Corus Hotel 1 - 7 Lancaster Gate London W2 3LG

23/03359/LBCListed Building Consent ApplicationApproved

Listed building consent

Approved on 27 September 2023

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Refurbishment of bedrooms and bathrooms to all 10 floors, including: demolition of internal blockwork walls to provide more spacious bedroom suites; refurbishment of guest corridors to all 10 floors; replacement doors and ceilings; redecoration and minor works to main staircase from basement to 10th floor; redecoration of fire escape and service staircase; redecoration of linen and service rooms; and replacement stair from basement to ground level.

Received: 19 May 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 1
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: Lancaster Gate
Agent: Unwin Jones Partnership

ReceivedReceived19 May
ValidatedValidated19 May
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date14 Jul
DecidedDecided27 Sep

Decided in 131 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for demolition at Corus Hotel 1 - 7 Lancaster Gate London W2 3LG. Westminster has handled 2,677 applications of this type. This one was decided in 131 days, 12 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Bayswater conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 67 applications across Lancaster Gate. We hold 3,422 applications in total for the W2 postcode area.

93% of heritage applications at City of Westminster were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: W2 3LG
Application type: Listed Building Consent Application
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 19 May 2023
Target decision date: 14 July 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent: Unwin Jones Partnership
Architect profile: UNWIN JONES LIMITED
Agent address: Unwin Jones Partnership Bridge Lane Studio Caldewgate CARLISLE CA2 5SS

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12159983
Documents: 44

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Conservation area: Bayswater
Listed building: Grade II: 1-9, Lancaster Gate W2On or next to this site
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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2023
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Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

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