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55, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2EY

25/04730/FULLFull planning permissionAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Installation of new air conditioning equipment at Lower ground floor level

Submitted
9 July 2025
  1. Received9 Jul
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a planning application at 55, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2EY. Westminster has handled 804 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.

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Application details

Postcode
SW1A 2EY
Application type
Full planning permission

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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

11 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    29 Oct

    Increase the number of doors that are on automatic openers, primarily on the second and third floors, around…

    ApprovedListed building consent25/07852/LBC
  2. 2025
    29 Sep

    Replacement of electric locking mechanism to door D19.

    ApprovedListed building consent25/06981/LBC
  3. 2025
    9 Jul

    Installation of new air conditioning equipment at Lower ground floor level.

    PendingListed building consent25/03907/LBC
  4. 2025
    25 Apr

    Minor internal works to fit a small keybox adjacent to an existing office door.

    ApprovedListed building consent25/02870/LBC
  5. 2023
    4 Dec

    Details of proposed vent grilles for the interiors pursuant to condition 8(b) of listed building consent…

    ApprovedListed building consent23/08377/ADLBC
  6. 2022
    26 Apr

    Installation of roof top plant, ducting and associated alterations. (Linked with 22/02597/LBC

    ApprovedApplication for full Planning Permission22/02778/FULL

Source: Westminster

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