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Postcode record · Westminster

SW1A 2AW.

SW1A 2AW has 2 known premises and 6 planning records — 5 approved of 5 decided (100%).

WestminsterSt James'sSW1A 2AW
Postcode SW1A 2AW · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther38 on the map — every match
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2
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
6
Applications
5 decided
100%
Approval rate
5 approved · 0 refused
0
EPC records
none recorded
38
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 2AW has 2 known premises and 6 planning records — 5 approved of 5 decided (100%).

Premises

Planning

What happened?

6 planning applications across the postcode; 5 approved of 5 decided (100%). Latest 6 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Replacement and new ironmongery to existing external double door to Great Scotland Yard.
3 Whitehall Place London SW1A 2AW · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2025-04-17
Installation of a new handrail to the entrance steps and an external ramp to the principal entrance on Whitehall Place with associated external alterations, including localised demolition of boundary walls, replacement and relocation of the maintenance access stair in the lightwell, fixing of two condenser units and their associated service routes in the lightwell at 55 Whitehall (part-retrospective) and dropping a window cill to form a door opening at ground floor level. (Linked with 24/04605/FULL)
3 Whitehall Place London SW1A 2AW · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2024-07-09
Installation of a new handrail to the entrance steps and an external ramp to the principal entrance on Whitehall Place with associated external alterations, including localised demolition of boundary walls, replacement and relocation of the maintenance access stair in the lightwell and dropping a window cill to form a door opening at ground floor level. (Linked with 24/04606/LBC)
3 Whitehall Place London SW1A 2AW · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2024-07-09
Installation of plant within existing rooftop enclosure and internal works, including the demolition and installation of partiions, replacment w.c. and new tea-point fixtures, new lighting, reconfiguration of an internal staircase and alterations to the reception area.
3 - 8 Whitehall Place London · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2022-03-08
Installation of plant within existing rooftop enclosure.
3 - 8 Whitehall Place London · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2022-03-08
Replacement and upgrade of existing CCTV external and internal cameras with new CCTV cameras.
3 Whitehall Place London SW1A 2AW · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
No determination
2020-02-18
Replacement and new ironmongery to existing external double door to Great Scotland Yard.
3 Whitehall Place London SW1A 2AW · premises record
Approved
2025-04-17
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Listed Building Consent Application
Installation of a new handrail to the entrance steps and an external ramp to the principal entrance on Whitehall Place with associated external alterations, including localised demolition of boundary walls, replacement and relocation of the maintenance access stair in the lightwell, fixing of two condenser units and their associated service routes in the lightwell at 55 Whitehall (part-retrospective) and dropping a window cill to form a door opening at ground floor level. (Linked with 24/04605/FULL)
3 Whitehall Place London SW1A 2AW · premises record
Approved
2024-07-09
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Installation of a new handrail to the entrance steps and an external ramp to the principal entrance on Whitehall Place with associated external alterations, including localised demolition of boundary walls, replacement and relocation of the maintenance access stair in the lightwell and dropping a window cill to form a door opening at ground floor level. (Linked with 24/04606/LBC)
3 Whitehall Place London SW1A 2AW · premises record
Approved
2024-07-09
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Full Planning Permission Application
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Installation of plant within existing rooftop enclosure and internal works, including the demolition and installation of partiions, replacment w.c. and new tea-point fixtures, new lighting, reconfiguration of an internal staircase and alterations to the reception area.
3 - 8 Whitehall Place London · premises record
Approved
2022-03-08
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Installation of plant within existing rooftop enclosure.
3 - 8 Whitehall Place London · premises record
Approved
2022-03-08
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Replacement and upgrade of existing CCTV external and internal cameras with new CCTV cameras.
3 Whitehall Place London SW1A 2AW · premises record
No determination
2020-02-18
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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 2 premises each one covers.

Designation
Coverage
Archaeological Priority Area
City of Westminster APA 1.1: Westminster and Whitehall Summary and Definition The APA includes the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, St Margaret’s Church, 10 Downing Street, the Banqueting House and all the other buildings on either side of W · reference 77082 · covers 2 of 2 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 2 of 2 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 2 of 2 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Whitehall · reference CONARA/1340 · covers 2 of 2 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Archaeological Priority Area
City of Westminster APA 1.1: Westminster and Whitehall Summary and Definition The APA includes the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, St Margaret’s Church, 10 Downing Street, the Banqueting House and all the other buildings on either side of W · reference 77082 · covers 2 of 2 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 2 of 2 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 2 of 2 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
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Conservation Area
Whitehall · reference CONARA/1340 · covers 2 of 2 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.

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People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 6 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

Name
Details
Case officer on 4 applications
Case officer on 1 application
Case officer on 1 application
Case officer on 4 applications
Case officer on 1 application
Case officer on 1 application
Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent6 applications and 38 mapped decisions in this postcode — precedent for what has been permitted and refused here.
EnergyNo EPC records joined yet.
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

Planning Atlas Pro

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

No intent signal is currently recorded in this postcode.

Boundary: OS Postcode Unit areas (Ordnance Survey), 2026-08-14. Planning records: canonical stage2. EPC: EPC register. Premises: OS AddressBase / UPRN.
SW1A 2AW, Westminster: planning and property history | Planning Atlas