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16 Stanhope Row London W1J 7BT

24/05472/FULLFull Planning Permission ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 31 October 2025

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Proposal

Variation of conditions 1 and removal of condition 35 of planning permission dated 24th May 2023 (RN 22/05759/FULL) for the demolition and replacement of existing fifth floor, demolition of existing plant room, and erection of a single storey roof extension at sixth floor to 2-6 Stanhope Row with replacement windows, terraces at fifth and sixth floors and remodelling works; demolition of 16 Stanhope Row, 16a, 16b and 17 Market Mews, excavation at basement level and erection of a four-storey (plus part basement floor) replacement building, all to provide an 82-bedroom hotel (Class C1). Demolition of 37 Hertford Street and erection of replacement building (basement to fourth floor mansard roof plus rooftop plant enclosure); and Internal and external alterations to 36 Hertford Street including demolition and remodelling of existing mansard roof; together with excavation at basement level to 36 and 37 Hertford Street to lower existing basement slab level; all to provide 16 residential dwellings (Class C3) along with provision for cycle parking, terraces, refuse storage and rooftop plant, together with other associated works. NAMELY, to repair unbonded, crumbling brickwork; extensive cracks, unstable brickwork; inward leaning parapets; chimney stacks that are no longer structurally sound; concrete lintels that replaced soldier courses; mismatching brickwork (finish, coursing); misaligned faces of brickwork. The louvres on the first floor were previously proposed to be vertical are now proposed to be horizontal, which is more suitable for weather conditions; and the L01 window proportions have been adjusted to accommodate the existing upstand found on site. (Linked with 24/02604/LBC)

Received
9 August 2024
Ward
West End
  1. Received9 Aug
  2. Validated9 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target4 Oct
  5. Decided31 Oct

Decided in 448 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 16 Stanhope Row London W1J 7BT. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 448 days, 57 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Mayfair conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 484 applications across West End. We hold 940 applications in total for the W1J postcode area.

86% of full 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
W1J 7BT
Application type
Full Planning Permission Application
Scale / size
Medium
Number of dwellings
16

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 August 2024
Target decision date
4 October 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
DP9
Agent address
DP9 100 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5NQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13267035
Comments
0
Documents
21

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Mayfair
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage 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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