8 - 10 Great George Street London SW1P 3AE
Proposal
Amendments to planning permission dated 08 November 2019 (RN: 19/02730/FULL) for the Use of part ground and upper floors as a 134-room hotel (Class C1); use of part lower ground as a leisure suite (Class D2); use of ground floor as restaurant/bar (Class A3/A4), external alterations, including demolition to include the removal of the rooftop plant enclosures and replacement with a single-storey extension, remodelling of the Little Sanctuary elevation and introduction of balconies and lightwells. NAMELY, to amend the description of development so that the reference to a 134-room hotel is amended to identify 134 rooms as the maximum number of hotel rooms permitted as part of the development.
- Received
- 4 September 2026
- Decided
- 16 September 2026
- Council
- City of Westminster
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- ReceivedSubmitted4 Sep
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided16 Sep
Decided in 12 days
This is a planning application for demolition at 8 - 10 Great George Street London SW1P 3AE. Westminster has handled 26,489 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 54 days. This one was decided in 12 days, 6 weeks quicker than Westminster's median. The site is in the Westminster Abbey and Parliament Square conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 1,239 applications in total for the SW1P postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202622 Jan
Amendments to planning permission dated 08 November 2019 (RN: 19/02730/FULL
ApprovedNon-material amendment26/00372/NMA - 20254 Nov
Excavation of an additional basement level and associated works.
ApprovedFull Planning Permission Application25/08009/FULL - 20154 Dec
Implementation of planning permission dated 8 September 2014 (13/10511/FULL
ApprovedCertificate of Lawfulness (existing)15/11351/CLEUD - 201522 Oct
Amendment to planning permission dated 8 November 2014 (13/10511/FULL
ApprovedNon-material amendment15/10067/NMA - 200425 Nov
Installation of two dry cooled condensers and acoustic screening at seventh floor roof level.
ApprovedApplication for full Planning Permission04/09362/FULL
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Westminster Abbey And Parliament Square
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
- Brownfield land register: 8-10 Great George Street, London, SW1P 3AERegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (20)
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