20.06.08 - New plans for Battersea unveiled
Irish developer Real Estate Opportunities has unveiled ambitious plans for the mixed-use redevelopment of Battersea Power Station. These include provision for a 300m 'eco-dome', 3m sq ft of residential, 2.5m sq ft of office, and 1m sq ft of hotels and serviced apartments
16.06.08 - Kingston Moran gets go-ahead
Planning permission for a 180-room hotel in Kingston town centre has been granted subject to legal agreements. Developer NHP Leisure has earmaked Irish group Moran Hotels to operate the property
18.05.08 - Trocadero gets green light
Westminster Council has given consent to Criterion Capital's revised plans to convert the Trocadero into a mixed-use leisure and residential scheme. The hotel element has now been reduced to 476 rooms
20.04.08 - Cafe Royal development
Israeli developer Alrov has agreed to develop the Cafe Royal into a 160-room luxury hotel. The Cafe Royal forms part of the wider Quadrant scheme at the southern end of Regent Street that the Crown Estate is redeveloping
08.04.08 - Premier Inn expansion
Whitbread have announced plans to add 1,200 rooms to its Premier Inn portfolio across London. Three existing hotels are being acquired from the Real Hotel Company, while a further three properties are to be developed at Waterloo, Ealing and Old Street for completion in 2011
19.03.08 - Gillette Building gets go-ahead
Planning consent to turn the Gillette building in West London into a luxury 500-room hotel has been granted. The building was acquired by the Bonnington Group in 2005
27.02.08 - Oval Plan may face further setback
Surrey Cricket Club's plans to redevelop the Oval, which includes a 170 room hotel, is likely to face further delays following reports that the Health & Safety Executive is likely to appeal against the decision allowing the development. The HSE are concerned about the impact of any explosion from a nearby gas storage facility
10.02.08 - IHI buys Metropole
International Hotel Investments have purchased the Metropole Building in Whitehall with a view to developing a 280-room luxury hotel as part of a mixed-use development. IHI operates 14 luxury hotels across Europe under the Corinthia Hotels International brand
28.1.08 - Hilton Heathrow T5
Hilton have signed a franchise deal with Shiva Hotels to open a 350-room property at Heathrow T5. Located near Terminal 5 at Poyle, the hotel is scheduled to open in 2010
07.12.07 - Another Travelodge gets the go-ahead
Subject to legal agreements, Travelodge have gained planning permission to develop a c300-room property at St George's House near Waterloo Station. The hotel will form part of a wider mixed-use scheme
13.11.07 - Trocadero plans deferred
Major redevelopment plans for the Trocadero Centre, which include provison for a 500-room Ibis Hotel, have been deferred by Westminster Council in order for fresh designs to be submitted
24.10.07 - Oval plans refused
Plans by Surrey Cricket Club to build a hotel and new stand at the Oval have been refused by Lambeth Council following safety objections. New plans are now likely to be submitted
2.10.07 - New Hotel du Vin & Malmaison
According to MWB's latest operating review, the group is close to securing a 45-room development for Hotel du Vin within the West End, and a second 180-room site in London for Malmaison
12.9.07 -
Woolwich Town Centre redevelopment
Plans for a major redevelopment of Woolwich town centre have been submitted by Wilson Bowden Homes. The Woolwich Triangle scheme comprises of mixed-use development including provision for a c100 room hotel that would ideally suit a budget operator
27.7.07 - Beetham Tower development
Southwark Council
has given its backing in principle to the 52-storey Beetham Tower development at Blackfriars. The tower is likely to contain a 260-room hotel that Jumeirah Hotels has signed-up to operate. Although the development has still to gain final permission, it could be built by 2012
21.6.07 - Metropole Building redevelopment
Crown Estates has announced plans to sell the Metropole Building in Whitehall for redevelopment as a high-quality hotel. Standing vacant since 2004, the Metropole was originally built as a hotel in the 1880s. It occupiesa prime site on Northumberland Avenue with 177,000 sq ft for hotel use
25.5.07 - Baptist Society HQ hotel
Kingsgate London Properties has announced plans to turn the former Baptist Society headquarters in Holborn into a 65-room luxury hotel. Work is scheduled to start on the Grade II-listed building in 2007, and take 12 months to complete
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