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 12 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 12 of 12 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 12 of 12 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.

Central Activities Zone

Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 12 of 12 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.

Conservation Area

Westminster Abbey And Parliament Square · reference CONARA/1400 · covers 12 of 12 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.

Archaeological Priority Area

Article 4 Direction Area

Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed · reference 23/00006/REG_4 · covers 12 of 12 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.

Central Activities Zone

Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 12 of 12 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.

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Conservation Area

Westminster Abbey And Parliament Square · reference CONARA/1400 · covers 12 of 12 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.

Nearby postcodes and streets

Walk to the next area — linked where the Atlas has a record for it (pilot borough only for now).

SW1P 3BN14 mSW1P 3DJ14 mSW1P 3DN14 m SW1P 3NZ14 m SW1P 3PS22 m SW1P 3QY36 m SW1P 3DQ47 m SW1P 3QZ54 m

Little Smith Street0 m Tufton Street0 m Great Smith Street0 m Dean'S Yard0 m Great College Street2 mLittle Dean'S Yard35 mAbbey Orchard Street36 m St Ann'S Street55 m Barton Street56 m Great Peter Street58 m

People

Who is involved?

Applicants, agents and officers are attached per application; the current area build carries references only — the borough entity run adds the names here.

Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent1 applications and 28 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.