Admiralty Arch The Mall London SW1A 2DY
Approved on 2 August 2017
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Variation of Condition 1 of permission dated 29 August 2014 (RN 14/05316/FULL) for 'Use of Admiralty Arch as a 100 bedroom hotel, private members club and one self contained residential unit. Internal and external alterations including creation of two new basement levels for ancillary hotel facilities and plant outside of the footprints of the listed building accessed via subterranean links underneath the building. Excavation of additional two storey basement on south west side of Arch to provide plant room', namely the provision of between 1 and 4 residential units in the north wing of the building and internal alterations.
- Received
- 10 February 2016
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- Agent
- Blair Associates Architecture Ltd
- ReceivedReceived10 Feb
- ValidatedValidated10 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date6 Apr
- DecidedDecided2 Aug
Decided in 539 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a heritage application at Admiralty Arch The Mall London SW1A 2DY. Westminster has handled 2,677 applications of this type. This one was decided in 539 days, 70 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Trafalgar Square conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 1,263 applications in total for the SW1A 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
- SW1A 2DY
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 February 2016
- Consultation expiry
- 27 January 2017
- Target decision date
- 6 April 2016
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Blair Associates Architecture Ltd
- Architect profile
- BLAIR ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTURE LTD
- Agent address
- 88 Golden Lane London EC1Y 0UA
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 6 January 2017
- Advertisement expiry
- 27 January 2017
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Trafalgar SquarePart of the site · +1 more
- Listed building: Grade I: Admiralty Arch, First Sea Lord'S Residence and Offices, Balustrades and StepsOn this site
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
- Brownfield land register: Admiralty Arch The Mall London SW1A 2DYRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
Also checked, none recorded (19)
flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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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Associated applications
- 201610 Feb
Variation of Condition 1 of permission dated 29 August 2014 (RN 14/05316/FULL
This applicationApprovedListed building consent16/01168/LBC - 20169 Feb
Variation of Conditions 1, 16 and 17 of permission dated 29 August 2014 (RN 14/05315/FULL
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)Filed alongside16/01124/FULL
Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201722 Sep
External fenestration works to the top floor south wing. (Confirmation that the development authorised by…
ApprovedCertificate of Lawfulness (existing)17/08515/CLEUD - 201724 Jul
Details of the location and appearance of re-instated interiors and fittings, based on original Sir Aston…
ApprovedListed building consent17/06565/ADLBC
Source: Westminster
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