41 Albemarle Street London W1S 4BF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Use of part lower ground and ground as retail use (Class E); flexible use of the first floor as retail or office use (Class E); office accommodation in the remainder of the building. Replacement of the facades of the building with a new curtain walling system and new shopfronts at ground floor level; alterations to Stafford Street façade, including replacement of windows; conversion of existing ground floor garage to create new retail floorspace, including removal of rolling garage door and replacement with new shopfront; alterations to the existing rear glazed staircase; creation of new external rear fire escape stair including removal of existing stair, infilling of floorplate between levels 3 and 6 to create additional floorspace and new external stair from ground to sixth floor; lateral extensions into the rear lightwell at level 1 and level 2 to create additional floorspace; creation of external roof terrace at third floor level with new access door; installation of plant equipment at sixth floor roof level; and internal alterations throughout the property and other associated works. (Linked with 25/08324/LBC) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 17 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Oct 2026
Documents 133
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 30
Plans & drawings 82
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 3
Other documents 15
Site constraints 12
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- 25 m7, Albemarle Street W1Grade II*
- 25 m45-46, Albemarle StreetGrade II
- 27 m10, Dover Street W1Grade II
- 37 m5, Albemarle Street W1Grade II
- 40 m47, Albemarle Street W1Grade II
- 46 m41 and 42, Dover Street W1Grade II
- 51 mRoyal Arcade (Including Shops in Arcade and Albemarle Street Front)Grade II
- 53 m31, Old Bond Street W1Grade II
- 53 mOxford University PressGrade I
- 56 m49, Albemarle Street W1Grade II
- 65 m50, Albemarle Street W1Grade II*
- 67 m61, 61A, 62 AND 62A, PICCADILLY W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 69 mAgnew'sGrade II
- 74 m63 and 65, Piccadilly W1Grade II
- 76 m44, Old Bond Street W1Grade II
- 80 m15, Albemarle Street W1Grade II
- 85 m48-50, OLD BOND STREET W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 87 m16, Albemarle Street W1Grade II
- 89 m25, Old Bond Street W1Grade II
- 92 m25, Dover Street W1Grade II
- 95 m17, Albemarle Street W1Grade II*
- 96 m22, Old Bond Street W1Grade II
- 97 mListed buildings 1429315
- 98 m26, Dover Street W1Grade II
- 102 m180, New Bond Street W1Grade II
- 102 m23 and 23a, Old Bond Street W1Grade II
- 103 m18, Albemarle Street W1Grade II
- 106 m27, Dover Street W1Grade II
- 107 m29, Albemarle Street W1Grade II
- 108 m24, OLD BOND STREET W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 108 m1-72, BURLINGTON ARCADE W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 109 m179, New Bond Street W1Grade II
- 109 m1a, Old Bond Street W1Grade II
- 110 m19, Albemarle Street W1Grade II
- 117 m49, ST JAMES'S STREET SW1 (See details for further address information)Grade II*
- 118 m28, Albemarle Street W1Grade II
- 118 mThe Wolseley 157-160 Piccadilly including 1-3 Arlington StreetGrade II*
- 119 mPart of Royal InstitutionGrade I
- 123 m162-165, PICCADILLY W1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 125 mThe Ritz HotelGrade II*
- 126 mThe Learned Societies, Forecourt Buildings to Burlington HouseGrade II*
- 127 mDevonshire HouseGrade II
- 128 m175 and 176, New Bond Street W1Grade II
- 128 mHorse and Rider SculptureGrade II
- 129 mDevonshire ClubGrade II
- 131 mThe Royal InstitutionGrade I
- 133 mK6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- 133 mDudley HouseGrade II
- 135 mRoyal Academy of ArtsGrade II*
- 137 m170-174, New Bond Street W1Grade II
- 137 mRoyal Academy including Burlington House and Galleries and Royal Academy Schools BuildingsGrade II*
- 138 mWhite's ClubGrade I
- 141 mPart of the Devonshire ClubGrade II
- 146 m21-23, Grafton Street W1Grade II
- 148 m8 Lampstandards in Burlington House CourtyardGrade II
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £14,025,000 in May 2026. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
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Important details
- Council
- Westminster
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Postcode
- W1S 4BF
- Received
- 14 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 20 Nov 2025
- Ward
- West End
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 17 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Agent
- Montagu Evans
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 239 days from validation, 163 days slower than Westminster's median of 76 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.
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Public comments
No public comments yet.
30 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14285055
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14285055
- Comments by
- 18 Mar 2026
- Site or press notice
- 16 Feb 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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.
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