Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel 21 Lowndes Street London SW1X 9ES
Proposal
Demolition of the existing building and redevelopment of the site to provide a new building comprising two basement levels (including the retention of one existing basement level and the excavation of one new basement level incorporating a mezzanine, 9.37m total depth), plus subterranean sprinkler tank, ground floor and seven upper floors plus rooftop plant enclosure, for hotel use (Class C1), together with ancillary restaurant, bar and café uses, public realm improvements, servicing facilities and associated works.
- Received
- 27 August 2026
- Council
- City of Westminster
- ReceivedSubmitted27 Aug
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application for demolition at Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel 21 Lowndes Street London SW1X 9ES. Westminster has handled 26,489 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 54 days. It was submitted on 27 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 10 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,157 applications in total for the SW1X postcode area.
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Listed building: Grade II: Numbers 20-23 and 23a Motcomb Street and Number 15 Lowndes StreetOn or next to this site · +1 more
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation 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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A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 1.1 miLondonRTPI
- 1.2 miLondonRTPIRICS Regulated
- 1.5 miLONDONRTPI
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
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