55 Whitehall London SW1A 2EY
Approved on 9 March 2026
Council decision: Application Permitted
Proposal
Increase the number of doors that are on automatic openers, primarily on the second and third floors, around the main staircase.
- Received
- 29 October 2025
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- Agent
- Carlile Associates
- ReceivedReceived29 Oct
- ValidatedValidated29 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date13 Mar
- DecidedDecided9 Mar
Decided in 131 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a heritage application at 55 Whitehall London SW1A 2EY. Westminster has handled 2,677 applications of this type. This one was decided in 131 days, 12 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Whitehall conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There have been 9 other applications 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.
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 2EY
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 29 October 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 3 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 13 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Carlile Associates
- Agent address
- Kingfisher House 21-23 Elmfield Road Bromley BR1 1LT United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 12 November 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 3 December 2025
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- 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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© 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.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Planning history at this site
11 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 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 - 20259 Jul
Installation of new air conditioning equipment at Lower ground floor level.
PendingListed building consent25/03907/LBC - 202525 Apr
Minor internal works to fit a small keybox adjacent to an existing office door.
ApprovedListed building consent25/02870/LBC - 20234 Dec
Details of proposed vent grilles for the interiors pursuant to condition 8(b) of listed building consent…
ApprovedListed building consent23/08377/ADLBC - 202226 Apr
Installation of roof top plant, ducting and associated alterations. (Linked with 22/02597/LBC
ApprovedApplication for full Planning Permission22/02778/FULL - 202219 Apr
Installation of roof top plant with associated internal alterations to heating, cooling and ventilation…
ApprovedListed building consent22/02597/LBC - 201420 Jan
Installation of an inverted roof using extruded polystyrene insulation; the decommission and removal of an…
ApprovedApplication for full Planning Permission14/00482/FULL - 201420 Jan
Installation of an inverted roof using extruded polystyrene insulation; the decommission and removal of an…
ApprovedListed building consent14/00483/LBC - 200531 Mar
Display of four non-illuminated signs on the Whitehall entrance.
ApprovedCrown Proposal (Circular 1884 Procedure)05/02453/1884 - 200521 Mar
New doors pursuant to Condition 6 of Circular 18/84 clearance dated 25 October 2004 (RN: 04/05991/1884
ApprovedCrown Proposal (Circular 1884 Procedure)05/02135/1884
Source: Westminster
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