51, Whitehall, SW1A 2BX

24/02002/FULLFull planning permissionWithdrawn

Full

Proposal

Replacement shopfront. (Retrospective)

Received: 3 January 2025
Decided: 3 January 2025
Council: City of Westminster

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedSubmitted3 Jan
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided3 Jan

Decided in 0 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Westminster84% of full planning permission applications approved

This is a planning application at 51, Whitehall, SW1A 2BX. Westminster has handled 754 applications of this type and approves 84% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. It was submitted on 3 January 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. 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 190 applications across SJW_22. We hold 1,240 applications in total for the SW1A postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

24/02002/FULL

Address

51, Whitehall, SW1A 2BX

Postcode

SW1A 2BX

Local Authority

Westminster

Application Type

Full planning permission

Decision Status

Withdrawn

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided

3 January 2025

Date Submitted

3 January 2025

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates

51.506306, -0.126793

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Westminster

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Planning history at this site

3 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
Conservation area: Trafalgar Square
Listed building: Grade II: 1, Great Scotland Yard Sw1On 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.

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