5 Novello Theatre, Aldwych, WC2B 4LD

What is being proposed

Internal alterations at basement, ground, mezzanine, third and fourth floor levels; external alterations including juliet balcony, curved bay extension and spiral staircase at rear fourth floor and garden access lobby at fifth (roof) level.

Description as published by Westminster.

What this could mean for you

These are the effects a proposal like this most often raises. Each one is a material planning consideration, so each can form the basis of a comment.

• Overlooking and loss of privacy
• Boundaries and garden amenity
• Traffic and access

Derived automatically from the proposal wording. Read the full application before relying on it.

Timeline

1. Received

   3 Dec 2025 · Submitted to the council

2. Validated

   3 Dec 2025 · Checked and published

3. Comments close

   Not yet · Last day to have your say

4. Decision due

   28 Jan 2026 · Target date, often slips

5. Decided

   4 Sept 2026 · Outcome published

Key facts

Reference

25/08802/LBC

Authority

Westminster

Address

5 Novello Theatre, Aldwych, WC2B 4LD

Postcode

WC2B 4LD

Type

Extension or home alteration

Scale

Minor

Applicant

Not published

Agent

Not published

Received

3 Dec 2025

Decision due

28 Jan 2026

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