Telephone Exchange 60 Cleveland Street London Borough Of Camden London W1T 4JZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/06125/OBS - Application for obs to adj boroughs Approved
Change of useCommercial & major worksDemolitionListed buildingsCommercial premises

Proposal

Refurbishment including external alterations to the BT Tower; partial demolition, remodelling and extension of the Base (Podium, Howland Building and base of the tower). Change of use of the existing telecommunications buildings (Sui Generis) to a hotel (Use Class C1) with flexible retail/restaurant/ food and beverage uses (Class E), bar (Sui Generis), exhibition/events/ entertainment space (Sui Generis) at basement, lower ground and ground floor levels; flexible hotel (Class C1) / exhibition/ events/ entertainment space (Sui Generis) at Levels 1-4; and a top of the Tower visitor/events/entertainment experience (Sui Generis). Creation of new external square; terraces; and swimming pool at Level 6. Public realm, landscaping, cycle parking, waste storage and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Sept 2026
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Approved
28 Oct 2026

Approved on 28 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF NO OBJECTION - OBS. ADJ. BOROUGH [PE] Decision Notice · 29 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 29 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF ACK-OBSERVATIONS Background Papers · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF CNSLT-LA SOCIETY Background Papers · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ECNSLT-INTERNAL CONSULTS Background Papers · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION Other · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Licence at this address

  • Licence B T Tower Premises licence · in force since 5 Jan 2016 · elsewhere in the building Hours not given on the register

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 9

2 Article 4 directions
Basements · Commercial, Business, and Service (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) (in CAZ). Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Air quality management area: Camden 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 ↗
22 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: BT Communication Tower, Grade II, 4 m away · 1 Grade I, 21 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 ↗
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 38 m away: East Marylebone; National infrastructure project 1671 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Heritage at risk 91 m away: Former Strand Union Workhouse (Middlesex Hospital Annex), 44, Cleveland Street.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 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.

Building

Floor area29,523 m² (317,783 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (asset rating 156)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2023, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Application for obs to adj boroughs
Postcode
W1T 4JZ
Received
8 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Obs For Adj Boroughs
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Sept 2026
Decision
No objections
Decision date
28 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Planning Assistant
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 7 days faster than Westminster's median of 57 for changes of use. Approved, as 82% of changes of use here are.

48%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
207decided 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

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 30 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

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Installation of 2 aerials at level 40 and 1 dish at level 37.
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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
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.

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.