1 Dorset Square London NW1 6PU

25/06559/LBCListed Building Consent ApplicationApproved

Listed building consent

Approved on 20 November 2025

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Use of existing building from nil use class to 14-unit aparthotel (Use Class C1), involving internal alteration, partial infilling of lightwell on lower ground floor, re-introduction of false door to Melcombe Street, installation of Air Source Heat Pump at the lower ground floor vault, and other minor external alterations. (Linked with 25/06558/FULL)

Received: 15 September 2025
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: Regent's Park
Agent: NTA Planning LLP

ReceivedReceived15 Sep
ValidatedValidated15 Sep
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date10 Nov
DecidedDecided20 Nov

Decided in 66 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application at 1 Dorset Square London NW1 6PU. Westminster has handled 2,677 applications of this type. This one was decided in 66 days, 2 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Dorset Square conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 124 applications across Regent's Park. We hold 3,180 applications in total for the NW1 postcode area.

93% of heritage 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: Listed Building Consent Application
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 15 September 2025
Target decision date: 10 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: NTA Planning LLP
Agent address: 46 James Street London W1U 1EZ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14296507
Comments: 0
Documents: 31

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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Associated applications

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15 Sep
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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

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