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Postcode record · Westminster

SW1A 1PL.

SW1A 1PL has 51 known premises and 135 planning records — 107 approved of 119 decided (89.9%). 19 EPC records.

WestminsterSt James'sSW1A 1PL
Postcode SW1A 1PL · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther134 on the map — every match
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51
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
135
Applications
119 decided
89.9%
Approval rate
107 approved · 12 refused
66 days
Median decision time
average 94 days · 134 dated decisions
19
EPC records
ratings C 2 · D 10 · E 4 · F 2 · G 1
134
Mapped applications
inside the postcode shape
Postcode unit boundary from Ordnance Survey; premises and applications inside it. Aggregates describe the area, not any single premises.
Property

What is it?

SW1A 1PL has 51 known premises and 135 planning records — 107 approved of 119 decided (89.9%). 19 EPC records.

Premises (18 of 51 shown)

Planning

What happened?

135 planning applications across the postcode; 107 approved of 119 decided (89.9%). Latest 30 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Internal alterations at lower ground, ground and first floor levels.
88 St James's Street London SW1A 1PL · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2022-08-18
Replacement of modern entrance door and installation of secondary glazing to entrance foyer to the rear.
88 St James's Street London SW1A 1PL · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2022-08-02
Replacement of modern entrance door to rear elevation.
88 St James's Street London SW1A 1PL · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2022-08-02
Alterations to the 'Lancaster apartment' at the lower ground floor including replacement of doors and ceiling, installation of a steam room, shower, sauna and joinery in the multi-function room and construction of a glazed Juliet balcony within the bedroom lightwell. (Linked with 22/01499/FULL)
88 St James's Street London SW1A 1PL · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2022-03-07
Alterations to the 'Lancaster apartment' at the lower ground floor including replacement of doors and ceiling, installation of a steam room, shower, sauna and joinery in the multi-function room and construction of a glazed Juliet balcony within the bedroom lightwell.
88 St James's Street London SW1A 1PL · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2022-03-07
Internal alterations to the Buckingham Suite including various alterations at ground floor level to the former banking hall, entrance hall, kitchen and back entrance hall; lower ground floor level vaults, stairs and cinema room and at first floor level to the en-suite bathroom.
88 St James's Street London SW1A 1PL · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2022-02-03
Removal of flooring to allow fixing of column bases into the concrete slab below and removal of the mezzanine structure, including making good retained fabric, within the ground floor former banking hall (part retrospective).
88 St James's Street London SW1A 1PL · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2021-12-16
Installation of replacement air-handling plant at rear first floor level within existing sunken plant area and replacement of the existing VRF units internally.
86 St James's Street London SW1A 1PL · premises record
Officer Hayley White
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2021-04-28
Installation of replacement air-handling plant at rear first floor level within existing sunken plant area.
86 St James's Street London SW1A 1PL · premises record
Officer Hayley White
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2021-04-28
Internal alterations including increasing the size of the entrance hall at fourth floor level.
Flat H 88 St James's Street London SW1A 1PL · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2020-01-08
Internal alterations at lower ground, ground and first floor levels.
88 St James's Street London SW1A 1PL · premises record
Approved
2022-08-18
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Listed Building Consent Application
Replacement of modern entrance door and installation of secondary glazing to entrance foyer to the rear.
88 St James's Street London SW1A 1PL · premises record
Approved
2022-08-02
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Replacement of modern entrance door to rear elevation.
88 St James's Street London SW1A 1PL · premises record
Approved
2022-08-02
More
Full Planning Permission Application
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Alterations to the 'Lancaster apartment' at the lower ground floor including replacement of doors and ceiling, installation of a steam room, shower, sauna and joinery in the multi-function room and construction of a glazed Juliet balcony within the bedroom lightwell. (Linked with 22/01499/FULL)
88 St James's Street London SW1A 1PL · premises record
Approved
2022-03-07
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Alterations to the 'Lancaster apartment' at the lower ground floor including replacement of doors and ceiling, installation of a steam room, shower, sauna and joinery in the multi-function room and construction of a glazed Juliet balcony within the bedroom lightwell.
88 St James's Street London SW1A 1PL · premises record
Approved
2022-03-07
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Internal alterations to the Buckingham Suite including various alterations at ground floor level to the former banking hall, entrance hall, kitchen and back entrance hall; lower ground floor level vaults, stairs and cinema room and at first floor level to the en-suite bathroom.
88 St James's Street London SW1A 1PL · premises record
Approved
2022-02-03
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Removal of flooring to allow fixing of column bases into the concrete slab below and removal of the mezzanine structure, including making good retained fabric, within the ground floor former banking hall (part retrospective).
88 St James's Street London SW1A 1PL · premises record
Approved
2021-12-16
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Installation of replacement air-handling plant at rear first floor level within existing sunken plant area and replacement of the existing VRF units internally.
86 St James's Street London SW1A 1PL · premises record
Officer Hayley White
Approved
2021-04-28
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Installation of replacement air-handling plant at rear first floor level within existing sunken plant area.
86 St James's Street London SW1A 1PL · premises record
Officer Hayley White
Approved
2021-04-28
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Internal alterations including increasing the size of the entrance hall at fourth floor level.
Flat H 88 St James's Street London SW1A 1PL · premises record
Approved
2020-01-08
More
Listed Building Consent Application

