House Of Commons Palace Of Westminster Parliament Square London SW1A 0RS
Proposal
Details of a programme of archaeological investigation and historic building recording, a site investigation and post investigation assessment, a foundation design and construction method to protect archaeological remains pursuant to Conditions 2(a), 2(b), and 3 of listed building consent dated 21 September 2015 (RN: 15/05914).
- Received
- 19 November 2015
- Decided
- 5 February 2016 · Application Permitted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- ReceivedSubmitted19 Nov
- ValidatedValidated19 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date14 Jan
- DecidedDecided5 Feb
Decided in 78 days (council typically 49)
This is an application to discharge conditions at House Of Commons Palace Of Westminster Parliament Square London SW1A 0RS. Westminster has handled 3,063 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 37 days. This one was decided in 78 days, 6 weeks longer than Westminster's median. The site is in the Westminster Abbey and Parliament Square conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 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 Application Dates
Planning Decision
Publicity
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Additional Information
Source: Westminster
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
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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: Westminster Abbey And Parliament Square
- Listed building: Palace Of Westminster St Margaret Street London SW1P 3JXOn or next to this site
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, 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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