35 Whitehall London SW1A 2BX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Display of one externally illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.9m x 5.34m and one externally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.7m x 0.6m. (Retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 16 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Oct 2026
Documents 18
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Other documents 12
Site constraints 14
Show all 26 with distances
- 2 mOld Shades Public HouseGrade II
- 5 m25, Whitehall Sw1Grade II
- 8 mWhitehall HouseGrade II
- 16 m1, Great Scotland Yard Sw1Grade II
- 35 mWhitehall TheatreGrade II
- 35 mHarrington HouseGrade II*
- 42 mPair of K6 Telephone kiosksGrade II
- 48 mTrafalgar BuildingsGrade II
- 51 mRoyal Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland, Drummond's BankGrade II
- 53 mNorthumberland House (Victoria Buildings)Grade II
- 54 mThe Admiralty and the Admiralty ScreenGrade I
- 55 m3, Whitehall Sw1Grade II
- 57 mGovernment Offices, Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food Government Offices, Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food West BlockGrade II*
- 72 mCivil Service Department Offices (Former Admiralty Offices)Grade II
- 76 mAdmiralty Arch, First Sea Lord's Residence and Offices, Balustrades and StepsGrade I
- 94 mAdmiralty HouseGrade I
- 95 mNigeria HouseGrade II
- 103 mLampstandard Numbered 11 on Island at Head of Northumberland AvenueGrade II
- 104 mWar Office War Office (Ministry of Defence)Grade II*
- 105 mStatue of Charles IGrade I
- 117 m57-59, Trafalgar Square Wc2Grade II
- 117 mFormer Paymaster Generals Office Former Paymaster Generals Office (the Parliamentary Counsel)Grade II*
- 123 mLampstandard Numbered 7 on Island Adjacent to Charles I StatueGrade II
- 145 mStatue of the Duke of CambridgeGrade II
- 146 mNational Westminster BankGrade II
- 146 mHorse GuardsGrade I
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £4,250,000 in February 2024. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Westminster
- Application type
- Advert Application (ADV)
- Postcode
- SW1A 2BX
- Received
- 22 Sept 2025
- Validated
- 2 Oct 2025
- Ward
- St James's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 Nov 2025
- Decision
- Application Refused
- Decision date
- 16 Oct 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- AK Contracts
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 14 days from validation, 28 days faster than Westminster's median of 42 for signs and adverts. Refused, as 17% of signs and adverts here are.
Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Westminster in the last twelve months, from validation. Westminster decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 12 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14329850
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14329850
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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