55, Whitehall, SW1A 2EY
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Proposal
Installation of new air conditioning equipment at Lower ground floor level.
- Submitted
- 9 July 2025
- Council
- City of Westminster
- ReceivedSubmitted9 Jul
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a listed building consent application at 55, Whitehall, SW1A 2EY. Westminster has handled 675 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 9 July 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Whitehall conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 276 applications across SJW_22. We hold 1,263 applications in total for the SW1A postcode area.
90% of listed building consent 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 2EY
- Application type
- Listed building consent
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Whitehall
- Listed building: Grade II*: Government Offices, Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food Government Offices, Minist…On 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
Also checked, none recorded (20)
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 and heritage coasts.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202529 Oct
Increase the number of doors that are on automatic openers, primarily on the second and third floors, around…
ApprovedListed building consent25/07852/LBC - 202529 Sep
Replacement of electric locking mechanism to door D19.
ApprovedListed building consent25/06981/LBC - 20259 Jul
Installation of new air conditioning equipment at Lower ground floor level
PendingFull planning permission25/04730/FULL - 202525 Apr
Minor internal works to fit a small keybox adjacent to an existing office door.
ApprovedListed building consent25/02870/LBC
Source: Westminster
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This is an application for listed building consent.
- 0.5 miLondonRTPI
- 0.6 miLondonRTPI
- 0.8 miLondonRTPI
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
Contractors near this project
- Avent Roofing ServicesVerifiedWestminsterRoofing0.6 mi
- Atlas South Technical Service LimitedVerifiedLondonProperty MaintenanceHandyman1.4 mi
- Orient Construction Consultancy LimitedVerifiedLondon3.7 mi
- Nova Coat & PlasterVerifiedStreatham, LondonRenovations & RefurbishmentsPlastering4.7 mi
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