Benson House And Abingdon House, Ligonier Street, London
Withdrawn on 4 August 2003
Council decision: Withdrawn by ApplicantPlanning committee
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Proposal
Option 1Abingdon and Benson Houses - external renovation including replacement windows and doors; replacement/repair of brick and stonework and rainwater goods;internal refurbishment and re-decoration of communal areas; courtyard landscaping including new gates and railings.Benson House only - re-roofing; demolition of paladin stores beside main entrances and building new ones.
- Received
- 25 April 2003
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Ward
- Weavers
- Agent
- Floyd Slaski Partnership
- ReceivedReceived25 Apr
- ValidatedValidated25 Apr
- Consult.Consultation16 May
- TargetTarget Date19 Jun
- DecidedDecided4 Aug
Decided in 101 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a heritage application for demolition at Benson House And Abingdon House, Ligonier Street, London. Tower Hamlets has handled 311 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 101 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. The site is in the Boundary Estate conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 105 applications across Weavers.
91% of heritage applications at London Borough of Tower Hamlets were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent (S8 P&LBC 1990)
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 25 April 2003
- Consultation expiry
- 2 June 2003
- Consultation end
- 16 May 2003
- Target decision date
- 19 June 2003
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Floyd Slaski Partnership
- Architect profile
- FLOYD SLASKI ARCHITECTS LTD
- Agent address
- 55 Clapham Common, South Side, London, SW4 9BX
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 2 June 2003
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Boundary Estate+1 more
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 0000_13Protected tree on or next to this site · +4 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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