53 Whitehall London SW1A 2HP
Approved on 11 November 2002
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Alterations to shopfront and installation of new spotlights at first floor level.
- Received
- 24 June 2002
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- ReceivedReceived24 Jun
- ValidatedValidated3 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date27 Aug
- DecidedDecided11 Nov
Decided in 131 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application at 53 Whitehall London SW1A 2HP. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 140 days, 13 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Trafalgar Square conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 1,263 applications in total for the SW1A postcode area.
86% of full applications at City of Westminster were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- SW1A 2HP
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 July 2002
- Consultation expiry
- 9 August 2002
- Target decision date
- 27 August 2002
- Committee meeting
- 11 November 2002
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Salvin Cottage 52c Vann Road Fernhurst Haslemere GU27 3NS
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 19 July 2002
- Advertisement expiry
- 9 August 2002
- Site notice start
- 12 July 2002
- Site notice end
- 2 August 2002
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Trafalgar Square
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20176 Sep
Use of two areas for the Public Highway measuring 4m x 1.5m and 3.7m x 1.5m for the placing of 4 tables and…
ApprovedApplication for full Planning Permission17/07989/FULL - 201525 Sep
Display of externally illuminated signage (340 mm applied letters) at second floor level and an externally…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent15/09004/ADV - 20047 Oct
Use of two areas of the public highway measuring 4.0m x 1.5m and 3.7m x 1.5m (Whitehall frontage) for the…
ApprovedApplic. for tables and chairs04/07889/TCH
Source: Westminster
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