Planning in Westminster
Learn about what makes planning in Westminster unique and why we introduced the planning advice service.
Westminster CPAS
Planning in Westminster
Westminster is a unique part of Central London that combines the commercial and cultural importance of the West End with an extensive network of residential communities spread across the whole city. Alongside this the city has a rich built heritage, including internationally recognised landmarks, over 11,000 listed buildings and structures and 56 conservation areas.
In this context, development in Westminster has to be well designed, highly sustainable and contextual, whilst also ensuring that the city remains a focal point for innovation. Development must also balance economic vitality and growth with the needs of our communities, which vary across the city.
The council believes in a planning process that listens to the views of communities and utilises the views of our local experts to make development proposals more successful and more responsive to local need. This approach is set out in the council’s Early Community Engagement guidance.
The pilot Community Planning Advice service will run initially for 10 months from April 2025. The service is aligned with the approach to community engagement in our guidance and delivers free support to communities at application stage on major and large-scale applications to enable them to make more effective representations on emerging development proposals that will have a lasting impact on their part of the city.
For more information about planning in Westminster, visit the council's website:
www.westminster.gov.uk/planning-building-and-environmental-regulations
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1 - 17 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 7EA (25/02118/FULL)
Material amendments to permission dated 28 June 2024 (RN:23/05736/FULL) for redevelopment of site for (Class E) and Class C3 residential use. Namely, to vary Condition 15 remove the floorspace restric
291 Harrow Road, W9 3RN (25/02170/COFUL)
Redevelopment of site comprising three buildings at 15, 10 and 5 storeys in height to create residential dwellings (Use Class C3) and an Adult Social Care homes) (Use Class C3), a commercial unit at g
1 - 17 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 7EA (25/02172/FULL)
Material amendments to permission dated 28 June 2024 (RN:23/05736/FULL) for redevelopment of site for Class E and Class C3 residential use. Amendments proposed are to allow takeaway deliveries and thi
Trafalgar Buildings, 1 - 3 Whitehall, SW1A 2DD (24/07458/FULL)
Change of use to hotel and erection of a rear infill extension. Site includes 1-6 Northumberland Avenue, 3 Whitehall and 7-13 Whitehall.
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Berkeley Hotel, 40 Wilton Place, SW1X 7RL (21/07722/FULL)
Conversion of residential content in The Berkeley Hotel to hotel bedrooms and suites (part of land use swap with 12-20 Sussex Gardens).
12 - 20 Sussex Gardens, W2 1UL (21/07694/FULL)
Conversion from hotel to residential units (including 6 affordable housing units as part of a land use swap with The Berkeley Hotel) and external alterations including plant.
6-10 Bruton Street, W1J 6PU (24/05241/FULL)
Partial demolition of the 6th & 7th floors, roof top plant room and existing facades, excavation to extend basement and erection of extensions to the rear and rebuild 7th & 8th floors for retail and o
Berkeley Hotel, 40 Wilton Place, SW1X 7RL (24/01108/FULL)
Material amendments to planning permission dated 3 October 2019 (17/06350/FULL)for demolition and redevelopment of 33-39 Knightsbridge and north wing of Berkeley Hotel to provide buildings of four bas
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