Old War Office Whitehall London SW1A 2EU

17/09138/LBCListed Building Consent ApplicationPermitted

Listed building consent

Proposal

Internal and external alterations associated with the temporary removal and reinstatement of the western portico within the Quadrangle

Received: 13 October 2017
Decided: 20 December 2017 · Application Permitted
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: St James's

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

ReceivedSubmitted13 Oct
ValidatedValidated13 Oct
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date8 Dec
DecidedDecided20 Dec

Decided in 68 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Westminster93% of heritage applications approved

This is a heritage application at Old War Office Whitehall London SW1A 2EU. Westminster has handled 2,686 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 65 days. This one was decided in 68 days, 3 days longer than Westminster's median. The site is in the Whitehall conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 18 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 558 applications across St James's. We hold 1,240 applications in total for the SW1A postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

17/09138/LBC

Address

Old War Office Whitehall London SW1A 2EU

Postcode

SW1A 2EU

Local Authority

Westminster

Application Type

Listed Building Consent Application

Scale / Size

Small

Decision Status

Permitted

Current Status

Decided

Ward

St James's

Applicant & Agent

Agent

Gerald Eve LLP

Agent Address

72 Welbeck Street LONDON W1G 0AY

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

13 October 2017

Consultation Expiry

17 November 2017

Target Decision Date

8 December 2017

Date Decided

20 December 2017

Date Validated

13 October 2017

Date Submitted

13 October 2017

Planning Decision

Decision

Application Permitted

Decided By

Delegated Decision

Statutory Period

56 days

Publicity

Last Advertised

27 October 2017

Advertisement Expiry

17 November 2017

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID

PP-06440426

Comments

Documents

Coordinates

51.505646, -0.125447

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Westminster

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Associated applications

2017
20 Oct
Variation of Conditions 1, 13, 16, 7(a), 9, 38 and removal of Condition 40 of planning permission dated 10…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)Filed alongside17/09368/FULL
2017
20 Oct
Variation of Condition 1, 4 and 5 (a) of listed building consent dated 11 October 2017 (RN: 17/07422/LBC
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside17/09371/LBC
2017
13 Oct
Internal and external alterations associated with the temporary removal and reinstatement of the western…
This applicationApprovedListed building consent17/09138/LBC

Planning history at this site

16 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
Conservation area: Whitehall
Listed building: Consession Mod Centre Main Building Horse Guards Avenue London SW1A 2HBOn or next to this site
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
Brownfield land register: Old War Office Whitehall London SW1A 2EURegister site at or near this address · +1 more

Also checked, none recorded (21)

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 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.

© 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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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