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25/05001/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Refused

Proposal

Conversion of existing stables (Ground Floor) and existing 3 bedroom flat (first floor) at 7, 8 & 9 Bathurst Mews to create 3 residential units. Associated alterations to elevations and extensions to roof of No.7 and dormer windows to No. 8 & 9. (Site includes 7, 8 & 9 Bathurst Mews) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
18 Jul 2025
✓
Validated
29 Jul 2025
✗
Refused
4 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 4 Aug 2026 · Sub-Committee · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Westminster Planning Sub-Committee (2) on 4 Aug 2026.

Refused unanimously

Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.

  • Officers advised approval because the proposal was acceptable in land use, heritage, amenity and highways terms, subject to conditions and obligations.
  • Residents mainly objected to losing the equestrian use, along with concerns about heritage, amenity, construction disturbance, traffic and parking.
  • The committee unanimously refused permission because the loss of the social and community use was unjustified and the premises had not been marketed for such uses.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, committee debate and reasons for refusal.

Source: Plota analysis of Westminster's committee minutes of 4 Aug 2026.

Documents 60

Plans & drawings 30

PDF PROPOSED SECTIONS Drawing · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Drawing · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATION Drawing · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF STREET ELEVATIONS Drawing · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATION Drawing · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Superseded document · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF DEMOLITION PLANS Drawing · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTIONS Superseded document · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF REVISED PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Superseded document · 17 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Superseded document · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Superseded document · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION Superseded document · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED STREET ELEVATION IN CONTEXT Superseded document · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF E-11 - PROPOSED ELEVATION REVISION 01 Superseded document · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF E-01 - EXISTING ELEVATION REVISION 01 Superseded document · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF E-02 - STREET ELEVATIONS REVISION 01 Superseded document · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE PLAN REVISION 01 Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF D-01 - BEDROOM SIZES REVISION 1 Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF D-02 - PROPOSED AMENITY REVISION 01 Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF D-03 - PROPOSED WASTE STORAGE REVSISION 01 Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTIONS Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SECTION Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF P-01 - EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN REVISION 01 Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF P-02 - EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN REVISION 01 Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF P-03 - EXISTING ROOF PLAN REVISION 01 Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF P-11 - PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN REVISION 01 Superseded document · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF P-12 - PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN REVISION 01 Superseded document · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF P-13 - PROPOSED ROOF PLAN REVISION 01 Superseded document · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Bayswater 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.
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 ↗
23 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 215-235, Sussex Gardens W2, Grade II, 4 m away · 1 Grade II*, 22 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.
Show all 23 with distances
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.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 182 m away: Kensington Gardens; National infrastructure project 735 m away: London Strategic Heat Main Project, at pre-application; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre 98 m away: Praed Street/ Paddington.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 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

Application type
Full Planning Permission Application
Postcode
W2 2SB
Received
18 Jul 2025
Validated
29 Jul 2025
Ward
Hyde Park
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Sept 2025
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
4 Aug 2026
Decision level
Sub-Committee
Applicant
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Agent
Robinson+ ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 371 days from validation, 295 days slower than Westminster's median of 76 for full applications. Refused, as 14% of full applications here are.

35%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
2,198decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →

Public comments

24comments received
19 objecting1 neutral4 supporting

79% object · above the UK average of 74%

46 neighbours consulted · Last counted 18 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14184913
Planning Portal ref
PP-14184913
Comments by
27 Aug 2025
Site or press notice
6 Aug 2025
Committee
4 Aug 2026
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

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