Planning application
63 Prince's Square London W2 4PX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Use of 63 Princes Square as a hostel providing visitor accommodation (tourist accommodation).
As published by the council, reference 25/07611/CLEUD
Application record
- Reference
- 25/07611/CLEUD
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 21 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 21 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 21 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Bayswater
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- W2 4PX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/05048/LBC Awaiting decision
63 Prince's Square London W2 4PX
Extension of Hotel (Class C1) at Nos. 64-65 Prince's Square into No. 63 Prince's Square and associated external alterations. Internal alterations, including chagnes to planform, installation of a lift and formation of an internal link. (Linked to 26/02439/FULL)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Oct 2025
Received by Westminster
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21 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
PB PLANNING CONSULTANCY LTD Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Buckinghamshire
Active · incorporated 2015 · Buckinghamshire
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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Westminster granted permission on 21 January 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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