Planning application
Telephone Exchange 60 Cleveland Street London Borough Of Camden London W1T 4JZ
Works: Extension Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Refurbishment including external alterations to the BT Tower; partial demolition, remodelling and extension of the Base (Podium, Howland Building and base of the tower). Change of use of the existing telecommunications buildings (Sui Generis) to a hotel (Use Class C1) with flexible retail/restaurant/ food and beverage uses (Class E), bar (Sui Generis), exhibition/events/ entertainment space (Sui Generis) at basement, lower ground and ground floor levels; flexible hotel (Class C1) / exhibition/ events/ entertainment space (Sui Generis) at Levels 1-4; and a top of the Tower visitor/events/entertainment experience (Sui Generis). Creation of new external square; terraces; and swimming pool at Level 6. Public realm, landscaping, cycle parking, waste storage and associated works.
As published by the council, reference 26/06125/OBS
Application record
- Reference
- 26/06125/OBS
- Status
- Pending
- Received
- 8 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 8 Sep 2026
- Postcode
- W1T 4JZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Sep 2026
Received by Westminster
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11 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
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What happens while it is decided
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