Hoxton Hotel Gets Planning Approval

The developers of the proposed Hoxton Hotel at 65 Shepherd's Bush Green have at last won their fight to secure planning permission to demolish the old buildings and build a new hotel.

Planning permission for the site was originally granted back in 2017, but the owner of a flat in nearby Pennard Rd successfully challenged it by way of Judicial Review, and managed to get the plans quashed, forcing the developers to re-apply for planning permission with revised plans.

Hoxton Hotel on Shepherd's Bush Green

Threshold & Union House 65 Shepherd's Bush Green

Back in April 2017 details were revealed of a new proposed Hoxton Hotel to be built on the west side of Shepherd's Bush Green. The proposed new hotel would displace the old Post Office, and the existing buildings were to be demolished.

The image at the top shows the Dorsett Hotel on the left, and the proposed Hoxton Hotel on the right.

On the right you can see the unlovely 1960s buildings which will be demolished.

Proposed Hoxton Hotel

Local Reaction
The developers consulted widely in our community and the Hammersmith Society, guardians of good architecture in our neighbourhood, is supportive of the scheme, saying that "redevelopment is appropriate for the site", since the existing building "makes no positive contribution to the west side of Shepherds Bush Green". In other words, the existing buildings are ugly.

And, given the great success of the Dorsett Regency hotel, it's hard to imagine that a new upscale hotel wouldn't improve the look and feel of Shepherd's Bush Green.

You can read more about the plans here.

The Friends of Shepherd's Bush is a group of volunteers living in Shepherd’s Bush who are dedicated to making our neighbourhood a better place to live.  If you would like to get involved, email us at fosbgrn@gmail.com. And don't forget to add your opinion in the comments section below.