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16, Hanover Square, W1S 1HS

25/04201/ADLBCApproval of details reserved by a condition (discharge)Approved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 4 August 2025

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Detailed drawings showing the following alteration to the scheme: - reduced size/ amended design of railing gate and plinth, including drawings at 1:10 and sections at 1:5 to show how the existing railings will be retained and adapted along with handling of plinth/threshold transition and including full methodology for the works which includes a timeline for the reinstatement of the railings pursuant to condition 4 of listed building consent dated 28th May 2025 (RN:25/01754/LBC)

Submitted
14 July 2025
  1. Received14 Jul
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided4 Aug

Decided in 21 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application at 16, Hanover Square, W1S 1HS. Westminster has handled 1,733 applications of this type. This one was decided in 21 days, 4 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Mayfair conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 469 applications across WEW_22. We hold 791 applications in total for the W1S postcode area.

89% of approval of details reserved by a condition (discharge) 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
W1S 1HS
Application type
Approval of details reserved by a condition (discharge)

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Mayfair
  • Listed building: Grade II: 16, Hanover Square W1On 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.

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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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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.

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.

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    5 Jun

    Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated estate agent board attached to the railings…

    ApprovedApplication26/03688/AD7
  2. 2026
    3 Mar

    Display of temporary artwork by Nicola Turner formed from horse hair and sheeps wool encased in fabric and…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent26/01349/ADV
  3. 2026
    3 Mar

    Installation of artwork by Nicola Turner formed from horse hair and sheeps wool encased in fabric and fixed…

    ApprovedListed building consent26/01350/LBC
  4. 2025
    31 Jul

    Brushed stainless steel sign formed from cut-out letters on small pins projecting 30mm out from existing…

    ApprovedListed building consent25/05386/LBC
  5. 2025
    31 Jul

    The application is for listed building consent for the replacement and regrading of the entrance steps at 16…

    ApprovedListed building consent25/05383/LBC
  6. 2025
    14 Jul

    Detailed drawings showing the following alteration to the scheme: - reduced size/ amended design of railing…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/04199/ADFULL

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