Royal Horseguards Hotel 2 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL
Approved on 29 August 2025
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Removal of existing internal doors and construction of new internal walls and refurbishment works.
- Received
- 18 July 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- ReceivedReceived18 Jul
- ValidatedValidated18 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date12 Sep
- DecidedDecided29 Aug
Decided in 42 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a heritage application at Royal Horseguards Hotel 2 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL. Westminster has handled 2,677 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 7 days quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Whitehall conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications 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.
93% of heritage 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 2EL
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 July 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 27 August 2025
- Target decision date
- 12 September 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Avison Young
- Agent address
- The Met 24 Percy Street London W1T 2BS United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 6 August 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 27 August 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14182543
- Documents
- 17
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
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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.
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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202610 Sep
Display of two non-illuminated hotel-branded flags measuring 2m X 0.1m mounted on two angled wall-mounted…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent26/06184/ADV - 202627 Aug
The erection of two flagpoles and the display of two flags.
ApprovedListed building consent26/05884/LBC - 20254 Nov
Display of non illuminated fascia signs measuring 1.321m x 0.065m and 0.9m x 0.27m, non illuminated…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent25/08012/ADV - 202524 Oct
External alterations to ground floor entrance, including the replacement of stair floor tiles and…
ApprovedApplication25/07719/FULL - 202524 Oct
External and internal alterations, including the replacement of ground floor entrance stair floor tiles…
ApprovedListed building consent25/07720/LBC
Source: Westminster
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