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25/06189/NMA - Non-material amendments Approved

Proposal

Amendments to planning permission dated 19th October 2023 (RN:) for Use of fifth, sixth and seventh floors as hotel accommodation (Class C1) in conjunction with existing hotel on lower floors providing 6 additional hotel bedroom suites. Namely, to amend the wording of condition 5. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Sept 2025
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Approved
22 Sept 2025

Approved on 22 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 22 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF GRANT NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT Decision Notice · 22 Sept 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF COVERING LETTER_INCLUDED_IN_ADDITIONAL PLANS Superseded document · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF FEECALCULATION Background Papers · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗

Other documents 6

PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF ACK - NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT Background Papers · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-LA SOCIETY Background Papers · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-LA SOCIETY Background Papers · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF COVER LETTER Other · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 12

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Article 4 direction
Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 2.8
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Westminster AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
8 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 58 and 58a, Petty France Sw1, Grade II, 2 m away · 2 Grade I, 6 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
National infrastructure project 621 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 621 m from the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 442 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Central activities zone
The core of central London in the London Plan.
Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.
Also on the record
Conservation area 31 m away: Birdcage Walk; Registered park or garden 173 m away: St James's Park; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 October 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.

Building

Floor area2,921 m² (31,441 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (asset rating 25)
UseHotels
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Non-material amendments
Postcode
SW1H 0AE
Received
1 Sept 2025
Validated
1 Sept 2025
Ward
St James's
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Sept 2025
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
22 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 21 days from validation, 32 days faster than Westminster's median of 53 for amendments. Approved, as 90% of amendments here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
433decided in the last year

Plota live figures for amendments decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 18 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14240961
Planning Portal ref
PP-14240961
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

40 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2020 Approved
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2019 Approved
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2019 Approved
Installation of 3 satellite dishes, measuring 800mm x 800mm, at roof level together with…
19/05696/FULL
2019 Approved
Installation of an external lighting scheme along the Vandon Street elevation and associa…
19/05695/FULL
2019 Approved
Details of service gates and decorative screens, including a sample of the materials purs…
19/05697/ADFULL
2019 Approved
Details of kitchen extract duct at roof level pursuant to condition 33 of planning permis…
19/05424/ADFULL
2017 Approved
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17/06688/ADFULL
2017 Approved
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17/04575/FULL
2018
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18/08081/FULL
2018 Approved
Details of frosted glazing for the hotel building and residential units pursuant to condi…
18/07565/ADFULL
2018 Approved
Detailed drawings of typical bay details to all new facades including windows, external d…
18/06137/ADFULL
2017 Approved
Detailed sample panel of the typical brickwork to the Vandon Street façade pursuant to co…
17/11037/ADFULL
2017 Approved
Details of supplementary acoustic report demonstrating that the plant will comply with th…
17/04840/ADFULL
2016 Approved
Detailed construction management plan and archaeological evaluation pursuant to condition…
16/05316/ADFULL
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Westminster
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#221 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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.

One of the strictest councils
only 81% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Westminster decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #201 of 296
81%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #277 of 296
44%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #258 of 296
28%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #46 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
12 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
133 decided
4,602
Total decisions
648 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.