Land bounded by Maple Street, Cleveland Mews, Howlands and Cleveland Street, London, W1T 4JZ Data via plota.co.uk

P2026/2432/OBS - Observations to Adjoining Borough VALIDATED
Commercial & 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
15 Sept 2026
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Validated
21 Sept 2026
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Consultation
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 21 Nov 2026 and 6 Dec 2026, from Islington's recent demolitions.

The consultation period closed on 5 Oct 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 10

Central Activities ZoneParliament Hill summit to the Palace of Westminster
Grade II listed: BT Communication Tower
List entry 1350342 · The pin is inside its outline · 22 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 20 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.
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Historic England ↗
Article 4 direction
Basements. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
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.
Central Activities ZoneCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Parliament Hill summit to the Palace of WestminsterCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area 50 m away: Fitzroy Square; National infrastructure project 1700 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Camden built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

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Important details

Council
Islington
Application type
Observations to Adjoining Borough
Postcode
W1T 4JZ
Received
15 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 37 of the 56-day target. Islington usually decides demolitions by day 65.

Day 3728 days to the predicted decision (day 65)
35%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
54decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
2026/3799/P
Comments by
5 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
22 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Oct 2026

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Islington
Planning Authority Score
2.9/10
Poor
#237 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Islington is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #260 out of 296. 53% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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Islington decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #132 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #130 of 296
43%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #260 of 296
53%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #241 of 296
89%
Minor dwellings approved
499 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
1 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
19 decided
1,488
Total decisions
167 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings