Planning application
Dorchester Hotel 53 Park Lane London W1K 1QA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Removal and replacement of internal fabric within the Regal and Adam stairs and their associated lobbies to facilitate the use as firefighting shafts.
As published by the council, reference 25/06164/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/06164/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent Application
- Status
- Pending
- Received
- 29 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 29 Aug 2025
- Ward
- West End
- Postcode
- W1K 1QA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 18 applications since 2025: 6 approved, 0 refused.
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26/06482/FULL Awaiting decision
Dorchester Hotel 53 Park Lane London W1K 1QA
Installation of rooflight on the southwest corner of the roof. (Linked with 26/06483/LBC)
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26/06483/LBC Awaiting decision
Dorchester Hotel 53 Park Lane London W1K 1QA
Installation of rooflight on the southwest corner of the roof. (Linked with 26/06482/FULL)
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26/05795/ADFULL Decided
Dorchester Hotel 53 Park Lane London W1K 1QA
Details of new doors and windows pursuant to Condition 4 (A and B) of planning permission dated 29th September 2023 (RN22/08705/FULL)
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26/05759/ADLBC Decided
Dorchester Hotel 53 Park Lane London W1K 1QA
Detailed drawings of the new doors and new windows pursuant to condition 4 (A), (B) of listed building dated 29th September 2023 (RN:22/08706/LBC)
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26/05712/LBC Decided
Dorchester Hotel 53 Park Lane London W1K 1QA
Removal and replacement of external facing materials and windows to the Harlequin Suite at ninth floor level on the west elevation of the building. (Linked with 26/05711/FULL)
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26/05711/FULL Awaiting decision
Dorchester Hotel 53 Park Lane London W1K 1QA
Removal and replacement of external facing materials and windows to the Harlequin Suite at ninth floor level on the west elevation (Linked with 26/05712/LBC)
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26/05713/ADFULL Decided
Dorchester Hotel 53 Park Lane London W1K 1QA
Details of photographs and/or manufacturers' specifications of the facing materials pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission dated 20 March 2026 (RN: 24/06594/FULL)
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26/05634/ADLBC Decided
Dorchester Hotel 53 Park Lane London W1K 1QA
Details of approval of photographs and/or manufacturers' specifications of the facing materials you will use, including paving, and elevations and roof plans annotated to show where the materials are to be located and detailed drawings of new internal doors pursuant to conditions 3 and 4 of listed building consent dated 20th March 2026 (RN 24/06595/LBC)
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26/04237/ADV Decided
Dorchester Hotel 53 Park Lane London W1K 1QA
Display of 3 illuminated flags at ninth floor to the south elevation measuring 2.7m x 1.4m. (Linked to 26/04220/LBC)
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26/04220/LBC Decided
Dorchester Hotel 53 Park Lane London W1K 1QA
Erection of 3 externally illuminated flagpoles at ninth floor to the south elevation. (Linked to 26/04237/ADV)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Aug 2025
Received by Westminster
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Westminster took a median of 91 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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Montagu Evans LLP Agent, registered in London
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
42 documents on file for this application
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Details of photographs, drawings and written description providing details of the condition of the building fabric beneath the plastic green cladding shown on drawing A-HW-250-05 Rev. 07, pursuant to condition 3 of Listed building Consent dated 2nd May 2025 (25/00132/LBC). [Linked with 25/07961/ADFULL].
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Details of photographs, drawings and written description providing details of the condition of the building fabric beneath the plastic green cladding pursuant to condition 6 of planning permission dated 2nd May 2025 (RN:25/00131/FULL). [Linked with 25/08202/ADLBC].
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