5, 9, Development Site At, Great Newport Street, WC2H 7JA

What is being proposed

Amendments to planning permission dated 13 March 2026 (RN: 24/02467/FULL) for Redevelopment of buildings at 5 - 9 Great Newport Street comprising demolition behind retained facades excluding the listed building, excavation of small area of basement, rear development up to ground plus six storeys and associated alterations, including the installation of new screened plant, all in conjunction with the mixed-use of the buildings as a pod hostel, theatre, and offices. Namely, the revision of the shape and extent of the sprinkler tank and pump room at lower basement level to accommodate a smaller sized tank, reconfiguration of the internal layout at basement and ground floor levels, including a new staircase access to lower basement level, relocation of the waste and cycle store locations, and two lifts changed to terminate at ground level, the design of back-of-house entrance door amended to increase the width of the door, omission of frosted secondary glazing at first through fourth floors, and associated removal of part (v) of condition 26, height of the chimney and party wall at Nos. 9 and 10 Great Newport Street increased to improve the appearance of the façade and roofscape and design of the secondary door at No. 5 Great Newport Street changed to feature new timber panelled double doors opening in the existing outward swing direction.

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.

• Character of the area
• Daylight and overshadowing
• Noise and disturbance
• Traffic and access

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

Timeline

1. Received

   19 Jun 2026 · Submitted to the council

2. Validated

   19 Jun 2026 · Checked and published

3. Comments close

   Not yet · Last day to have your say

4. Decision due

   17 Jul 2026 · Target date, often slips

5. Decided

   11 Aug 2026 · Outcome published

Key facts

Reference

26/04070/NMA

Authority

Westminster

Address

5, 9, Development Site At, Great Newport Street, WC2H 7JA

Postcode

WC2H 7JA

Type

Commercial

Scale

Medium

Storeys

6

Applicant

Not published

Agent

Not published

Received

19 Jun 2026

Decision due

17 Jul 2026

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