30 John Islip Street London SW1P 4DD Data via plota.co.uk

26/06157/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Pending

Proposal

Provision of additional hotel bedrooms at ground and first floor within the envelope of existing hotel building (Use Class C1), following internal re-location of existing hotel facilities including the conversion of existing internal guest car parking area, guest coach parking area, bowling lane, meeting rooms and conversion of linen stores at levels 2-12. Provision of cycle facilities and works to pedestrian link route. Reinstatement of footway to closed vehicle access in Thorney Street. Change of Use of self-contained Class E caf/e use at ground floor entrance lobby for use as either, Class E caf/e use and/ or additional hotel lobby / ancillary hotel space. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 2 Nov 2026 and 13 Nov 2026, from Westminster's recent changes of use. Comments are open until 21 Oct 2026.

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Documents 22

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Site constraints 9

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 3.2
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 ↗
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 62 m away: Smith Square; 5 listed buildings within 150 m; Registered park or garden 224 m away: Victoria Tower Gardens; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission Application
Postcode
SW1P 4DD
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Ward
Vincent Square
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Nov 2026
Agent
Savills
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 26 of the 56-day target. Westminster usually decides changes of use by day 57.

Day 2631 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
48%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
163decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15199062
Comments by
21 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
30 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Westminster
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#221 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Freehold owner: 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.