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41 Kingsway London WC2B 6TP

Awaiting decision Westminster 26/00080/FULL Full Planning Permission Application

Works: Extension Loft or dormer Windows or glazing

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Proposal

Variation of condition 1 of planning permission dated 26 June 2020 (RN: 20/00330/FULL) (which itself varied condition 1 of planning permission dated 07 March 2019 (RN: 18/09035/FULL), which amended planning permission dated 28 June 2018 (RN: 18/02441)) for 'Use of first to seventh floors as a hotel (Class C1) and as a restaurant (Class A3) at ground floor and basement level, extension in the rear light well at first to seventh floors, extension and new dormer windows at seventh floor level, installation of new shopfronts and signage at ground floor level, installation of mechanical plant and an extract duct at podium and roof level'. NAMELY, to allow amendments including internal reconfiguration of restaurant and hotel, adjustment of roof pitch to Kemble Street, relocation of lift over-run and plant at roof level within a new enclosure, replacement windows with alterations to fenestration and dormers, reconfiguration of internal layout to accommodate a second stair and alterations to shopfront.

As published by the council, reference 26/00080/FULL

Application record

Reference
26/00080/FULL
Type
Full Planning Permission Application
Status
Pending
Received
7 Jan 2026
Validated
7 Jan 2026
Ward
St James's
Postcode
WC2B 6TP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Jan 2026

    Received by Westminster

  2. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 4 March 2026, 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 66 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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Documents

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36 documents on file for this application

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