Planning application
25/08651/NMA
31 - 33 Bedford Street London WC2E 9ED
Proposal
Amendments to planning permission dated 12 September 2016 (RN:16/04327/FULL) for the use of the basement, part ground and upper floors as a hotel (Use Class C1) including ancillary café use and reception at ground floor level. Alterations at roof level including the erection of a single storey extension, creation of roof terraces, installation of plant equipment within an enclosure and installation of photovoltaic panels. Refurbishment and alterations of the buildings including re-introduction of three windows to Inigo Place façade, alterations to windows and doors and associated works; NAMELY, to alter the lower section of the shopfront by replacing the existing hardwood windows and stall risers with hardwood sliding windows and stall risers (painted in grey to match No. 33).
As published by the council, reference 25/08651/NMA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Nov 2025
Received by Westminster
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15 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Application Refused
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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