Planning application
30 Grosvenor Square London W1K 6AN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of permanent external planter boxes at ground floor level on the Upper Brook Street elevation and associated works.
As published by the council, reference 25/09270/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/09270/FULL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 23 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 10 Apr 2026
- Ward
- West End
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- W1K 6AN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 16 applications since 2025: 10 approved, 0 refused.
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26/07031/FULL Awaiting decision
30 Grosvenor Square London W1K 6AN
Installation of temporary weather screens within the external planters across the ground floor exterior terraces
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26/06060/FULL Awaiting decision
30 Grosvenor Square London W1K 6AN
Installation of a small ice skating rink temporarily at the front of our property measuring 8m X 18m (ice surface) Footprint is 8.3m x 20m. (Maximum skaters in 48)
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26/04647/NMA Decided
30 Grosvenor Square London W1K 6AN
Amendments to planning permission dated 10 April 2026 (RN: 25/09270/FULL) for the: Installation of permanent external planter boxes at ground floor level on the Upper Brook Street elevation and associated works. NAMELY, to install additional planter boxes to set the perimeter of the external dining space.
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26/04646/ADFULL Decided
30 Grosvenor Square London W1K 6AN
Detailed drawings and specification of the external dining arrangement and furniture, and Operational Management Plan relating to Unit R5 pursuant to the partial discharge of condition 46 (b) of planning permission dated 7th April 2025 (RN: 24/05111/FULL).
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26/03111/NMA Awaiting decision
30 Grosvenor Square London W1K 6AN
Amendments to planning permission dated 7th April 2025 (RN:24/05111/FULL) for Variation of conditions 1 and 46 of planning permission dated 18 February 2021 (RN 20/06601/FULL) for, 'Alterations to the existing building including retention & repair of the front and side facades, part demolition & replacement of the rear facade, rear extension of the 2nd-5th floors, removal of existing & introduction of a new 6th floor, introduction of a new set-back 7th floor, extension of the existing basement levels to include two additional basement levels (including one mezzanine level), installation of roof plant & plant screen, public realm works including hard & soft landscaping, removal of the security kiosks, fencing, bollards & gates/barriers to Blackburne's Mews & Culross Street, removal & replacement of 6 No. trees in front of the Grosvenor Square elevation & re-opening of the road on the western side of the Square, all in connection with the use of the building as a hotel (Class C1) with flexible retail/restaurant use at 1st floor, ground floor and basement 1 (Class A1/Class A3/Class C1), flexible restaurant/bar use at 7th floor (Class A3/Class A4/Class C1), leisure/spa facilities within the basement (Class D2/Class C1) & an ancillary ballroom, event spaces, back of house facilities & associated car, cycle parking & servicing facilities accessed from Blackburne's Mews, & other associated works'. Namely, to extend the permitted hours of operation to enable the operator to open at 06.30.
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26/00768/ADLBC Granted
30 Grosvenor Square London W1K 6AN
Detailed drawings and/or full particulars of the alterations at ground floor level including shopfronts and signs pursuant to condition 4 (part 2) of listed building dated 18th February 2021 (RN:21/00012/LBC) (Linked 26/00778/ADFULL)
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26/00778/ADFULL Granted
30 Grosvenor Square London W1K 6AN
Detailed drawings and/or full particulars of the alterations at ground floor level including shopfronts and signs pursuant to Condition 4 (Part 2) of planning permission dated 7th April 2025 (RN:24/05111/FULL) (Linked 26/00768/ADLBC)
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26/00404/ADFULL Granted
30 Grosvenor Square London W1K 6AN
Details of external dining arrangement and furniture and operational management plan relating to unit R3 pursuant to partial discharge of condition 46(b) of planning permission dated 24/05111/FULL (07/04/2025).
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26/00408/FULL Awaiting decision
30 Grosvenor Square London W1K 6AN
Installation of permanent external planter boxes at ground floor level on the Upper Grosvenor Square elevation and associated works.
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25/09322/ADFULL Granted
30 Grosvenor Square London W1K 6AN
Detailed drawings at 1:10 of the new planters, and a sample of their cladding pursuant to condition of planning permission dated 7th April 2025 (RN: 24/05112/FULL).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Dec 2025
Received by Westminster
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23 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
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1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/04647/NMA Decided
30 Grosvenor Square London W1K 6AN
Amendments to planning permission dated 10 April 2026 (RN: 25/09270/FULL) for the: Installation of permanent external planter boxes at ground floor level on the Upper Brook Street elevation and associated works. NAMELY, to install additional planter boxes to set the perimeter of the external dining space.
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