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Postcode record · Westminster

SW1A 2EL.

SW1A 2EL has 77 known premises and 162 planning records — 126 approved of 139 decided (90.6%). 38 EPC records.

WestminsterSt James'sSW1A 2EL
Postcode SW1A 2EL · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther295 on the map — every match
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77
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
162
Applications
139 decided
90.6%
Approval rate
126 approved · 13 refused
38
EPC records
ratings C 24 · D 9 · E 3 · F 2
295
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 2EL has 77 known premises and 162 planning records — 126 approved of 139 decided (90.6%). 38 EPC records.

Premises (18 of 77 shown)

Planning

What happened?

162 planning applications across the postcode; 126 approved of 139 decided (90.6%). Latest 30 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Installation of new entrance doors to the combined apartment, installation of stone flooring and retention of wall cladding with integrated lighting.
Flat 88 3 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Refused
2025-11-27
Display of non illuminated fascia signs measuring 1.321m x 0.065m and 0.9m x 0.27m, non illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.7m x 0.42m, and internally illuminated menu signs measuring 0.437m x 0.56m and 0.3m x 0.387m.
Royal Horseguards Hotel 2 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL · premises record
Advert Application (ADV)
Approved
2025-11-04
External and internal alterations, including the replacement of ground floor entrance stair floor tiles, installation of planters to railings, hanging sign, gold leaf/vinyl lettering to glazing, brass A3 menu boxes, repainting of existing canopy metalwork, and application of brass letters/gold leaf vinyl to internal glazing.
Royal Horseguards Hotel 2 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2025-10-24
External alterations to ground floor entrance, including the replacement of stair floor tiles and installation of planters to railings.
Royal Horseguards Hotel 2 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2025-10-24
Alteration and refurbishment of existing two-bedroom flat to create one-bedroom flat.
Flat 71 3 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL · premises record
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed)
Approved
2025-08-28
Internal alterations and refurbishment of existing two-bedroom flat to create one-bedroom flat with larger reception room.
Flat 71 3 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2025-08-28
Removal of existing internal doors and construction of new internal walls and refurbishment works.
Royal Horseguards Hotel 2 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2025-07-18
Internal alterations
Flat 63 3 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL · premises record
Officer Heidi Pearce
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2025-05-22
Internal alterations to Flat 63 including structural works
Flat 63 3 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL · premises record
Officer Heidi Pearce
Listed Building Consent Application
Refused
2024-12-18
Erection of an extension on to the rear lightwell balcony and alterations to layout, including the opening up of partitions to reinstate larger rooms. (Linked with 24/05010/FULL)
Flat 94 3 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2024-07-23
Installation of new entrance doors to the combined apartment, installation of stone flooring and retention of wall cladding with integrated lighting.
Flat 88 3 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL · premises record
Refused
2025-11-27
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Display of non illuminated fascia signs measuring 1.321m x 0.065m and 0.9m x 0.27m, non illuminated projecting sign measuring 0.7m x 0.42m, and internally illuminated menu signs measuring 0.437m x 0.56m and 0.3m x 0.387m.
Royal Horseguards Hotel 2 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL · premises record
Approved
2025-11-04
More
Advert Application (ADV)
External and internal alterations, including the replacement of ground floor entrance stair floor tiles, installation of planters to railings, hanging sign, gold leaf/vinyl lettering to glazing, brass A3 menu boxes, repainting of existing canopy metalwork, and application of brass letters/gold leaf vinyl to internal glazing.
Royal Horseguards Hotel 2 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL · premises record
Approved
2025-10-24
More
Listed Building Consent Application
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External alterations to ground floor entrance, including the replacement of stair floor tiles and installation of planters to railings.
Royal Horseguards Hotel 2 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL · premises record
Approved
2025-10-24
More
Full Planning Permission Application
Alteration and refurbishment of existing two-bedroom flat to create one-bedroom flat.
Flat 71 3 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL · premises record
Approved
2025-08-28
More
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed)
Internal alterations and refurbishment of existing two-bedroom flat to create one-bedroom flat with larger reception room.
Flat 71 3 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL · premises record
Approved
2025-08-28
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Removal of existing internal doors and construction of new internal walls and refurbishment works.
Royal Horseguards Hotel 2 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL · premises record
Approved
2025-07-18
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Internal alterations
Flat 63 3 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL · premises record
Officer Heidi Pearce
Approved
2025-05-22
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Internal alterations to Flat 63 including structural works
Flat 63 3 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL · premises record
Officer Heidi Pearce
Refused
2024-12-18
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Erection of an extension on to the rear lightwell balcony and alterations to layout, including the opening up of partitions to reinstate larger rooms. (Linked with 24/05010/FULL)
Flat 94 3 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL · premises record
Approved
2024-07-23
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 77 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 77 of 77 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 77 of 77 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 77 of 77 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
Whitehall · reference CONARA/1340 · covers 77 of 77 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 77 of 77 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 77 of 77 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 77 of 77 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
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Conservation Area
Whitehall · reference CONARA/1340 · covers 77 of 77 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 13 applications
Case officer on 4 applications
Case officer on 3 applications
Case officer on 2 applications
Case officer on 2 applications
Case officer on 2 applications
Case officer on 1 application
Case officer on 1 application
Case officer on 1 application
Case officer on 13 applications
Case officer on 4 applications
Case officer on 3 applications
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Case officer on 2 applications
Case officer on 2 applications
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 precedent162 applications and 295 mapped decisions in this postcode — precedent for what has been permitted and refused here.
Energy38 EPC records; ratings C: 24, D: 9, E: 3, F: 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.

12 intent signals recorded in this postcode
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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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