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Postcode record · Westminster

SW1A 2BX.

SW1A 2BX has 56 known premises and 26 planning records — 20 approved of 24 decided (83.3%). 7 EPC records.

WestminsterSt James'sSW1A 2BX
Postcode SW1A 2BX · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther231 on the map — every match
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56
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
26
Applications
24 decided
83.3%
Approval rate
20 approved · 4 refused
53 days
Median decision time
average 85 days · 25 dated decisions
7
EPC records
ratings C 2 · D 3 · E 2
231
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 2BX has 56 known premises and 26 planning records — 20 approved of 24 decided (83.3%). 7 EPC records.

Premises (18 of 56 shown)

Planning

What happened?

26 planning applications across the postcode; 20 approved of 24 decided (83.3%). Latest 26 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Replacement shopfront. (Retrospective)
51 Whitehall London SW1A 2BX · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Withdrawn
2024-03-26
Display of one externally illuminated fascia sign measuring 3.5m x 0.24m (Retrospective).
51 Whitehall London SW1A 2BX · premises record
Advert Application (ADV)
Approved
2024-03-26
Installation of internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 1.049m x 3.777m. (Retrospective application)
51 Whitehall London SW1A 2BX · premises record
Advert Application (ADV)
Refused
2024-02-03
Installation of externally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.746 m x 0.729 m. (Retrospective application)
51 Whitehall London SW1A 2BX · premises record
Advert Application (ADV)
Approved
2024-02-03
Replacement of shopfront.
51 Whitehall London SW1A 2BX · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2021-10-18
Sample of the tiles to be used on the new bar front pursuant to Condition 4 of listed building consent dated 9 January 2012 (RN:11/11071).
Old Shades 37 Whitehall London SW1A 2BX · premises record
Officer Renee Clarke
Approval of Details (ADLBC)
Approved
2012-03-05
Internal alterations at ground floor and basement level.
37 Whitehall London SW1A 2BX · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2011-11-17
Details of the amenity board pursuant to Condition 2 of listed building consent dated 31 October 2005 (RN: 05/03459/LBC)
37 Whitehall London SW1A 2BX · premises record
Approval of Details (ADLBC)
Approved
2005-11-18
Rebuilding of redundant structurally unsound curved section of chimney.
37 Whitehall London SW1A 2BX · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2005-10-10
Removal of Condition 5 of listed building consent dated 4 July 2005 (RN: 05/03393) repositioning of existing extract duct in lightwell, installation of new gate in railings at rear ground floor level and new ladder from excavated basement lightwell to rear ground floor level. Internal alterations at basement, ground and first to third floor levels namely: to allow extract duct to be a colour other than that of the adjacent brickwork.
37 Whitehall London SW1A 2BX · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2005-09-30
Replacement shopfront. (Retrospective)
51 Whitehall London SW1A 2BX · premises record
Withdrawn
2024-03-26
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Full Planning Permission Application
Display of one externally illuminated fascia sign measuring 3.5m x 0.24m (Retrospective).
51 Whitehall London SW1A 2BX · premises record
Approved
2024-03-26
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Advert Application (ADV)
Installation of internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 1.049m x 3.777m. (Retrospective application)
51 Whitehall London SW1A 2BX · premises record
Refused
2024-02-03
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Advert Application (ADV)
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Installation of externally illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.746 m x 0.729 m. (Retrospective application)
51 Whitehall London SW1A 2BX · premises record
Approved
2024-02-03
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Advert Application (ADV)
Replacement of shopfront.
51 Whitehall London SW1A 2BX · premises record
Approved
2021-10-18
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Full Planning Permission Application
Sample of the tiles to be used on the new bar front pursuant to Condition 4 of listed building consent dated 9 January 2012 (RN:11/11071).
Old Shades 37 Whitehall London SW1A 2BX · premises record
Officer Renee Clarke
Approved
2012-03-05
More
Approval of Details (ADLBC)
Internal alterations at ground floor and basement level.
37 Whitehall London SW1A 2BX · premises record
Approved
2011-11-17
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Details of the amenity board pursuant to Condition 2 of listed building consent dated 31 October 2005 (RN: 05/03459/LBC)
37 Whitehall London SW1A 2BX · premises record
Approved
2005-11-18
More
Approval of Details (ADLBC)
Rebuilding of redundant structurally unsound curved section of chimney.
37 Whitehall London SW1A 2BX · premises record
Approved
2005-10-10
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Removal of Condition 5 of listed building consent dated 4 July 2005 (RN: 05/03393) repositioning of existing extract duct in lightwell, installation of new gate in railings at rear ground floor level and new ladder from excavated basement lightwell to rear ground floor level. Internal alterations at basement, ground and first to third floor levels namely: to allow extract duct to be a colour other than that of the adjacent brickwork.
37 Whitehall London SW1A 2BX · premises record
Approved
2005-09-30
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 56 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 56 of 56 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 56 of 56 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 56 of 56 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Article 4 Direction Area
Article 4 Direction Class E To C3 In Central Activities Zone · reference 23/00004/REG_4 · covers 53 of 56 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Conservation Area
Trafalgar Square · reference CONARA/1300 · covers 53 of 56 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Conservation Area
Whitehall · reference CONARA/1340 · covers 3 of 56 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 56 of 56 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 56 of 56 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 56 of 56 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
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Article 4 Direction Area
Article 4 Direction Class E To C3 In Central Activities Zone · reference 23/00004/REG_4 · covers 53 of 56 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Conservation Area
Trafalgar Square · reference CONARA/1300 · covers 53 of 56 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
Conservation Area
Whitehall · reference CONARA/1340 · covers 3 of 56 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.

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People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 26 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

Name
Details
Case officer on 10 applications
Case officer on 4 applications
Case officer on 4 applications
Case officer on 2 applications
Case officer on 1 application
Case officer on 1 application
Case officer on 1 application
Case officer on 10 applications
Case officer on 4 applications
Case officer on 4 applications
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Case officer on 2 applications
Case officer on 1 application
Case officer on 1 application
Case officer on 1 application
Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent26 applications and 231 mapped decisions in this postcode — precedent for what has been permitted and refused here.
Energy7 EPC records; ratings C: 2, D: 3, E: 2.
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.

1 intent signal recorded in this postcode
Portfolio seller
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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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