Planning application
The Ritz Hotel 150 - 156 Piccadilly London W1J 9BR
Works: Extension Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Amendments to planning permission dated 12 July 2022 (RN: 21/07264/FULL) for alterations and extensions to the Ritz Hotel and William Kent House including the change of use of the casino to a dual flexible use as hotel and/or private members club, a two storey side extension to William Kent House, extensions to the Ritz hotel including on the site of 22 Arlington Street comprising an extension of five basements, lower ground, ground, mezzanine and seven upper floors to provide additional hotel floorspace, new and upgraded hotel facilities including hotel rooms, restaurant and spa, new entrances on Arlington Street, arrival and drop off facilities, changes to the servicing and refuse facilities, car and cycle parking, plant, landscaping and all works including demolition, enabling, highways and other ancillary works. Namely, alterations including additional demolition as a result of detailed investigation work.
As published by the council, reference 23/03944/NMA
Application record
- Reference
- 23/03944/NMA
- Type
- Non-material amendments
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 13 Jun 2023
- Validated
- 13 Jun 2023
- Decided
- 14 Jul 2023
- Ward
- St James's
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- W1J 9BR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 40 applications since 2022: 12 approved, 1 refused.
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26/06585/ADLBC Awaiting decision
The Ritz Hotel 150 - 156 Piccadilly London W1J 9BR
Details of any changes to the approved works to the existing building fabric and repair strategies pursuant to condition 13 of planning permission dated 12th March 2026 (RN:25/07529/LBC)
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26/05735/ADLBC Decided
The Ritz Hotel 150 - 156 Piccadilly London W1J 9BR
Details of changes to approved works to the existing building fabric and repair strategies following further site discoveries or opening up pursuant to condition 13 of listed building consent dated 13 March 2026 (25/07529/LBC).
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26/05549/ADLBC Decided
The Ritz Hotel 150 - 156 Piccadilly London W1J 9BR
Details of the new windows and external doors and detils of the external metalwork including the gates and screens to the ground floor of the new Arlington Street façade pursuant to condition 6 (I and II) of listed building dated 12 March 2026 (RN:25/07529/LBC).
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26/05536/ADLBC Awaiting decision
The Ritz Hotel 150 - 156 Piccadilly London W1J 9BR
Details of external metalwork including the gates and screens to the ground floor of the new Arlington Street façade pursuant to Condition 6 (II) of Listed Building Consent dated 12th March 2026 (RN25/07529/LBC)
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26/05096/ADLBC Decided
The Ritz Hotel 150 - 156 Piccadilly London W1J 9BR
Details of additional slab removal for shower trays and drains on Level 4 pursuant to Condition 13 (part) of listed building consent dated 23 February 2026 (RN: 25/07529/LBC).
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26/04906/ADLBC Decided
The Ritz Hotel 150 - 156 Piccadilly London W1J 9BR
Sample panel of the proposed roofing slate pursuant to Condition 3 of listed building consent dated 20th July 2026 (RN: 26/03404/LBC)
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26/04502/ADLBC Awaiting decision
The Ritz Hotel 150 - 156 Piccadilly London W1J 9BR
Details of works to laylight of Palm Court; pursuant to condition 6 (xvii) of listed building consent dated 12th March 2026 (25/07529/LBC)
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26/04413/ADLBC Awaiting decision
The Ritz Hotel 150 - 156 Piccadilly London W1J 9BR
Details of interior finishes pursuant to condition 6 part VII (partial) of listed building consent dated 23 February 2026 (RN: 25/07529/LBC)
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26/04299/ADLBC Awaiting decision
The Ritz Hotel 150 - 156 Piccadilly London W1J 9BR
Details of any changes to the approved works to the existing building fabric and repair strategies; pursuant to condition 13 of Listed Building Consent dated 12th March 2026 (RN 25/07529/LBC)
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26/04190/ADLBC Decided
The Ritz Hotel 150 - 156 Piccadilly London W1J 9BR
Details for metalwork repairs pursuant to Condition 11, Part (IV) of listed building dated 12th March 2026 (RN: 25/07529/LBC)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jun 2023
Received by Westminster
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14 Jul 2023
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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29 Sep 2026
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