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1 Whitehall London SW1A 2DD

25/07364/ADVAdvert Application (ADV)Awaiting decision
Advertisement consent
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Proposal

Display of one externally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.9m x 0.8m. (Retrospective)

Received
13 October 2025
Decision due
4 January 2026
Ward
St James's
  1. Received13 Oct
  2. Validated9 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target4 Jan
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an advertising consent application at 1 Whitehall London SW1A 2DD. Westminster has handled 1,279 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 13 October 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Trafalgar Square conservation area, with 16 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 1,263 applications in total for the SW1A postcode area.

87% of advertising 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 2DD
Application type
Advert Application (ADV)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 November 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14391241
Comments
0
Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Trafalgar Square
  • Listed building: Grade II: 3, Whitehall Sw1On this site · +2 more
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
  • Brownfield land register: 49 Charing Cross London SW1A 2DXRegister 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.

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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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