Key Details

Overview

Gateway Building is a hotel and leisure scheme by British Land at the entrance to Paddington Central in London W2.

The new building is designed by Carmody Groake.

Former estate office building.

March 2018 - Planning permission for:
Demolition of existing management office building and lift building, and erection of a new building comprising basement, three lower levels (canal level -1, amphitheatre level -2 and railway level -3), ground and 19 upper levels plus rooftop plant to provide a hotel with up to 200 bedrooms/suites and associated ancillary facilities including conference facilities/ meeting rooms/ private dining/ bars/ restaurants including publicly accessible restaurant/ bar at Level 19 (Class C1), flexible hotel/ retail (Class C1/ A1) at part ground level, flexible hotel/ retail/ restaurant/ bar use (Class C1/ A1/ A3/ A4) at part - 1, and part - 2 level, and hotel (Class C1) at part -2 level as well as Level 17 roof terrace, replacement lift, plant, cycle parking, landscaping and other associated works. Westminster Council ref. no. 17/05609/FULL.

2017 June - Planning application no. 17/05609/FULL submitted.

References:
1. Westminster City Council planning application from June 2017 ref. no. 17/05609/FULL westminster.gov.uk/planning