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16-18 Whitehall London SW1A 2DY

15/11257/FULLApplication for full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 15 February 2016

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Erection of enlarged dormers and parapet wall in association with the creation of a terrace at rear third floor level. Installation of rooflights. [Flat 3]

Received
3 December 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St James's
Agent
Jackson Design Associates
  1. Received3 Dec
  2. Validated10 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target4 Feb
  5. Decided15 Feb

Decided in 67 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 16-18 Whitehall London SW1A 2DY. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 74 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 are no previous applications recorded 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 2DY
Application type
Application for full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 December 2015
Consultation expiry
29 January 2016
Target decision date
4 February 2016
Decision issued
16 February 2016

Applicant and agent

Agent
Jackson Design Associates
Architect profile
JACKSON DESIGN ASSOCIATES LIMITED
Agent address
Latimer House Latimer Way Sherwood Energy Village Ollerton Nottinghamshire NG22 9QW United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
8 January 2016
Advertisement expiry
29 January 2016
Site notice start
30 December 2015
Site notice end
20 January 2016

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-04654008
Comments
0
Documents
11

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 TheatreOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • Brownfield land register: 49 Charing Cross London SW1A 2DXRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (20)

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 and heritage coasts.

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.

Source: Westminster

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