20 October 2026· advert6014974
    12 Dryden Street, London, WC2E 9NA

    the display of a non-illuminated A-board measuring 1.56m x 0.65m and a non-illuminated decorative trolley measuring 0.95m x 0.56m

  8. Dismissed20 October 2026· advert6013735
    Gloucester Place, Opposite No. 16, London, W1U 8HA

    described on the application form as the proposed deployment of a Street Hub 3 unit

  9. Allowed13 October 2026· minor6010775
    Lower Ground and Ground Floor, 53 Bolsover Street, London, W1W 5NG

    the change of use of the lower ground and ground floor from office use under Class E(c) to residential Class C3 to form 1 x 1 bedroom unit and 1 x studio unit

  10. Allowed12 October 2026· advert6011165
    Avon House, 360-366 Oxford Street, London, W1C 1JN

    the temporary display of an externally illuminated banner advertisement added to the existing scaffold, measuring 16m (width) x 4.5m (height) on the Oxford Street elevation for a 6-month period

  11. Dismissed12 October 2026· advert6010357
    Pitch 1696, Wardour Street, London, W1D 6BY

    a small format digital sign (D6) set onto the north-facing end wall of the kiosk at Pitch 1696

  12. Allowed9 October 20266012578
    Belgrave House, 76 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 9TQ

    refurbishment of existing building, including alteration to ground floor entrances to west elevation, introduction of louvres on the north and south elevation, revised plant at roof level and use of fifth floor terrace for amenity, including landscaping and new doors, without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 24/08150/FULL, dated 16 April 2025

  13. Allowed8 October 2026· minor6010768
    First Floor, 53 Bolsover Street, London, W1W 5NG

    the change of use of the lower ground and ground floor from office use under Class E(c) to residential Class C3 to form 1 x 1 bedroom unit and 1 x studio unit

  14. Dismissed6 October 20266011230
    Basement and Ground Floor, 81 Westbourne Grove, London, W2 4UL

    the installation of kitchen extraction/ventilation system

  15. Allowed29 September 2026· householder6012425
    21 Belgrave Gardens, London, NW8 0QY

    replacement of the existing rear double-height conservatory with a brick-built predominantly glazed rear addition

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are computed from decisions the Planning Inspectorate has published for this authority area and refresh with the record; decisions without a published letter or a recorded authority may be missing. This page is research, not advice. Verify against the Inspectorate’s own record before relying on a decision. What is in the record.