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City of Westminster planning appeal evidence

Compare selected householder and planning-condition appeals across the latest five-year source window, then open a year or the underlying records.

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Five-year overview

Appeal evidence across the source window

The source covers 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2026. Each row compares allowed and dismissed householder or planning-condition appeals recorded in that calendar year. Other outcomes are shown separately.

Householder or condition appeals
84
Allowed
37
Dismissed
44
Bars showAllowedDismissedOther outcomes are listed in the counts.

The period total counts each appeal once when it is recorded as a householder appeal, one of the three planning-condition appeal types, or both. It is narrower than the total linked Planning Inspectorate casework used as the denominator in the evidence below.

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These local views use City of Westminster’s published cross-year evidence snapshot. They are research results, not a complete list of refusal reasons or an estimate of appeal prospects.

Planning Inspectorate casework

Householder and condition appeal evidence across five years

Across 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2026, this England-only rolling snapshot links 655 selected, decided Planning Inspectorate casework records to City of Westminster. Of these, 84 unique records appear in the householder or precise planning-condition evidence below.

The linked-casework count is the denominator used below, not a count of planning applications. The source can include specialist casework as well as appeals.

3 records appears in both views; the two headline counts should not be added together.

Official Householder (HAS) casework

Householder appeals

These are records whose official casework type is exactly Householder (HAS). That type can include different decision contexts, so use the underlying record to check what was disputed in each case. These outcomes do not predict what will happen in another appeal.

61

householder appeal records

9.3% of the 655 linked records with a decision date in the five-year source window.

Appeal allowed
25
Appeal dismissed
34
Other or unresolved
2

How to read householder decisions

Allowed means the Inspector allowed the appeal. Dismissed means the Inspector dismissed it. The label alone does not say whether the dispute was a refusal, an imposed condition or another matter; open the record for that context. The comparison rate uses these two clear outcomes only.

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  • Appeal 3376223

    Householder developments · decided 12 May 2026

    Appeal dismissed
  • Appeal 3368594

    Householder developments · decided 14 Nov 2025

    Appeal dismissed
  • Appeal 3368513

    Householder developments · decided 14 Nov 2025

    Appeal dismissed
  • Appeal 3367594

    Householder developments · decided 10 Nov 2025

    Appeal dismissed
  • Appeal 3366782

    Householder developments · decided 21 Oct 2025

    Appeal dismissed

My case concerns a planning condition

Appeals involving planning conditions

Condition cases follow different routes. The figures below keep imposed conditions, variation or removal, and required details separate so unlike cases are not blended together.

26

precise condition appeal records

  • Condition imposed on a permission

    The appeal concerns a condition attached when planning permission was granted.

    Records
    5
    Allowed
    5
    Dismissed
    0
    Other
    0

    Local allowed rate: 100% (5 of 5 clear outcomes). England, same five-year window: 67.3% (402 of 597).

    Small local sample; no above-or-below direction is assigned.

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  • Variation or removal of a condition

    The appeal concerns an application to vary or remove an existing condition.

    Records
    15
    Allowed
    6
    Dismissed
    8
    Other
    1

    Local allowed rate: 42.9% (6 of 14 clear outcomes). England, same five-year window: 48.4% (955 of 1,974).

    Small local sample; no above-or-below direction is assigned.

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  • Details required by a condition

    The appeal concerns approval of details required by an existing condition.

    Records
    6
    Allowed
    3
    Dismissed
    3
    Other
    0

    Local allowed rate: 50% (3 of 6 clear outcomes). England, same five-year window: 42.4% (84 of 198).

    Small local sample; no above-or-below direction is assigned.

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9 other condition-related records fall outside these three precise planning-appeal routes and are not included in the headline.

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  • Appeal 3376433

    Other minor developments · decided 5 Jun 2026

    Appeal allowed
  • Appeal 3374652

    Other minor developments · decided 26 May 2026

    Appeal allowed
  • Appeal 3374152

    Householder developments · decided 12 May 2026

    Appeal dismissed
  • Appeal 3374439

    Minor retail and services · decided 11 May 2026

    Appeal allowed
  • Appeal 3375035

    Other minor developments · decided 23 Apr 2026

    Appeal allowed
Automated factual aggregation. Source: official Planning Inspectorate casework database, England only, selected decided snapshot. Counts use the authority code and reviewed directory aliases. England rates use the same release and exact five-year source-window scope, with the same allowed-or-dismissed denominator. Imported 20 August 2026.

Background council statistics

Wider council planning workload

Official MHCLG figures for City of Westminster, based on rolling 12-month returns ending 31 March 2026. This is general planning application context, separate from householder and condition appeals.

General planning applications

These figures describe the council’s general planning application workload. They do not measure householder or condition appeal outcomes.

Validated applications receivedYear ending 31 March 2026
5,458
0.7% higher than year ending 31 March 2025
Applications on handAt 1 January 2026
1,585
Point-in-time count
Planning decisions granting permissionYear ending 31 March 2026
85.9%
Share of planning decisions issued
Planning decisions made on timeYear ending 31 March 2026
79.1%
Within statutory or agreed time

Validated applications received over time

The line connects 5 complete rolling 12-month totals. Each point is labelled by its year ending.

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Validated planning applications received by year endingLine plot with 5 complete rolling 12-month totals: year ending 31 March 2022, 5,355; year ending 31 March 2023, 5,391; year ending 31 March 2024, 5,069; year ending 31 March 2025, 5,421; year ending 31 March 2026, 5,458.Number of applications02,0004,0006,0005,355Mar 20225,391Mar 20235,069Mar 20245,421Mar 20255,458Mar 2026Year ending
Number of validated applications received in each rolling 12-month period. The vertical scale starts at zero.
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Validated planning applications received in complete rolling 12-month periods
Year endingValidated applications received
31 March 20225,355
31 March 20235,391
31 March 20245,069
31 March 20255,421
31 March 20265,458
More from the latest annual return
Applications withdrawn
388
Major decisions
25
Minor decisions
1,639
Other decisions
2,938

Compared with authorities of the same type, City of Westminster is in the upper quarter for application volume in the year ending 31 March 2026. The median among 32 authorities with complete returns was 1,496.

This compares raw volume, not population, staffing, complexity or service quality.

Source: MHCLG planning application statistics, published 19 June 2026 and checked 24 August 2026. Recent figures may include official imputations or revisions. Applications received exclude work such as pre-application advice, condition discharge, non-material amendments and tree work.

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Authority details

Official identity

Authority type
London borough
Region
London
Official identifier
E09000033

Planning Data area point: Westminster LPA (51.513445, −0.160438). This is the published representative point for the authority boundary, not a town hall, camera position or appeal site.

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