Old War Office Whitehall London SW1A 2BX Data via plota.co.uk
26/03554/LBC - Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
Proposal
Alterations to roof structure and bulkheads, replacement of walls, replacement of lights, alterations to flooring, new painting, new fixtures and fitting, installation of new louvres and planters and associated works. In connection with works approved dated 21 February 2024 (RN ) Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
29 May 2026
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Approved
15 Jul 2026
Approved on 15 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Jul 2026
Documents 54
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 43
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APPROVED DRAWINGS BINDER
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APPROVED STOREFRONT ELEVATION
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PROPOSED STOREFRONT ELEVATION
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COVER SHEET
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DRAWING SCHEDULE
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PROPOSED FLOORING DETAIL
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PROPOSED BANQUETTE SEATING DETAIL CLUB
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PROPOSED BANQUETTE SEATING DETAIL RESTAURANT
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PROPOSED BAR DETAIL
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PROPOSED CEILING DETAIL
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PROPOSED DOOR SCHEDULE
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PROPOSED FIRE SHUTTER DETAIL
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PROPOSED FLOORING DETAIL
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PROPOSED HISTORIC ROOM VENTILATION DETAIL
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PROPOSED KEY INTERIOR SECTION KK
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PROPOSED MAIN ENTRANCE DETAIL
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PROPOSED MATERIAL SCHEDULE
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PROPOSED MESSENGER WALL
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PROPOSED STAIRCASE PLANS DETAIL
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PROPOSED STAIRCASE SECTIONS DETAIL
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PROPOSED STRUCTURAL WORKS DETAIL
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PROPOSED WALL APPLIED FINISHES DETAIL(2)
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PROPOSED WALL APPLIED FINISHES DETAIL
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SITE LOCATION PLAN
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DEMOLITIONS AND NEW PARTITIONS PLAN
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EXISTING PLAN
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PROPOSED CEILING PLAN
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PROPOSED EXISTING KEY INTERIOR SECTION AA - BB
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PROPOSED FLOORING PLAN
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PROPOSED FOH FURNITURE PLAN GF
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PROPOSED FURNITURE PLAN
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PROPOSED KEY INTERIOR SECTION AA - BB
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PROPOSED KEY INTERIOR SECTION CC - DD
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PROPOSED KEY INTERIOR SECTION CC1 - DD1
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PROPOSED KEY INTERIOR SECTION EE - FF
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PROPOSED KEY INTERIOR SECTION EE1 - FF1
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PROPOSED KEY INTERIOR SECTION GG - HH
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PROPOSED KEY INTERIOR SECTION II - JJ
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PROPOSED KEY INTERIOR SECTION MM - NN
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PROPOSED OVERALL PARTITION PLAN
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PROPOSED REFLECTED CEILING PLAN
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PROPOSED STRUCTURAL WORKS CEILING
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PROPOSED STRUCTURAL WORKS PLAN
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Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 2
Associated applications 4
Part of
- Listed buildingAlterations to roof structure and bulkheads, replacement of walls, replacement of lights…This application26/03554/LBC
Conditions 5 awaiting decision
Site constraints 11
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Whitehall 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.
Article 4 direction
Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed. 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.
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.
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.
20 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: War Office War Office (Ministry of Defence), Grade II*, 48 m away · 3 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 11 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 all 20 with distances
- 48 mWar Office War Office (Ministry of Defence)Grade II*
- 65 mGovernment Offices, Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food Government Offices, Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food West BlockGrade II*
- 93 mStatue of the Duke of CambridgeGrade II
- 95 mWhitehall CourtGrade II*
- 102 mStatue of the Eighth Duke of DevonshireGrade II
- 114 mNigeria HouseGrade II
- 116 mThe National Liberal ClubGrade II*
- 121 m1, Great Scotland Yard Sw1Grade II
- 122 mFormer Paymaster Generals Office Former Paymaster Generals Office (the Parliamentary Counsel)Grade II*
- 124 mForecourt Railings, Gates and Guardhouses to HorseguardsGrade I
- 124 mBanqueting HouseGrade I
- 132 mWhitehall HouseGrade II
- 132 mAdmiralty HouseGrade I
- 137 mPair of K6 Telephone kiosksGrade II
- 138 mOld Shades Public HouseGrade II
- 140 mNorthumberland House (Victoria Buildings)Grade II
- 142 mStatue of Sir Bartle FrereGrade II
- 143 mStatue of William TyndaleGrade II
- 145 m25, Whitehall Sw1Grade II
- 147 mHarrington HouseGrade II*
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 115 m away: Victoria Embankment Gardens; Inside the City of Westminster built-up area; Town centre 82 m away: West End.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
- Listed Building Consent Application
- Postcode
- SW1A 2BX
- Received
- 29 May 2026
- Validated
- 29 May 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 24 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 15 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
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How this decision compares
Decided in 47 days from validation, 6 days faster than Westminster's median of 53 for extensions. Approved, as 87% of extensions here are.
This one47d
Council53d
UK54d
62%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
930decided in the last year
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14896953
- Site or press notice
- 17 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
50 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2025
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Display of non illuminated other sign measuring 1.515m X 0.8m, non illuminated hoarding s…
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Installation of new traditionally designed casement window in existing opening with lower…
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Installation of new traditionally designed casement window in existing opening with lower…
2025
Installation of a new entrance canopy at residences entrance in Quadrangle courtyard and…
2025
Installation of a new entrance canopy at residences entrance in Quadrangle courtyard and…
2024
Display of non illuminated other sign measuring 0.8m X 1.515m and 0.8m X 1.515m
2024
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2024
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2024
Approved
Installation of a new entrance canopy at the Quadrangle Pavilion and associated works. (L…
2024
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2023
Variation of condition 12 of planning permission dated 23 June 2021 (RN: 21/02164/FULL) '…
2023
Approved
Alterations to the staircases and lightwells on the north side of Whitehall Court and nor…
2023
Approved
Alterations to the staircases and lightwells on the north side of Whitehall Court and nor…
2023
Approved
Internal alterations at part of the ground floor and sixth floor including the turret and…
2023
Approved
Internal alterations at part ground floor level
2023
Approved
Internal works/alterations at part ground floor level
2022
Approved
Erection of fifth and sixth floor extension to the sixth floor bar/restaurant and associa…
2022
Approved
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2022
Internal alterations to the independent restaurant entrance facing Whitehall Place; alter…
2021
Approved
Lowering of the parapets facing Horse Guards Avenue, installation of new gates at staff e…
2021
Approved
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2021
Approved
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2021
Approved
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2021
Approved
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Westminster
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#221 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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.
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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
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Referenced application
Council archive
Old War Office Whitehall London SW1A 2BX
Internal fit-out of bar/restaurant on part ground and lower ground floors (Whitehall Place).
- Received
- 21 Feb 2024
- Decided
- 3 Apr 2024
- Outcome
- Approved
- Type
- Heritage