Hotel in Admiralty Arch gets the green light
WESTMINSTER Council has approved plans for a new 100-bedroom hotel which will have views of Buckingham Palace.
The new five star luxury hotel will be developed in historic Admiralty Arch which spans The Mall in London.
Prime Investors Capital (PIC) paid £60 million for a 99-year lease on the Grade-I building last year. The hotel is expected to open 2016 and the development will also include residences and a private members’ club.
Cllr Robert Davis, Westminster City Council deputy leader, said: “This is an exciting application that will return an iconic piece of London’s architecture to its full glory. Personally I am delighted that this building will now see high quality public use.”
Prime Investors Capital CEO Rafael Serrano said:
“We are delighted and grateful that Westminster City Council has granted us permission to begin work on the sensitive restoration of Admiralty Arch. We can now give this historical building a worthy and suitable purpose as its designer Sir Aston Webb originally intended and open it up to the public.
“A great deal of care, attention and hard work has gone into making this development possible and I am thankful to all local stakeholders, particularly the neighbours and residents who have shown their support for our scheme throughout the planning process.
Admiralty Arch was commissioned by King Edward VII in memory of his mother, Queen Victoria, and it was completed in 1912.
