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1, Dorset Square, NW1 6PU

25/03841/LBCFull planning & listed building consentRefused
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Refused on 1 August 2025

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Proposal

Use of building as aparthotel (Use Class C1); Partial infilling of front lightwell; Reintroduction of false door to Melcombe Street; Installation of flag pole; Alterations to railings; and associated external alterations. Internal alterations, including changes to plan form. (Linked to 25/03841/LBC) (Linked to 25/03840/FULL)

Submitted
6 June 2025
  1. Received6 Jun
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided1 Aug

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application at 1, Dorset Square, NW1 6PU. Westminster has handled 666 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Dorset Square conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 72 applications across RPW_22. We hold 3,180 applications in total for the NW1 postcode area.

89% of full planning & listed building consent 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
NW1 6PU
Application type
Full planning & listed building consent

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Dorset Square
  • Listed building: Grade II: 1-8, Dorset Square Nw1On or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
  • 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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© 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.

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

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    6 Jun

    Use of building as aparthotel (Use Class C1); Partial infilling of front lightwell; Reintroduction of false…

    RefusedListed building consentPart of25/03840/FULL
  2. 2025
    6 Jun

    Use of building as aparthotel (Use Class C1); Partial infilling of front lightwell; Reintroduction of false…

    This applicationRefusedListed building consent25/03841/LBC

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