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25/09254/FULL - Full Planning Permission Application Approved

Proposal

Conversion of part basement, part ground and the upper floors of the existing buildings, and erection of a rear infill extension and external alterations to front facades and roof level, for use as a hotel and reprovision of retail units at ground level. [Linked to 25/09255/LBC] Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

22 Dec 2025

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Approved

15 Jun 2026

Approved on 15 Jun 2026 · Sub-Committee · Last checked 4 Oct 2026

Documents 77

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION NOTICE - CONDITIONAL PERMISSION Decision Notice · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SUB COMMITTEE REPORT Report · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 23

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Statement of Community Involvement · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗

PDF SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT Sustainability appraisal · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF WHOLE LIFECYCLE CARBON ASSESSMENT Environmental Statement · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT Air quality assessment · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 12

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 15

Associated applications 3

FullApproved15 Jun 202625/09254/FULLThis application
Conversion of part basement, part ground and the upper floors of the existing buildings, and erection of a rear infill extension…
Conditions 7, 28 awaiting decision
- ConditionsDetailed site investigation of potential land contamination and details of a written scheme…25 Aug 202626/05447/ADFULL
Listed buildingApproved15 Jun 202625/09255/LBC
Conversion of part basement, part ground and the upper floors of the existing buildings, and erection of a rear infill extension…

Site constraints 14

Grade II listed: 3, Whitehall Sw1

List entry 1224053 · The pin is inside its outline · 31 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 21 Grade II)

Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Show the other 31 with distances

3 mTrafalgar BuildingsGrade II
35 mNorthumberland House (Victoria Buildings)Grade II
36 mRoyal Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland, Drummond's BankGrade II
39 mLampstandard Numbered 11 on Island at Head of Northumberland AvenueGrade II
44 mStatue of Charles IGrade I
46 m25, Whitehall Sw1Grade II
50 mWhitehall TheatreGrade II
54 mHarrington HouseGrade II*
66 mLampstandard Numbered 7 on Island Adjacent to Charles I StatueGrade II
67 mOld Shades Public HouseGrade II
73 mWhitehall HouseGrade II
75 m57-59, Trafalgar Square Wc2Grade II
78 mAdmiralty Arch, First Sea Lord's Residence and Offices, Balustrades and StepsGrade I
81 m1, Great Scotland Yard Sw1Grade II
91 mThe Nelson Monument (Nelson's Column)Grade I
96 mStatue of General Sir Henry HavelockGrade II
96 mCivil Service Department Offices (Former Admiralty Offices)Grade II
100 mPair of K6 Telephone kiosksGrade II
106 mSouth Africa HouseGrade II*
108 mThe Admiralty and the Admiralty ScreenGrade I
110 mNational Westminster BankGrade II
115 mFountains and Terrace Walls With Lampstandards, Steps and Stone Bollards Enclosing the SquareGrade II*
121 mStatue of General Sir Charles NapierGrade II
121 mNigeria HouseGrade II
121 mGovernment Offices, Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food Government Offices, Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food West BlockGrade II*
132 m11 and 12, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
137 m13 and 14, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
142 mListed buildings 1066926
144 mCanada House (Including the Former Royal College of Physicians)Grade II*
145 m41, Craven StreetGrade II
147 m40, Craven Street Wc2Grade II

Historic England ↗

Trafalgar Square conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Council document ↗

2 Article 4 directions

Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed · Article 4 Direction Class E To C3 In Central Activities Zone. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.

An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.

In flood zones plus climate change

Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.

Flood map ↗

Protected view corridor: 2B.1 Parliament Hill oak tree to the Palace of Westminster

Inside the landmark viewing corridor of a protected vista. A building that rises above the corridor's threshold height should be refused. How high that is depends on where along the view the site is.

The London Plan (policy HC4) designates strategic views, and the Mayor's London View Management Framework (March 2012) gives 13 of them a protected vista toward St Paul's Cathedral, the Palace of Westminster or the Tower of London. A vista has a threshold height that rises or falls with the line of sight. In the landmark viewing corridor, a building above it would harm the view and should be refused. In the wider setting consultation area around the corridor, a building above it is referred for consultation and its effect on the view is judged. The threshold changes along each view and is set out in the framework. A revised framework is out for consultation until 4 December 2026 and is not yet in force.

London View Management Framework ↗

National infrastructure project: Thames Tideway Tunnel

The site is inside the project boundary. Waste water treatment, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: London Strategic Heat Main Project (at pre-application, 14 m).

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

Archaeological priority area: City of Westminster APA 1.1

An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.

The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.

Air quality management area: Westminster AQMA

The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.

Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.

Council record ↗

Town centre: West End

A designated centre in the London Plan.

Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Central activities zone

The core of central London in the London Plan.

Offices, culture and the other strategic functions of the centre take priority over new housing here.

Registered park or garden 72 m away: Trafalgar Square

Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.

Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6b (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council: Westminster
Application type: Full Planning Permission Application
Postcode: SW1A 2DD
Received: 22 Dec 2025
Validated: 22 Dec 2025
Ward: St James's
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 16 Jun 2026
Decision: Application Permitted
Decision date: 15 Jun 2026
Decision level: Sub-Committee
Applicant: Show
Agent: Centro Planning Consultancy

How this decision compares

Decided in 175 days from validation, 99 days slower than Westminster's median of 76 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

This one175d

Council76d

UK57d

35%decided within 8 weeks

86%approved

2,198decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →

Public comments

5comments received

4 objecting1 supporting

80% object · above the UK average of 74%

93 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14541879
Planning Portal ref: PP-14541879
Comments by: 11 Mar 2026
Site or press notice: 18 Feb 2026
Committee: 21 Apr 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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Westminster

Planning Authority Score

3.5/10

Below average

#221 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

Westminster is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #258 out of 296. Only 28% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Westminster is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 81% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils

only 81% approved vs 90% nationally

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

Westminster decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

86%

Overall approval rate

Below avg (87%) #201 of 296

81%

Householder approved

Below avg (90%) #277 of 296

44%

Decided in 8 weeks

Below avg (63%) #258 of 296

28%

Extended time limit

Below avg (41%) #46 of 296

83%

Minor dwellings approved

12 decided (1-9 homes)

67%

Major dwellings approved

3 decided (10+ homes)

81%

Change of use approved

133 decided

4,602

Total decisions

648 refused in the year to March 2026

Trafalgar Buildings 1 - 3 Whitehall London SW1A 2DD Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 77

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 23

Plans & drawings 12

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 15

Other documents 24

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 14

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Important details

How this decision compares

Public comments

Consultation & key dates

Nearby activity