35 Great Cumberland Place London W1H 7DS Data via plota.co.uk

26/06679/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Pending
Commercial & major worksListed buildingsCommercial premises

Proposal

External alterations to existing hotel (Class C1) associated with its refurbishment, including the installation of an external platform lift and lightwell, replacement windows, rooftop plant and equipment, and extract flue, alongside internal alterations (Linked 26/06680/LBC) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 19 Nov 2026 and 1 Dec 2026, from Westminster's recent commercial and major works.

Documents 52

Statements & assessments 17

PDF ASBESTOS SURVEY Background Papers · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DAYLIGHT AND SUNLIGHT REPORT Daylight and Sunlight assessment · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ENERGY STATEMENT Energy Assessment · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANT NOISE ASSESSMENT Noise impact assessment · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF WINDOW SURVEY Background Papers · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT: PART 2 Heritage Statement · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT: PART 1 Heritage Statement · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT: PART 3 Heritage Statement · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Planning Statement · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT: PART 6 Design and Access Statement · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT: PART 7 Design and Access Statement · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT: PART 3 Design and Access Statement · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT: PART 5 Design and Access Statement · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT: PART 1 Design and Access Statement · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT: PART 4 Design and Access Statement · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT: PART 2 Design and Access Statement · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN EXEMPTION STATEMENT Biodiversity survey and report · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 31

PDF CONSTRUCTION LOGISTICS PLAN Construction Management Plan · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SECTIONS Drawing · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawing · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING GENERAL ARRANGEMENT Drawing · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ROOF DEMOLITION PLAN Drawing · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF FOURTH FLOOR DEMOLITION PLAN Drawing · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF SECOND FLOOR DEMOLITION PLAN Drawing · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF THIRD FLOOR DEMOLITION PLAN Drawing · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF BASEMENT DEMOLITION PLAN Drawing · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF GROUND FLOOR DEMOLITION PLAN Drawing · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF FIRST FLOOR DEMOLITION PLAN Drawing · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATION B Drawing · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATION D Drawing · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION C Drawing · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATION C Drawing · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION B Drawing · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATION A Drawing · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Drawing · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FOURTH FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF REFUSE AND RECYCLING Drawing · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF CYCLE PARKING Drawing · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED EXTERNAL STAIRCASE DETAIL Drawing · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ACCESSIBLE ROOM 901 PLAN Drawing · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLATFORM LIFT DETAIL Drawing · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF FIRE SAFETY STRATEGY Background Papers · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF MEP SERVICES REPORT Report · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF COVER LETTER Background Papers · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 12

Grade II listed: 35A, GREAT CUMBERLAND PLACE W1 (See details for further address information)
List entry 1213434 · The pin is inside its outline · 42 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 41 Grade II)
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.
Show the other 42 with distances
Historic England ↗
Portman Estate 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.
Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 2.10
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 ↗
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
National infrastructure project 3 m away: London Strategic Heat Main Project, at pre-application; Registered park or garden 240 m away: Portman Square and Manchester Square; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre 96 m away: West End.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Westminster
Application type
Full Planning Permission Application
Postcode
W1H 7DS
Received
30 Sept 2026
Validated
30 Sept 2026
Ward
Marylebone
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Iceni Projects

Decision outlook

Day 28 of the 56-day target. Westminster usually decides commercial and major works by day 56.

Day 2828 days to the 56-day target
52%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
235decided 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.

111 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14684889
Planning Portal ref
PP-14684889
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2016 Approved
Works to basement vaults.
16/07551/LBC
2016 Withdrawn
Works to vaults to make them structurally sound. (Linked to 16/07551/LBC)
16/07550/FULL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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25/06129/FULL
2025
Basement And Ground Floor 67 Upper Berkeley Street London W1H 7QX
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25/07459/AD7
2025
Basement And Ground Floor 67 Upper Berkeley Street London W1H 7QX
Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated estate agent board loca…
25/07458/AD7
2025
42 Great Cumberland Place London W1H 7TP
Repair of six vaults and associated works.
25/07213/LBC
2025
22 Seymour Place London W1H 7NJ
Retention of the existing extract duct with brick cladding and associated fans, and duct…
25/06754/FULL
2025
2 Wallenberg Place City Of Westminster London W1H 7TN
Details of two externally illuminated lettering fascia sign measuring 1490mm x 160mm and…
25/01328/ADV
2025
2 Wallenberg Place City Of Westminster London W1H 7TN
Details of two externally illuminated lettering fascia sign measuring 1490mm x 160mm and…
25/01293/LBC
2025
12 Upper Berkeley Street London W1H 7QD
Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated estate agent board atta…
25/01287/AD7
2025
37 Great Cumberland Place London W1H 7TD
Installation of a water misting system throughout the building.
25/00930/LBC
2025
37 Great Cumberland Place London W1H 7TD
Introduction of three new anchor posts on the main roof and additional concealed eye bolt…
25/00916/LBC
2025
2 Wallenberg Place City Of Westminster London W1H 7TN
Replacement of external doors on rear elevation facing Quebec Mews. (Linked with 25/00711…
25/00710/FULL
2025
2 Wallenberg Place City Of Westminster London W1H 7TN
Replacement of external doors on rear elevation facing Quebec Mews. (Linked with 25/00710…
25/00711/LBC
2024
3 Brunswick Mews London W1H 7FB
Erection of new mansard roof extension.
24/08923/FULL
2024
4 Bilton Towers Great Cumberland Place London W1H 7LB
Replacement of windows at flat 4.
24/08264/FULL
2024
First Floor Flat 23 Upper Berkeley Street London W1H 7QQ
Internal alterations including the removal and addition of partitions.
24/08240/LBC
2024
23 Upper Berkeley Street London W1H 7QQ
Internal alterations including replacement of existing flat entrance doors to the basemen…
24/08221/LBC
2024
Flat 3 Third Floor 29 Great Cumberland Place London W1H 7LF
Internal alterations to layout involving alterations to walls to provide an ensuite and a…
24/08149/LBC
2024
22 Seymour Place London W1H 7NJ
Installation of a brick clad replacement extract riser on the rear elevation to terminate…
24/08089/FULL
2024
23 Upper Berkeley Street London W1H 7QQ
Replacement of the existing first floor balcony to the front elevation.
24/07678/FULL
2024 Approved
2 Wallenberg Place City Of Westminster London W1H 7TN
External works to rear of building and main roof including replacement of flat roofs and…
24/02964/LBC
2018 Approved
21 Upper Berkeley Street London W1H 7PF
Internal alterations to entrance hall
18/02991/LBC
2018 Approved
67 Upper Berkeley Street London W1H 7QU
Installation of an air conditioning unit at basement level in the front lightwell of the…
18/01171/LBC
2018 Approved
67 Upper Berkeley Street London W1H 7QU
Installation of an air conditioning unit at basement level in the front lightwell of the…
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2018 Approved
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Alterations to main entrance, including removal of canopy and installation of replacement…
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2018 Approved
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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