16 Hanover Street London W1S 1YL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Provision of a new external lift to the rear of 16 Hanover Street. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 3 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Nov 2026
Documents 15
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 6
Site constraints 10
Show all 32 with distances
- 9 m15, Hanover StreetGrade II
- 9 m223-227, REGENT STREET W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 17 m4, Pollen Street W1Grade II
- 32 m229-247, REGENT STREET W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 41 m7, Hanover StreetGrade II
- 41 m203-221, Regent Street W1Grade II
- 60 mDickins and JonesGrade II
- 70 mLibertysGrade II
- 91 mPremises of Messrs Liberty and Company Limited (Tudor Building)Grade II*
- 92 m9, Conduit Street W1Grade II*
- 95 m250-270, REGENT STREET W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 111 mTriumph HouseGrade II
- 112 m249-259, Regent Street W1Grade II
- 113 m5, Princes StreetGrade II
- 113 mThe Clachan Public HouseGrade II
- 118 mStatue of William Pitt the Younger (on Axis at South End of Square Garden)Grade II
- 118 mChurch of St George, Vestry and ObelisksGrade I
- 118 m172-206, REGENT STREET W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 120 mLiberty's WarehouseGrade II
- 124 m11, Princes Street W1Grade II
- 128 mPalladium HouseGrade II
- 131 m16 and 17, St George StreetGrade II
- 132 mThe London Palladium TheatreGrade II*
- 134 m15 St George StreetGrade II*
- 137 m14 St George StreetGrade II
- 137 m13 St George StreetGrade II
- 142 m24, Hanover Square W1Grade II
- 142 mPair of K6 Telephone Kiosks in Argyll Street, LondonGrade II
- 144 m12a and 12b St George Street and 46a Maddox StreetGrade II
- 148 m30 St George StreetGrade II
- 149 mCabmen's Shelter to North of Central GardenGrade II
- 150 mThe Argyll Public HouseGrade II*
Checked on 1 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £21,020,414 in January 2019. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Westminster
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Postcode
- W1S 1YL
- Received
- 14 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 14 Aug 2025
- Ward
- West End
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Oct 2025
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 3 Oct 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Savills
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 50 days from validation, 26 days faster than Westminster's median of 76 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
36 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14235725
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14235725
- Comments by
- 1 Oct 2025
- Site or press notice
- 1 Sept 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Westminster is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #258 out of 296. Only 28% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Westminster is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 81% approved vs 90% nationally.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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