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Royal Horseguards Hotel 2 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL

Granted Westminster 25/07719/FULL Full Planning Permission Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

External alterations to ground floor entrance, including the replacement of stair floor tiles and installation of planters to railings.

As published by the council, reference 25/07719/FULL

Application record

Reference
25/07719/FULL
Type
Full Planning Permission Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
24 Oct 2025
Validated
24 Oct 2025
Decided
19 Feb 2026
Ward
St James's
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SW1A 2EL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Westminster register

This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/06184/ADV Decided

    Royal Horseguards Hotel 2 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL

    Display of two non-illuminated hotel-branded flags measuring 2m X 0.1m mounted on two angled wall-mounted flagpoles on the northern elevation.

    Submitted 10 Sep 2026 Advertising
  • 26/05884/LBC Decided

    Royal Horseguards Hotel 2 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL

    Erection of two flagpoles and display of two flags on the northern elevation.

    Submitted 27 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 25/08012/ADV Granted

    Royal Horseguards Hotel 2 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL

    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.

    Decided 19 Nov 2025 Advertising
  • 25/07720/LBC Granted

    Royal Horseguards Hotel 2 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL

    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.

    Decided 19 Feb 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Oct 2025

    Received by Westminster

  2. 19 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Avison Young Limited Agent

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

18 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Westminster granted permission on 19 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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Nearby applications

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  • Royal Horseguards Hotel 2 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL

    25/07720/LBC Submitted 24 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    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.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 20 docs
  • Flat 116 4 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EP

    25/07778/LBC Submitted 27 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Refurbishment works including internal alterations and the replacement and refurbishment of the apartment entrance door and fanlight.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 23 docs
  • Royal Horseguards Hotel 2 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL

    26/06184/ADV Submitted 10 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    82% historically approved · decision due ~5 Nov

    Display of two non-illuminated hotel-branded flags measuring 2m X 0.1m mounted on two angled wall-mounted flagpoles on the northern elevation.

    Decided Advertising
  • Royal Horseguards Hotel 2 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL

    26/05884/LBC Submitted 27 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    90% historically approved · decision due ~22 Oct

    Erection of two flagpoles and display of two flags on the northern elevation.

    Decided Heritage and listed buildings 12 docs
  • Flat 63 3 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL

    26/01954/LBC Submitted 25 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    90% historically approved · decision due ~20 May

    Internal alterations, including replacement of doors.

    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 8 docs
  • Flat 85 3 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL

    26/04398/CLEUD Submitted 2 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    84% historically approved · decision due ~27 Aug

    Confirmation of the lawful implementation of planning permission dated 15 August 2017 (17/03984/FULL and 17/03985/LBC) has commenced before the expiry of the three year time period and may, therefore, lawfully be carried out and completed.

    Awaiting decision Lawful development 1 doc

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