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Royal United Services Institute For Defence Studies Whitehall London SW1A 2ET

23/04733/FULLFull Planning Permission ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Installation of external lights to the existing building.

Received
11 July 2023
Decision due
11 September 2023
Ward
St James's
  1. Received11 Jul
  2. Validated17 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target11 Sep
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application at Royal United Services Institute For Defence Studies Whitehall London SW1A 2ET. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 11 July 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Whitehall conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 475 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 2ET
Application type
Full Planning Permission Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 July 2023
Consultation expiry
16 August 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Savills
Agent address
33 Margaret Street London W1G 0JD United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
26 July 2023
Advertisement expiry
16 August 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12297021
Comments
0
Documents
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Whitehall
  • Listed building: Grade II*: Royal United Services InstituteOn this site · +3 more
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
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.

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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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Associated applications

  1. 2023
    11 Jul

    Installation of external lights to the existing building.

    This applicationPendingFull23/04733/FULL
  2. 2023
    11 Jul

    Installation of external lights to the existing building. (Linked with 23/04733/FULL

    PendingListed building consentRelated23/04734/LBC

Source: Westminster

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