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20, Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AN

25/05734/FULLFull planning permissionApproved
Full

Approved on 26 September 2025

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Proposal

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

Submitted
14 August 2025
  1. Received14 Aug
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided26 Sep

Decided in 43 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application at 20, Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AN. Westminster has handled 804 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 6 days quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the St James's conservation area, with 17 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 276 applications across SJW_22. We hold 969 applications in total for the SW1Y postcode area.

84% of full planning permission 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
Full planning permission

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: St James's
  • Listed building: Grade II: The Royal Marines MemorialOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
  • Registered park and garden: St James'S ParkPart of the site
  • Brownfield land register: Admiralty Arch The Mall London SW1A 2DYRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (19)

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 and heritage coasts.

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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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

14 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
    29 Aug

    Details of manufacturer's specification of light fittings (labelled FL1-DZ4, F1-D27

    ApprovedAll Other25/06152/ADFULL
  4. 2025
    15 Aug

    Detailed design of the of entrance doors to the basement car park area including the vehicular entrance and…

    ApprovedAll Other25/05797/ADFULL
  5. 2025
    24 Jun

    Details of manuafacturer's specification of light fittings (labelled FL1-DZ4, F1-D27

    RefusedDischarge of conditions25/03810/ADFULL
  6. 2025
    9 Jun

    Detail of land contamination Phase 4 validation report pursuant to condition 4 of planning permission dated…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/03891/ADFULL

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