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26/07547/NMA - Non-material amendments Pending
Commercial & major works

Proposal

Amendments to planning permission dated 23rd May 2025 (RN ) for the Variation of condition 1 of planning permission dated 5 November 2024 (RN: ), which itself varied an earlier permission dated 13 September 2023 (RN: ), for 'Erection of extension at seventh floor level for the provision of four new hotel bedrooms and alterations to access, and relocation of the existing roof terrace'. NAMELY, Amendment to the internal arrangement of the guestrooms to provide 7 guestrooms in lieu of 6 as permitted and inclusion of stair to provide additional means of escape. No external alterations required. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Nov 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 27 Dec 2026 and 7 Jan 2027, from Westminster's recent commercial and major works.

Documents 5

Plans & drawings 2

PDF 7TH FLOOR PROPOSED GA - ADDITIONAL GUESTROOM Drawing · 5 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF 7TH FLOOR PROPOSED GA -ADDITIONAL GUESTROOM Drawing · 5 Nov 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 5 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF FEECALCULATION Background Papers · 5 Nov 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ATTACHMENTSUMMARY Background Papers · 5 Nov 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 13

St James's conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Protected view corridor: 2A.2 Parliament Hill summit to the Palace of Westminster
Inside the landmark viewing corridor of a protected vista. A building that rises above the corridor's threshold height should be refused. How high that is depends on where along the view the site is. Also in the corridor of 2B.1 Parliament Hill oak tree to the Palace of Westminster.
The London Plan (policy HC4) designates strategic views, and the Mayor's London View Management Framework (March 2012) gives 13 of them a protected vista toward St Paul's Cathedral, the Palace of Westminster or the Tower of London. A vista has a threshold height that rises or falls with the line of sight. In the landmark viewing corridor, a building above it would harm the view and should be refused. In the wider setting consultation area around the corridor, a building above it is referred for consultation and its effect on the view is judged. The threshold changes along each view and is set out in the framework. A revised framework is out for consultation until 4 December 2026 and is not yet in force.
London View Management Framework ↗
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 2.5
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 ↗
National infrastructure project 74 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel
The site is 74 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, the site is inside its boundary).
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 ↗
37 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: National Westminster Bank, Grade II, 19 m away · 8 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 28 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 ↗
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.
Registered park or garden 53 m away: Trafalgar Square
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre 27 m away: West End.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 10 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.

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Non-material amendments
Postcode
SW1A 2TS
Received
5 Nov 2026
Validated
5 Nov 2026
Ward
St James's
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Agent
MORRISON DESIGN LTD

Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. Westminster usually decides commercial and major works by day 57.

Day 651 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
50%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
282decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15349497
Planning Portal ref
PP-15349497
Env. assessment
No
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