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Archbishops House Ambrosden Avenue London SW1P 1QJ

02/07359/EENEcclesiastical Exemption NotificationApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 19 December 2002

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Construction of a new altar with associated works to the fabric of the Chapel.

Received
23 September 2002
Ward
Vincent Square
  1. Received23 Sep
  2. Validated23 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target21 Oct
  5. Decided19 Dec

Decided in 87 days

About this application

This is a planning application at Archbishops House Ambrosden Avenue London SW1P 1QJ. Westminster has handled 27,078 applications of this type. This one was decided in 87 days, 5 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Westminster Cathedral conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 92 applications across Vincent Square. We hold 1,247 applications in total for the SW1P postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
SW1P 1QJ
Application type
Ecclesiastical Exemption Notification
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 September 2002
Consultation expiry
15 November 2002
Target decision date
21 October 2002
Committee meeting
19 December 2002

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Archbishop's House Ambrosden Avenue London SW1P 1QJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Publicity

Site notice end
15 November 2002

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Westminster Cathedral
  • Listed building: Grade II*: Diocesean HallOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    23 Dec

    Installation of new lights in the Lower Library.

    ApprovedListed building consent25/09323/LBC

Source: Westminster

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