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Bush House Strand London WC2B 4RD

04/07425/LBCListed Building Consent ApplicationApproved
Listed building consent

Approved on 12 November 2004

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Internal alterations to widen door opening to third and eighth floor toilets in centre block to allow disabled access and conversion of toilets for disabled users.

Received
20 September 2004
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St James's
  1. Received20 Sep
  2. Validated4 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target29 Dec
  5. Decided12 Nov

Decided in 8 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application at Bush House Strand London WC2B 4RD. Westminster has handled 2,677 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 4 days longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Pimlico conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 199 applications in total for the WC2B postcode area.

93% of heritage applications at City of Westminster were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
WC2B 4RD
Application type
Listed Building Consent Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 November 2004
Target decision date
29 December 2004
Committee meeting
12 November 2004

Applicant and agent

Agent address
130 Centre Block Bush House Strand London WC2B 4PH

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

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: Pimlico
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • Brownfield land register: 11 Belgrave Road London SW1V 1TSRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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 and heritage coasts.

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

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2013
    6 Dec

    Detailed drawings including sections of thermal cladding to the Melbourne Place tunnel, pursuant to Condition…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions13/12181/ADFULL
  2. 2013
    29 Nov

    Detailed drawings showing the revised design of the north east wing entrance door to follow design of doors…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions13/11930/ADFULL
  3. 2005
    25 Apr

    Installation of an external access lift for wheelchair users, adaptations to stairs, landings and weather…

    ApprovedApplication for full Planning Permission05/03188/FULL
  4. 2005
    25 Apr

    Installation of an external access lift for wheelchair users, adaptations to stairs, landings and weather…

    ApprovedListed building consent05/03189/LBC
  5. 2004
    3 Sep

    Retention of flood lights in portico area in front of Bush House.

    ApprovedListed building consent04/06987/LBC

Source: Westminster

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