Old War Office Whitehall London SW1A 2EU

07/03601/LBCListed Building Consent ApplicationPermitted

Listed building consent

Proposal

Display of 16 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: 12 June 2007 · Application Permitted
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: St James's

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

ReceivedSubmitted28 Mar
ValidatedValidated28 Mar
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date22 May
DecidedDecided12 Jun

Decided in 76 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Westminster93% of heritage applications approved

This is a heritage application at Old War Office Whitehall London SW1A 2EU. 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 76 days, 11 days longer than Westminster's median. The site is in the Whitehall conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 18 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

Reference

07/03601/LBC

Address

Old War Office Whitehall London SW1A 2EU

Postcode

SW1A 2EU

Local Authority

Westminster

Application Type

Listed Building Consent Application

Scale / Size

Small

Decision Status

Permitted

Current Status

Decided

Ward

St James's

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address

216 Oxford Street London W1C 1DB

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

28 March 2007

Consultation Expiry

25 May 2007

Target Decision Date

22 May 2007

Date Decided

12 June 2007

Date Validated

28 March 2007

Date Submitted

28 March 2007

Committee Meeting

22 May 2007

Planning Decision

Decision

Application Permitted

Decided By

Delegated Decision

Statutory Period

55 days

Publicity

Last Advertised

4 May 2007

Advertisement Expiry

25 May 2007

Site Notice Start

26 April 2007

Site Notice End

17 May 2007

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments

Documents

Coordinates

51.505646, -0.125447

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Westminster

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Planning history at this site

18 other applications at this property, newest first.

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.

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

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