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Permitted21/01916/NMASubmitted 5 years agoBasement

152, 172 Strand Westminster WC2R 2LS

Amendments to planning permission dated 9 December 2020 (RN: 20/04567/FULL) for variation of conditions 1, 4, and 5 of planning permission dated 25 June 2019 (RN: 19/02974/FULL) as amended by 19/08912/NMA and which itself varied condition 1 of planning permission dated 13 February 2017 (RN: 16/11962/FULL) for: 'Refurbishment of Quadrangle Building and Quadrangle Surface including removal and replacement of roof of the Quadrangle Building and replacement of existing surface treatment, alterations to external eastern elevation, introduction of a protruding lightwell structure within Quadrangle Surface, removal and replacement of existing lightwell structures adjoining the King's Building and associated structural works to the adjacent balustrading, the removal and replacement of the King's Building exterior entrance steps, works to the Somerset House East Wing lightwell including removing and replacing balustrading and associated works. Namely, to allow alteration to angle of glazing covering top of lightwell at ground floor level; adjustment to position of lightwell and extension to length of glazed protection handrails; removal of small sections of masonry wall at Basement -1 level to provide side access to lightwells, and addition of louvres to the lightwell facades and change to vertical curtain wall glazing in lightwells; notches into fabric of the King's Building at a high level at basement level -2 to support replacement structural slabs; and amendments to services.' Namely, to increase the demolition of the existing slab to allow for the installation of the permitted oculus light well and reconfiguration of the permitted design of pre-cast concrete surrounding existing pipes within the Somerset House East Wing Lightwell.

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Progress

Submitted
25 Mar 2021
— completed
Validated
25 Mar 2021
— completed
Consultation
— completed
Target date
22 Apr 2021
— completed
Decided
4 Jun 2021
— completed

Application details

Reference
21/01916/NMA
Local authority
Westminster
Postcode
WC2R 2LS
Ward
SJA_02
Application type
All Other
Property type
House

Key dates

Submitted
25 Mar 2021
Validated
25 Mar 2021
Target decision
22 Apr 2021
Decided
4 Jun 2021

Estimated project value

£135k–£340k

Typical UK cost for this job type, at inner London rates (2026). Estimated from the proposal description — planning applications do not state build cost. Source: trade estimate.

Recently sold nearby

New owners, recently moved in. First work on a house usually follows within months of completing. 8 recent sales are listed below.

Homes here go for about £1,180,000 — the median of the last 7 market sales in WC2R (the wider postcode district), £575,000 to £2,100,000.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sales are matched by postcode, not by property, so a sale listed here may be a neighbouring address. England and Wales only.

Planning constraints

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