Building control

Building-control records are not yet collected for Westminster — the register is being gathered borough by borough (held so far: Lambeth, Brent, Ealing, Westminster, City and others).

Place

What affects it?

Every mapped designation touching a premises in this postcode, with how many of its 51 premises each one covers.

Designation
Coverage
Archaeological Priority Area
City of Westminster APA 2.5: Great Estates Summary and Definition The Great Estates APA covers an area bounded by Park Lane to the west, Green Park and St James’s Park to the south, Haymarket, Shaftesbury Avenue, Charing Cross Road and t · reference 76098 · covers 51 of 51 premises. Groundworks may require archaeological assessment or investigation.
Article 4 Direction Area
Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed · reference 23/00006/REG_4 · covers 51 of 51 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Article 4 Direction Area
Article 4 Direction Class E To C3 In Central Activities Zone · reference 23/00004/REG_4 · covers 51 of 51 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 51 of 51 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
St James's · reference CONARA/1330 · covers 51 of 51 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Archaeological Priority Area
City of Westminster APA 2.5: Great Estates Summary and Definition The Great Estates APA covers an area bounded by Park Lane to the west, Green Park and St James’s Park to the south, Haymarket, Shaftesbury Avenue, Charing Cross Road and t · reference 76098 · covers 51 of 51 premises. Groundworks may require archaeological assessment or investigation.
Article 4 Direction Area
Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed · reference 23/00006/REG_4 · covers 51 of 51 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Article 4 Direction Area
Article 4 Direction Class E To C3 In Central Activities Zone · reference 23/00004/REG_4 · covers 51 of 51 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
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Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 51 of 51 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
St James's · reference CONARA/1330 · covers 51 of 51 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 30 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

Name
Details
Case officer on 7 applications
Case officer on 5 applications
Case officer on 5 applications
Case officer on 5 applications
Case officer on 2 applications
Case officer on 2 applications
Case officer on 2 applications
Case officer on 1 application
Case officer on 7 applications
Case officer on 5 applications
Case officer on 5 applications
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Case officer on 5 applications
Case officer on 2 applications
Case officer on 2 applications
Case officer on 2 applications
Case officer on 1 application
Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent135 applications and 134 mapped decisions in this postcode — precedent for what has been permitted and refused here.
Energy19 EPC records; ratings C: 2, D: 10, E: 4, F: 2, G: 1.
What is not assertedNo capacity, value or ownership claim is made at area level; those belong to individual premises records and their evidence.

Intent signals

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Ownership, finance and market signals recorded at addresses in this postcode — each with date and source. Signals are evidence of change, not a prediction.

4 intent signals recorded in this postcode
Lapsed consent · EPC F/G
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Boundary: OS Postcode Unit areas (Ordnance Survey), 2026-08-14. Planning records: canonical stage2. EPC: EPC register. Premises: OS AddressBase / UPRN.
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