Planning application
36 Whitehall London SW1A 2AY
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Investigative ground works at basement level.
As published by the council, reference 26/03505/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03505/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent Application
- Status
- Pending
- Received
- 28 May 2026
- Validated
- 28 May 2026
- Ward
- St James's
- Postcode
- SW1A 2AY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westminster register
This site has had 6 applications since 2005: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/03396/LBC Awaiting decision
36 Whitehall London SW1A 2AY
Internal alterations
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26/03403/LBC Awaiting decision
36 Whitehall London SW1A 2AY
External alterations [Linked to 26/03402/FULL]
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26/03402/FULL Awaiting decision
36 Whitehall London SW1A 2AY
External alterations [Linked to 26/03403/LBC]
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05/06659/1884 Granted
36 Whitehall London SW1A 2AY
Installation of railings to rear garden steps.
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05/00517/1884 Granted
36 Whitehall London SW1A 2AY
Installation of railings at rear basement level of Admiralty House.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 May 2026
Received by Westminster
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Westminster took a median of 65 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
WSP Ltd Agent, registered in Cobham
Active · incorporated 2001 · Cobham
600 applications on PlanIndex · across 125 councils · 97% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Westminster for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Westminster decided heritage and listed building applications in a median of 93 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About heritage and listed building applications
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Nearby applications
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36 Whitehall London SW1A 2AY
Installation of railings at rear basement level of Admiralty House.
Granted Other 4 docs -
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36 Whitehall London SW1A 2AY
90% historically approved · decision due ~17 Jul
Internal alterations
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings -
36 Whitehall London SW1A 2AY
90% historically approved · decision due ~17 Jul
External alterations [Linked to 26/03402/FULL]
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 1 doc -
36 Whitehall London SW1A 2AY
87% historically approved · decision due ~17 Jul
External alterations [Linked to 26/03403/LBC]
Awaiting decision Full applications 1 doc -
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