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37 Whitehall London SW1A 2BX

05/03393/LBCListed Building Consent ApplicationApproved
Listed building consent

Approved on 19 July 2005

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Repositioning of existing extract duct in lightwell, new gate in railings at rear ground floor level, new ladder from excavated basement lightwell to rear ground floor level. Internal alterations at basement, ground and first to third floor levels.

Received
3 May 2005
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St James's
  1. Received3 May
  2. Validated26 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Jul
  5. Decided19 Jul

Decided in 54 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application at 37 Whitehall London SW1A 2BX. Westminster has handled 2,677 applications of this type. This one was decided in 77 days, 4 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Trafalgar Square conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 1,261 applications in total for the SW1A postcode area.

93% of heritage 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 2BX
Application type
Listed Building Consent Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 May 2005
Consultation expiry
8 July 2005
Target decision date
20 July 2005
Committee meeting
19 July 2005

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Number One The Drive Great Warley Brentwood Essex CM13 3DJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Last advertised
17 June 2005
Advertisement expiry
8 July 2005

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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
  • Listed building: Grade II: Whitehall HouseOn or next to this site · +2 more
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2005
    4 May

    Display of externally illuminated fascia sign, non-illuminated projecting sign and non-illuminated amenity…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentFiled alongside05/03458/ADV
  2. 2005
    4 May

    Installation of an externally illuminated fascia sign, non-illuminated projecting sign, non-illuminated…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside05/03459/LBC
  3. 2005
    4 May

    Internal alterations at ground and first floor level including creation of disabled toilet and…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside05/03473/LBC
  4. 2005
    3 May

    Repositioning of existing extract duct in lightwell, installation of new gate in railings at rear ground…

    ApprovedApplication for full Planning PermissionFiled alongside05/03392/FULL
  5. 2005
    3 May

    Repositioning of existing extract duct in lightwell, new gate in railings at rear ground floor level, new…

    This applicationApprovedListed building consent05/03393/LBC

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