Royal Horseguards Hotel 2 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL Data via plota.co.uk
26/05884/LBC - Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
Proposal
Erection of two flagpoles and display of two flags on the northern elevation. [Linked with 26/06184/ADV]. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
27 Aug 2026
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Approved
15 Oct 2026
Approved on 15 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026
Documents 17
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 6
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WHITEHALL PLACE ELEVATION EXTRACT AND DETAILS_AS_PROPOSED
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WHITEHALL PLACE ELEVATION_AS_PROPOSED
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FLOOR PLAN_AS_PROPOSED
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LOCATION PLAN
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WHITEHALL PLACE ELEVATION_AS_EXISTING
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FLOOR PLAN_AS_EXISTING
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Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 1
Associated applications 2
- Erection of two flagpoles and display of two flags on the northern elevation. [Linked with ].
Site constraints 12
Grade II* listed: Whitehall Court
List entry 1266894 · The pin is inside its outline · 15 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 10 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 15 with distances
- 17 mThe National Liberal ClubGrade II*
- 24 mWar Office War Office (Ministry of Defence)Grade II*
- 63 mStatue of Sir Bartle FrereGrade II
- 93 mPlimsoll MemorialGrade II
- 96 mStatue of William TyndaleGrade II
- 98 mStatue of Sir James OutramGrade II
- 101 mGovernment Offices, Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food Government Offices, Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food West BlockGrade II*
- 109 mNigeria HouseGrade II
- 117 mMinistry of Defence, Containing Sixteenth Century Undercroft and Historic Rooms Numbers 13, 24, 25, 27 and 79Grade I
- 126 mPlayhouse TheatreGrade II
- 128 mNorthumberland House (Victoria Buildings)Grade II
- 136 mCabmen's Shelter, Northumberland AvenueGrade II
- 139 mQueen Mary's Steps and Fragment of Whitehall PalaceGrade I
- 143 m25-30, Craven Street Wc2Grade II
- 146 mStatue of General GordonGrade II
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.
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, 188 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.
Registered park or garden 42 m away: Victoria Embankment Gardens
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.
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.
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
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 6 October 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
- Listed Building Consent Application
- Postcode
- SW1A 2EJ
- Received
- 27 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 27 Aug 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 22 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 15 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Avison Young
How this decision compares
Decided in 49 days from validation, 7 days faster than Westminster's median of 56 for listed building works. Approved, as 90% of listed building works here are.
This one49d
Council56d
UK56d
50%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
2,038decided in the last year
Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 16 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15130675
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15130675
- Comments by
- 14 Oct 2026
- Site or press notice
- 23 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
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External alterations to entrance to provide planters, signage, lettering and stair floor…
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Removal of existing internal doors and construction of new internal walls and refurbishme…
Within ~100m
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Installation of an external ramp to the principal entrance on Whitehall Place and an inte…
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Installation of an external ramp to the principal entrance on Whitehall Place and an inte…
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Temporary display of a non-illuminated hat sculpture (on a plinth) measuring 2.44 m x 1.3…
2024
Old War Office Whitehall London SW1A 2BX
Display of non illuminated other sign measuring 0.8m X 1.515m and 0.8m X 1.515m
2024
Old War Office Whitehall London SW1A 2BX
Installation of temporary graphics during the construction phase of a new restaurant with…
2024
Approved
Old War Office Whitehall London SW1A 2BX
Internal fit-out of bar/restaurant on part ground and lower ground floors (Whitehall Plac…
2024
Approved
Old War Office Whitehall London SW1A 2BX
Installation of a new entrance canopy at the Quadrangle Pavilion and associated works. (L…
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Amalgamation of two flats to create a single dwelling and associated works.
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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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