Royal Horseguards Hotel 2 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL
Proposal
Display of non illuminated fascia signs measuring 1.321m x 0.065m and 0.9m x 0.27m, non illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.7m x 0.42m, and internally illuminated menu signs measuring 0.437m x 0.56m and 0.3m x 0.387m.
- Received
- 4 November 2025
- Decided
- 19 November 2025 · Application Permitted
- Council
- City of Westminster
- ReceivedSubmitted4 Nov
- ValidatedValidated4 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided19 Nov
Decided in 15 days
This is a planning application at Royal Horseguards Hotel 2 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL. Westminster has handled 26,489 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 54 days. This one was decided in 15 days, 6 weeks quicker than Westminster's median. The site is in the Whitehall conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. We hold 1,240 applications in total for the SW1A postcode area.
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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.
PendingListed building consent26/05884/LBC - 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 - 202518 Jul
Removal of existing internal doors and construction of new internal walls and refurbishment works.
ApprovedListed building consent25/05028/LBC
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Whitehall
- Listed building: Flat 96 B 3 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2ELOn or next to this site
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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