MOD Centre Main Building Horse Guards Avenue London SW1A 2HB
Proposal
Display of 21 non-illuminated signs measuring 0.21m x 0.3m and 0.3m x 0.42m on all frontages at ground floor level.
- Received
- 28 March 2007
- Decided
- 21 May 2007 · Application Permitted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- ReceivedSubmitted28 Mar
- ValidatedValidated28 Mar
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date22 May
- DecidedDecided21 May
Decided in 54 days (council typically 49)
This is a heritage application at MOD Centre Main Building Horse Guards Avenue London SW1A 2HB. Westminster has handled 2,686 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 65 days. This one was decided in 54 days, 11 days quicker than Westminster's median. The site is in the Whitehall conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 558 applications across St James's. We hold 1,240 applications in total for the SW1A postcode area.
Application Details
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Planning Decision
Publicity
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Additional Information
Source: Westminster
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201417 Apr
Addition of a combined concierge and reception desk to serve enclaves at fourth, seventh and eighth floors…
ApprovedListed building consent14/03801/LBC - 20078 Jun
Installation of fuel delivery intake point on West elevation at ground floor level.
ApprovedListed building consent07/05047/LBC - 200730 May
New walls, balustrades and jointing; relationship between new walls fronting Victoria Embankment Gardens and…
ApprovedListed building consent07/04714/ADLBC - 20047 Sep
Details of proposed plaque pursuant to Condition 3 of Circular 18/84 clearance dated 13 May 2004 (RN…
ApprovedCrown Proposal (Circular 1884 Procedure)04/07052/1884
Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Whitehall
- Listed building: Consession Mod Centre Main Building Horse Guards Avenue London SW1A 2HBOn or next to this site
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
- Brownfield land register: Old War Office Whitehall London SW1A 2EURegister site at or near this address · +1 more
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.
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