The Lanesborough Hotel 1 Lanesborough Place London SW1X 7TA

25/02675/FULLFull Planning Permission ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 18 June 2025

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Installation of an external cigar lounge structure on hardstanding at rear of hotel for temporary period.

Received: 17 April 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 1
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: Knightsbridge & Belgravia

ReceivedReceived17 Apr
ValidatedValidated17 Apr
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date12 Jun
DecidedDecided18 Jun

Decided in 62 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at The Lanesborough Hotel 1 Lanesborough Place London SW1X 7TA. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 62 days, 13 days longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Belgravia conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 380 applications across Knightsbridge & Belgravia. We hold 1,288 applications in total for the SW1X 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: SW1X 7TA
Application type: Full Planning Permission Application
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 17 April 2025
Consultation expiry: 28 May 2025
Target decision date: 12 June 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: Bidwells
Agent address: 25 Old Burlington Street London W1S 3AN United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 7 May 2025
Advertisement expiry: 28 May 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13916535
Documents: 30

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Belgravia
Listed building: Grade II*: St George'S Hospital St George'S Hospital and Attached Drinking FountainOn this site · +1 more
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.

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Associated applications

2026
2 Apr
Amendments to planning permission dated 17th April 2025 (RN 25/02675/FULL
ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment26/02231/NMA
2025
17 Apr
Installation of an external cigar lounge structure on hardstanding at rear of hotel for temporary period.
This applicationApprovedFull25/02675/FULL

Planning history at this site

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Source: Westminster

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