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Land Bounded by Maple Street, Cleveland Mews, Howland Street and Cleveland Street London W1T 4JZ

Awaiting decision Camden 2026/3802/L Listed Building Consent

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Proposal

External refurbishment and restoration of the BT Tower including facade replacement and replacement of glazed units; new stair core; insertion of second staircase, upgraded lifts; Works in association with the conversion of the existing buildings to a hotel (Use Class C1) with flexible retail/restaurant/ food and beverage uses (Class E), bar (Sui Generis), exhibition/events/entertainment space (Sui Generis) at basement, lower ground and ground floor levels; flexible hotel (Class C1) / exhibition/ events/ entertainment space (Sui Generis) at Levels 1-4; and a top of the Tower visitor/events/entertainment experience (Sui Generis). Creation of new external square; terraces; and swimming pool at Level 6. Public realm, landscaping, cycle parking, waste storage and associated works.

As published by the council, reference 2026/3802/L

Application record

Reference
2026/3802/L
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Registered
Received
2 Sep 2026
Validated
7 Sep 2026
Ward
Bloomsbury
Postcode
W1T 4JZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Camden register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 2026/3799/P Awaiting decision

    Land Bounded by Maple Street, Cleveland Mews, Howland Street and Cleveland Street London W1T 4JZ

    Refurbishment including external alterations to the BT Tower; partial demolition, remodelling and extension of the Base (Podium, Howland Building and base of the tower). Change of use of the existing telecommunications buildings (Sui Generis) to a hotel (Use Class C1) with flexible retail/restaurant/ food and beverage uses (Class E), bar (Sui Generis), exhibition/events/entertainment space (Sui Generis) at basement, lower ground and ground floor levels; flexible hotel (Class C1) / exhibition/ events/ entertainment space (Sui Generis) at Levels 1-4; and a top of the Tower visitor/events/entertainment experience (Sui Generis). Creation of new external square; terraces; and swimming pool at Level 6. Public realm, landscaping, cycle parking, waste storage and associated works.

    Submitted 2 Sep 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Sep 2026

    Received by Camden

  2. 7 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Camden took a median of 42 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Camden for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Camden decided heritage and listed building applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About heritage and listed building applications

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