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26/05447/ADFULL - Approval of Details (Full PP)
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Proposal
Detailed site investigation of potential land contamination and details of a written scheme of investigation of archaeolgoical assests pursuant to conditions 7 and 28 of planning permission dated 15th June 2026 (RN: 25/09254/FULL) Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
10 Aug 2026
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Validated
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 20 Oct 2026
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 20 Oct 2026.
Documents 9
Plans & drawings 1
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 7
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ACK-APPROVAL OF DETAILS APPL.
Background Papers · 27 Aug 2026
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COVER LETTER
Other · 25 Aug 2026
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1ST INVALID LETTER
Background Papers · 12 Aug 2026
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COVER LETTER
Superseded document · 10 Aug 2026
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WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION FOR AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL MONITORING AND RECORDING
Background Papers · 10 Aug 2026
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PHASE I DESK STUDY (1)
Background Papers · 10 Aug 2026
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PHASE I DESK STUDY
Background Papers · 10 Aug 2026
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Associated applications 3
Part of
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…This application26/05447/ADFULL
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
- Approval of Details (Full PP)
- Postcode
- SW1A 2DD
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 25 Aug 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 20 Oct 2026
- Agent
- Criterion Capital
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 5 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Env. assessment
- No
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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.
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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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