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26/06171/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Pending

Proposal

Retrofit, remodelling and extension of existing office building comprising external and internal alterations, provision of additional office accommodation (Class E), replacement of existing curtain walling and other associated works, provision of roof terraces, external landscaping and other associated internal and external works. (Linked to 26/06172/LBC) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Oct 2026, 03:14

Application progress

✓

Received

9 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 9 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 29 Oct 2026 and 10 Nov 2026, from Westminster's recent commercial and major works.

The consultation period closed on 21 Oct 2026.

Documents 149

Statements & assessments 45

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Statement of Community Involvement · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 83

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

Associated applications 2

FullPending9 Sep 202626/06171/FULLThis application
Retrofit, remodelling and extension of existing office building comprising external and internal alterations, provision…
Listed buildingPending9 Sep 202626/06172/LBC
Retrofit, remodelling and extension of existing office building comprising external and internal alterations, provision…

Site constraints 13

19 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: 16-18 Connaught Place, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 19 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 19 with distances

0 m16-18 Connaught PlaceGrade II
22 m1-12 (Not Number 8), Connaught Place W2Grade II
68 m11-15, Stanhope Place W2Grade II
76 mGroup of Five K6 Telephone KiosksGrade II
85 m9 and 10, Stanhope Place W2Grade II
89 m47, Connaught Square W2Grade II
99 m88, Seymour Street W1Grade II
103 m90, Seymour Street W1Grade II
107 m1-15, Connaught Square W2Grade II
107 m1-5, Stanhope Place W2Grade II
109 mHyde Park PlaceGrade II
112 m6, Stanhope Place W2Grade II
114 m7, Stanhope Place W2Grade II
115 m8, Stanhope Place W2Grade II
117 m39-46, Connaught Square W2Grade II
131 mCumberland Lodge, Marble ArchGrade II
142 mK2 Telephone Kiosk Outside Number 64Grade II
142 m47-49, Upper Berkeley Street W1Grade II
148 m50, Upper Berkeley Street W1Grade II

Historic England ↗

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.

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.

Registered park or garden about 87 m away: Hyde Park

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

National infrastructure project about 14 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 about 12 m away: Edgware Road South; Metropolitan Open Land about 68 m away.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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: Full Planning Permission Application
Postcode: W2 2ES
Received: 9 Sept 2026
Validated: 9 Sept 2026
Ward: Hyde Park
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 9 Dec 2026
Agent: Bidwells

Decision outlook

Day 50 of the 56-day target. Westminster usually decides commercial and major works by day 56.

prediction

Day 506 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.

488 neighbours consulted · Last counted 21 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15102177
Planning Portal ref: PP-15102177
Comments by: 21 Oct 2026
Site or press notice: 30 Sept 2026
Env. assessment: No

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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

16 - 18 Connaught Place London W2 2ES Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 149

Statements & assessments 45

Plans & drawings 83

Application forms 1

Other documents 20

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 13

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Important details

Decision outlook

Public comments

Consultation & key dates

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