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Wellington Barracks Birdcage Walk SW1E 6HQ

26/05314/FULLFullAwaiting decision
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Variation of condition 1 of planning permission dated 20th March 2024 (RN 23/05458/FULL) for the Redevelopment of band practice facilities including demolition of existing rehearsal halls and erection of new extension to provide larger rehearsal halls, including reconfiguration at basement level to provide new band practice, changing and storage facilities for the bands of the Foot Guards. NAMELY, To allow previously approved plans and documents to be replaced with revised plans and documents showing the removal of Tree T19 that was previously proposed to be retained.

Received
5 August 2026
  1. Received5 Aug
  2. Validated5 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Wellington Barracks Birdcage Walk SW1E 6HQ. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 5 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Birdcage Walk conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 526 applications in total for the SW1E postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
SW1E 6HQ
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 August 2026
Consultation expiry
9 September 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Birdcage Walk
  • 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.

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

13 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    9 Jul

    T17 Cherry - Remove 1no lowest southern spanning limb and remove 1no lowest western spanning limb, reduce…

    ApprovedApplic. for works to trees in CA26/04581/TCA
  2. 2026
    22 Jun

    Detailed Circular Economy Statement including a site waste management plan: pursuant to condition 10(b) of…

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/04099/ADFULL
  3. 2026
    3 Jun

    Details of adherence to code of construction practice pursuant to condition 3 of planning permission dated 20…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/03620/ADFULL
  4. 2026
    27 Mar

    Crown reduce T8 (London Plane) by selectively pruning 10no limbs by up to c.3m (full pruning specification…

    PendingApplic. for works to trees in CA26/02068/TCA
  5. 2025
    3 Dec

    RE CONSULTATION - Updated AMS received 01 April 206 relating to condition 15 (Tree Protection). Details of…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/08780/ADFULL
  6. 2025
    21 Nov

    Details of bat survey pursuant to condition 18 of planning permission dated 20 March 2024 (RN: 23/05458/FULL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/08557/ADFULL

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