The Ritz Hotel 150 - 156 Piccadilly London W1J 9BR
Proposal
Erection of a temporary bar within the Secret Garden area and associated works.
- Received
- 25 April 2025
- Decided
- 9 September 2025 · Application Permitted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
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- ReceivedSubmitted25 Apr
- ValidatedValidated29 May
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date24 Jul
- DecidedDecided9 Sep
Decided in 103 days (council typically 49)
This is a heritage application at The Ritz Hotel 150 - 156 Piccadilly London W1J 9BR. Westminster has handled 2,686 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 65 days. This one was decided in 137 days, 10 weeks longer than Westminster's median. The site is in the St James's conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There have been 48 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 558 applications across St James's. We hold 914 applications in total for the W1J postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 202525 Apr
Erection of a temporary bar within the Secret Garden area and associated works.
ApprovedFull Planning Permission ApplicationFiled alongside25/02849/FULL - 202525 Apr
Erection of a temporary bar within the Secret Garden area and associated works.
This applicationApprovedListed building consent25/02850/LBC
Planning history at this site
20 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202625 Sep
Details of any changes to the approved works to the existing building fabric and repair strategies following…
PendingListed building consent26/06585/ADLBC - 20267 Sep
Details of external metalwork including the gates and screens to the ground floor of the new Arlington Street…
ApprovedListed building consent26/05536/ADLBC - 202626 Aug
Details of the new windows and external doors and detils of the external metalwork including the gates and…
ApprovedApplication26/05549/ADLBC - 202621 Aug
Details of additional slab removal for the shower trays and drains on Level 3; pursuant to condition 3 of…
ApprovedListed building consent26/05735/ADLBC - 202629 Jul
Details of additional slab removal for shower trays and drains on Level 4 pursuant to Condition 13 (part) of…
ApprovedListed building consent26/05096/ADLBC - 202622 Jul
Sample panel of the proposed roofing slate pursuant to Condition 3 of listed building consent dated 20th July…
ApprovedListed building consent26/04906/ADLBC - 20266 Jul
Details of works to laylight of Palm Court; pursuant to condition 6 (xvii) of listed building consent dated…
PendingListed building consent26/04502/ADLBC - 20263 Jul
Details of interior finishes pursuant to condition 6 part VII (partial) of listed building consent dated 23…
ApprovedListed building consent26/04413/ADLBC - 202629 Jun
Details of any changes to the approved works to the existing building fabric and repair strategies; pursuant…
ApprovedListed building consent26/04299/ADLBC - 202624 Jun
Details for metalwork repairs pursuant to Condition 11, Part (IV) of listed building dated 12th March 2026…
ApprovedApplication26/04190/ADLBC - 202619 Jun
Full details of the finalised outcome for the re-use and recycling of all window components from the removed…
PendingApplication26/04066/ADFULL - 202612 Jun
Detailed sample panel of cleaning to brickwork and stonework pursuant to condition 10 of Listed Building…
ApprovedListed building consent26/03863/ADLBC - 202612 Jun
Details of any changes to the approved works to the existing building fabric and repair strategies following…
ApprovedListed building consent26/03864/ADLBC - 20268 Jun
Details of changes to the approved works to the existing building fabric and repair strategies following any…
ApprovedListed building consent26/03741/ADLBC - 202622 May
Replacement of slate roof tiles on mansard roofs of Piccadilly, Green Park and Arlington Street elevations of…
ApprovedListed building consent26/03404/LBC - 202620 May
Details of any changes to the approved works to the existing building fabric and repair strategies pursuant…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/03335/ADLBC - 202619 May
Details of the interior finishes including details of flooring, decorative scheme, lighting, door furniture…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/03316/ADLBC - 202619 May
Details of doors and door furniture pursuant to condition 6 part VII (partial) of listed building consent…
ApprovedListed building consent26/03315/ADLBC - 20267 May
Details of finished appearance of The Ritz Hotel corridor and its relationship with the rotunda; and Interior…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/03016/ADLBC - 20267 May
Details of changes that must be made on the 6th floor as the surveyed slab levels clash with the shower tray…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/03020/ADLBC
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: St James's
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
- Brownfield land register: 70-73 Piccadilly London W1J 8HPRegister site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)
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