Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel, 21 Lowndes Street, London, SW1X 9ES
Proposal
This council has been asked for its observations on an application received by Westminster City Council for demolition of the existing building and redevelopment of the site to provide a new building comprising two basement levels (including the retention of one existing basement level and the excavation of one new basement level incorporating a mezzanine, 9.37m total depth), plus subterranean sprinkler tank, ground floor and seven upper floors plus rooftop plant enclosure, for hotel use (Class C1), together with ancillary restaurant, bar and caf? uses, public realm improvements, servicing facilities and associated works.
- Received
- 8 September 2026
- Decided
- 14 October 2026 · Refused
- Ward
- Outside Borough
- ReceivedSubmitted8 Sep
- ValidatedValidated8 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date29 Sep
- DecidedDecided14 Oct
Decided in 36 days
This is a planning application for demolition at Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel, 21 Lowndes Street, London, SW1X 9ES. Kensington has handled 16,719 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 36 days, 3 weeks quicker than Kensington's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,157 applications in total for the SW1X postcode area.
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Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 - No 100
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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