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Postcode record · Westminster

SW1Y 5ES.

SW1Y 5ES has 109 known premises and 4 planning records — 4 approved of 4 decided (100%). 2 EPC records.

WestminsterSt James'sSW1Y 5ES
Postcode SW1Y 5ES · boundary not held, centred on the postcodeApprovedRefusedOther273 on the map — every match
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109
Premises
known addresses (UPRNs)
4
Applications
4 decided
100%
Approval rate
4 approved · 0 refused
225 days
Median decision time
average 218 days · 4 dated decisions
2
EPC records
ratings D 2
273
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?

SW1Y 5ES has 109 known premises and 4 planning records — 4 approved of 4 decided (100%). 2 EPC records.

Premises (18 of 109 shown)

Planning

What happened?

4 planning applications across the postcode; 4 approved of 4 decided (100%). Latest 4 shown.

Reference
Proposal · address
Type
Outcome
Date · distance
Internal alterations to 78-79 Pall Mall, including updates to WCs, lighting schemes, addition of panelling to reception, layout changes to lower ground floor, and new doorway opening to staircase hall of No.78.
79 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5ES · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2021-08-16
Refurbishment of offices and common areas at ground and lower ground level (limited rooms only) of No's 78 (partially) and 79 Pall Mall.
79 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5ES · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2019-10-29
Use of the building to provide eight residential units (Class C3). External alterations comprising of a three storey rear extension at ground to second floor level with terrace at rear third floor level. Extension to existing basement level to rear. New rooflight and access hatch at roof level and plant at roof level. Associated internal alterations.
79 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5ES · premises record
Listed Building Consent Application
Approved
2014-12-02
Use of the building to provide eight residential units (Class C3). External alterations comprising of a three storey rear extension at ground to third floor level with a terrace at third floor level. Extension to existing basement level to rear. New rooflight, access hatch and plant at roof level. Associated internal alterations.
79 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5ES · premises record
Full Planning Permission Application
Approved
2014-12-02
Internal alterations to 78-79 Pall Mall, including updates to WCs, lighting schemes, addition of panelling to reception, layout changes to lower ground floor, and new doorway opening to staircase hall of No.78.
79 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5ES · premises record
Approved
2021-08-16
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Refurbishment of offices and common areas at ground and lower ground level (limited rooms only) of No's 78 (partially) and 79 Pall Mall.
79 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5ES · premises record
Approved
2019-10-29
More
Listed Building Consent Application
Use of the building to provide eight residential units (Class C3). External alterations comprising of a three storey rear extension at ground to second floor level with terrace at rear third floor level. Extension to existing basement level to rear. New rooflight and access hatch at roof level and plant at roof level. Associated internal alterations.
79 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5ES · premises record
Approved
2014-12-02
More
Listed Building Consent Application
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Use of the building to provide eight residential units (Class C3). External alterations comprising of a three storey rear extension at ground to third floor level with a terrace at third floor level. Extension to existing basement level to rear. New rooflight, access hatch and plant at roof level. Associated internal alterations.
79 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5ES · premises record
Approved
2014-12-02
More
Full Planning Permission 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 109 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 109 of 109 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 109 of 109 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 109 of 109 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 109 of 109 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
St James's · reference CONARA/1330 · covers 109 of 109 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 109 of 109 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 109 of 109 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 109 of 109 premises. Some normally permitted changes may require planning permission.
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Central Activities Zone
Named designation not supplied · reference CAZ00000005 · covers 109 of 109 premises. London Plan policies for the Central Activities Zone may apply.
Conservation Area
St James's · reference CONARA/1330 · covers 109 of 109 premises. Demolition, alterations, trees and design are subject to additional heritage controls.
People

Who is involved?

Named on the latest 4 applications in this postcode — the party who applied, not the owner or occupier.

Name
Details
Case officer on 2 applications
Case officer on 2 applications
Case officer on 2 applications
Case officer on 2 applications
Development

What could it become?

Planning precedent4 applications and 273 mapped decisions in this postcode — precedent for what has been permitted and refused here.
Energy2 EPC records; ratings D: 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.

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.
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