Planning application
16 Hanover Street London W1S 1YL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Provision of a new external lift to the rear of 16 Hanover Street.
As published by the council, reference 25/05714/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/05714/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 14 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 14 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 3 Oct 2025
- Ward
- West End
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- W1S 1YL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Aug 2025
Received by Westminster
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3 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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21 Jul 2026
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Savills Limited Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1987 · London
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15 documents on file for this application
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