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Old War Office Whitehall London SW1A 2EU

17/09371/LBCListed Building Consent ApplicationPermitted
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Variation of Condition 1, 4 and 5 (a) of listed building consent dated 11 October 2017 (RN: 17/07422/LBC) for: Variation of Condition 1 of listed building consent dated 10 July 2017 (RN 16/09549/LBC) for alterations to the existing building including creation of new entrances; alterations to bottle balustrades & parapets; extensions to create three additional storeys; two additional basement storeys; partial demolition & reconstruction of the central wing; demolition, reconstruction & extensions to the Triangular Courtyard facades; external alterations to Quadrangle facades; creation of external terraces at fourth, fifth, sixth & seventh floor levels; addition of entrance canopies; alterations to security walls & bollards & the removal & replacement of street trees; all in connection with change of use from offices (Class 81) to a hotel (Class C1) comprising up to 125 hotel bedrooms/suites with flexible hotel/retail/restaurant/bar use at part ground floor, flexible hotel/restaurant use at part lower ground, part ground & part second floors; flexible hotel/bar use at part fifth & part sixth floors; flexible retail, leisure, restaurant or bar use at part ground floor, leisure/spa facilities within the basement levels & part lower ground floor ancillary ballroom, event space & meeting rooms, food & beverage facilities, back of house facilities & associated car & cycle parking & servicing facilities; creation of up to 88 residential dwellings (Class C3) with ancillary communal amenities, & associated car parking, cycle parking & servicing facilities; NAMELY a reduction in residential dwellings (Class C3) from up to 88 to up to 85; internal layout changes; amendments to the Quadrangle & Triangular Courtyard; additional excavation to create up to two additional basement storeys; additional roof level plant; & associated external alterations.

Received
20 October 2017
Decided
19 March 2018 · Application Permitted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St James's
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received20 Oct
  2. Validated25 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Dec
  5. Decided19 Mar

Decided in 145 days (council typically 49)

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

This is a heritage application for demolition 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 150 days, 12 weeks 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
17/09371/LBC
Address
Old War Office Whitehall London SW1A 2EU
Postcode
SW1A 2EU
Local Authority
Westminster
Application Type
Listed Building Consent Application
Scale / Size
Large
Number of Dwellings
88
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
20 October 2017
Consultation Expiry
1 December 2017
Target Decision Date
20 December 2017
Date Decided
19 March 2018
Date Validated
25 October 2017
Date Submitted
20 October 2017

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Permitted
Decided By
Delegated Item referred to Members
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
10 November 2017
Advertisement Expiry
1 December 2017

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-06465312
Comments
0
Documents
28
Coordinates
51.505646, -0.125447
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Westminster

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Planning history at this site

14 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 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)17/09368/FULL
  2. 2017
    13 Oct

    Internal and external alterations associated with the temporary removal and reinstatement of the western…

    ApprovedListed building consent17/09138/LBC
  3. 2017
    5 Oct

    Internal alterations including the removal and addition of partitions associated with the installation of…

    ApprovedListed building consent17/08871/LBC
  4. 2017
    29 Sep

    Details of evidence that implementation of the scheme will be bound by the Council's Code of Construction…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions17/08709/ADFULL
  5. 2017
    7 Sep

    Details of building recording and analysis pursuant to condition 4 of listed building consent dated 10th July…

    ApprovedListed building consent17/08033/ADLBC
  6. 2017
    30 Aug

    Details of new railings and gates, new door and window surrounds and new ground floor entrances pursuant to…

    WithdrawnListed building consent17/07771/ADLBC

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.

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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 2026-10-09. 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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