The Mall, SW1A 2WH

26/06556/NMAAll OtherAwaiting decision

Discharge / amendments

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Proposal

Amendments to planning permission dated 06 January 2025 (RN:24/03757/FULL) for variation of Condition 1 of planning permission (RN:23/07789/FULL) for the: Use of Admiralty Arch as a 100 bedroom hotel, private members club and one, two or four self contained residential units. Internal and external alterations including creation of two new basement levels for ancillary hotel facilities and plant outside of the footprint of the listed building located within the under pavement vaults, accessed via subterranean links underneath the building, NAMELY Amend the wording of Condition 19 pursuant to 24/03757/FULL You must not put structures such as canopies, fences, loggias, trellises or satellite or radio antennae on the roof terraces unless otherwise approved

Submitted: 24 September 2026
Council: City of Westminster

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About this application

This is a planning application at The Mall, SW1A 2WH. Westminster has handled 1,770 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 24 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Trafalgar Square conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There have been 16 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 276 applications across SJW_22. We hold 1,263 applications in total for the SW1A postcode area.

92% of all other 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 2WH
Application type: All Other

Site constraints

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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: Trafalgar SquarePart of the site · +1 more
Listed building: Grade I: Admiralty Arch, First Sea Lord'S Residence and Offices, Balustrades and StepsOn this site
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
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 · +1 more

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.

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