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Albany House 98 Petty France London SW1H 9EA

25/07812/FULLFull Planning Permission ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Refurbishment, alterations and extensions including demolition of existing sixth floor to Petty France elevation and erection of three-storey roof top extension; removal of roof top plant and two storeys from the Palmer Street (tower) wing and their replacement with five storeys (net increase of three) and screened plant; central atrium extension; alterations to the Petty France facade at ground floor level, extension to the Palmer Street wing at ground floor level and improvement works to forecourt and greening; all in connection with provision of new hotel with ancillary uses (class C1).

Received
28 October 2025
Decision due
27 January 2026
Ward
St James's
  1. Received28 Oct
  2. Validated28 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target27 Jan
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Albany House 98 Petty France London SW1H 9EA. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 28 October 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 414 applications in total for the SW1H 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
SW1H 9EA
Application type
Full Planning Permission Application
Scale / size
Large

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 October 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
165 Fleet Street London EC4A 2DW United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14282470
Comments
0
Documents
154

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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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Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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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