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20 Carlton House Terrace London SW1Y 5AN

24/07372/NMANon-material amendmentsAwaiting decision
Discharge / amendments
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Amendments to planning permission dated 28th July 2023 (RN 23/02725/FULL) for: Variation of Conditions 1 and 11 of planning permission dated 20 October 2022 (RN: 22/04903/FULL) for the demolition of existing mansard roof and roof level plant and construction of two storey vertical roof addition with extensions at fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh floor levels for additional office (Class B1) floorspace. Use of the lower ground and basement level for flexible/alternative office (Class B1)/retail (Class A1)/leisure uses (Class D2); car parking, cycle parking, ancillary office uses and mechanical plant. Alterations to the existing building including new windows and entrance, new terraces to eighth and tenth floor levels and new plant enclosure at roof level and associated works; and amendments to car parking provision (retention of the public car park), alterations to the cycle parking provision and basement layouts and reduction in flexible commercial floorspace namely amendments to South West exit route: adjust from double-leaf doors to a single-leaf door; Landlord entrance: remove one set of double doors and framing added; Pavement level: add fourth louvre bay for additional basement ventilation; West elevation: adjust window and louvre configuration facing Waterloo Gardens; Level 01 rooflight: reduce in size; Maintenance access: small door added to the facade for maintenance purposes.

Received
23 October 2024
Decision due
20 November 2024
Ward
St James's
Agent
DP9 Limited
  1. Received23 Oct
  2. Validated23 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Nov
  5. Decided

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 20 Carlton House Terrace London SW1Y 5AN. Westminster has handled 604 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 23 October 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the St James's conservation area, with 17 listed buildings nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 969 applications in total for the SW1Y postcode area.

88% of amendment 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
SW1Y 5AN
Application type
Non-material amendments
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 October 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
DP9 Limited
Agent address
100 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5NQ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13476065
Comments
0
Documents
19

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: St James's
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

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, 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.

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.

Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    10 Oct

    Installation of external lighting to the eighth and tenth floor terraces.

    ApprovedApplication25/06975/FULL
  2. 2025
    18 Sep

    Retrospective full application for the installation of pergola structure at L8 terrace, new bi-fold doors at…

    ApprovedFull planning permission25/05651/FULL
  3. 2025
    14 Aug

    Retrospective amendments to the glazed pavilion at tenth floor terrace level.

    ApprovedFull planning permission25/05734/FULL
  4. 2024
    13 Dec

    Details terraces, hard and soft landscaping, landscape management plan, and rooting environment pursuant to…

    PendingDischarge of conditions24/08704/ADFULL
  5. 2024
    11 Dec

    Detailed drawings of a hard and soft landscaping scheme to the eighth and tenth floor terrace areas and…

    PendingDischarge of conditions24/08625/ADFULL
  6. 2024
    2 May

    Details of new doors to the front second floor terrace and rear first floor terrace pursuant to Condition 4…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/02923/ADFULL

Source: Westminster

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