53 Whitehall London SW1A 2HP
Approved on 30 November 2004
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Use of two areas of the public highway measuring 4.0m x 1.5m and 3.7m x 1.5m (Whitehall frontage) for the placing of 4 tables and 12 chairs in connection with The Clarence Public House.
- Received
- 7 October 2004
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- ReceivedReceived7 Oct
- ValidatedValidated7 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date1 Dec
- DecidedDecided30 Nov
Decided in 54 days
About this application
This is a planning application at 53 Whitehall London SW1A 2HP. Westminster has handled 27,108 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days, 5 days 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.
Application details
- Postcode
- SW1A 2HP
- Application type
- Applic. for tables and chairs
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 7 October 2004
- Consultation expiry
- 19 November 2004
- Target decision date
- 1 December 2004
- Committee meeting
- 30 November 2004
- Permission expires
- 30 November 2005
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Southgate House High Banks Loose Maidstone Kent ME15 0EQ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 29 October 2004
- Advertisement expiry
- 19 November 2004
- Site notice start
- 22 October 2004
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.
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© 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.
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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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 - 200224 Jun
Alterations to shopfront and installation of new spotlights at first floor level.
ApprovedFull Planning Permission Application02/04775/FULL
Source: Westminster
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