Planning application
Royal Horseguards Hotel 2 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 25/07720/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/07720/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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25/07719/FULL Granted
Royal Horseguards Hotel 2 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL
External alterations to ground floor entrance, including the replacement of stair floor tiles and installation of planters to railings.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Oct 2025
Received by Westminster
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19 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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21 Jul 2026
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Avison Young Limited Agent
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