"Criterion's plans include an L-shaped extension and green roof and an internal refurbishment. If approved, the hotel could accommodate 1,332 guests at a time. A mockup of the Millbank entrance to Noble House The application received 145 objections and no letters of support from adjoining owners and occupiers. Many feared the hotel would adversely impact the quiet and tranquil character of the surrounding area and that the Millbank entrance was too small to cater for hundreds of guests."
"Westminster City Council said though Millbank was not an optimal location for a hotel catering for hundreds of guests, it could operate without causing unacceptable impacts on the character of the area. An independent council surveyor said there was no reasonable prospect of letting the building as office space. They said the building's deep floor plans and relatively poor daylighting made it unsuitable for modern office use."
Noble House at 17 Smith Square, a Grade II-listed central London building that once housed a government department, has a planning application to be converted into a 652-bedroom hotel with a ground-level restaurant and bar/cafe, basement workspaces, an L-shaped extension, a green roof, and internal refurbishment. If approved the hotel could accommodate 1,332 guests simultaneously. The application attracted 145 objections citing impacts on local tranquillity and concerns about the Millbank entrance capacity. An independent surveyor found office reuse unviable after 12 months of marketing due to deep floor plans and poor daylighting. Local amenity societies and Historic England supported the proposal, while Thames Water warned the existing water network could not meet the hotel's demand and sought conditions to address supply.
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