2 Manchester Square Westminster W1U 3PA
Proposed infill of rear lightwell with walk-on, fire rated rooflights. Removal of the existing metal grill covering the lightwell; Infilling the lightwell at ground floor level to create an internal space; Installation of walk-on rooflights flush with the surrounding deck to allow daylight into the lower ground floor; Associated internal works to integrate the new structure, including provision for mechanical ventilation where required. New air handling unit to service rear room which has now become internal. Extended ventilation to service void under the suspended timber floor; Replacement of existing lead roof section on the ground floor, on a small corner adjacent to the bay window; Additional insulation to the rear lightwell floor slab, as this space will become internal; Revised floor build-up to the lower ground floor, rear extension room following discovery of the gridded masonry structure below the existing concrete slab.
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Progress
Application details
- Reference
- 25/07163/FULL
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Postcode
- W1U 3PA
- Ward
- MBW_22
- Application type
- All Other
- Property type
- House
Key dates
- Submitted
- 16 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 16 Oct 2025
- Comments close
- 20 Nov 2025
- Target decision
- 11 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 10 Mar 2026
Estimated project value
£41k–£75k
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: MyJobQuote / Checkatrade 2026, ~20m² at £1,800-£3,000/m².
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.
- FLAT 2, 10 - 12 CRAWFORD STREET, LONDON, W1U 6AZFlat or maisonette · Leasehold · £690,0003 months ago20 Jul 2026
- 159 MONTAGU MANSIONS, LONDON, W1U 6LQFlat or maisonette · Leasehold · £1,350,0003 months ago3 Jul 2026
- 97, BICKENHALL MANSIONS BICKENHALL STREET, LONDON, W1U 6BSFlat or maisonette · Leasehold · £1,650,0004 months ago26 Jun 2026
- FLAT B, 34 GEORGE STREET, LONDON, W1U 7DPFlat or maisonette · Leasehold · £1,360,0004 months ago16 Jun 2026
- FLAT C, 34 GEORGE STREET, LONDON, W1U 7DPFlat or maisonette · Leasehold · £1,490,0004 months ago3 Jun 2026
- THIRD FLOOR FLAT 5, 36 NOTTINGHAM PLACE, LONDON, W1U 5NTFlat or maisonette · Leasehold · £827,5004 months ago29 May 2026
- FLAT 9, 30 BLANDFORD STREET, LONDON, W1U 4BYFlat or maisonette · Leasehold · £1,500,0005 months ago19 May 2026
- 61, LUXBOROUGH TOWER LUXBOROUGH STREET, LONDON, W1U 5BNFlat or maisonette · Leasehold · £685,0005 months ago18 May 2026
Homes here go for about £1,355,000 — the median of the last 8 market sales in W1U (the wider postcode district), £685,000 to £1,650,000.
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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