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

26/05447/ADFULL - Approval of Details (Full PP) Pending
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Detailed site investigation and details of a written scheme of investigation pursuant to condition 7 and 28 of planning permission dated 15th June 2026 (RN: ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Aug 2026
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Validated
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 20 Oct 2026.

Documents 9

Plans & drawings 1

PDF BASEMENT AND FOUNDATION PLAN MARKUP Drawing · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF CNSLT-CONSULTEE CLOUD STD Background Papers · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 7

PDF ACK-APPROVAL OF DETAILS APPL. Background Papers · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF COVER LETTER Other · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 1ST INVALID LETTER Background Papers · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF COVER LETTER Superseded document · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION FOR AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL MONITORING AND RECORDING Background Papers · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PHASE I DESK STUDY (1) Background Papers · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PHASE I DESK STUDY Background Papers · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Grade II listed: 3, Whitehall Sw1
List entry 1224053 · 0 m from the pin · 28 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 19 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.
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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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
Approval of Details (Full PP)
Postcode
SW1A 2DD
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
St James's
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Oct 2026
Agent
Criterion Capital

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings