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Clergy House 42 Francis Street London SW1P 1QW

17/06682/LBCListed Building Consent ApplicationApproved
Listed building consent

Approved on 20 September 2017

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Proposed repairs to elevations of the courtyard of Archbishop's House and Clergy House, Westminster Cathedral, to include a new lead drip detail beneath copings, and replacement of decayed areas of brickwork.

Received
27 July 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Vincent Square
Agent
ST ANN'S GATE LLP
  1. Received27 Jul
  2. Validated27 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target21 Sep
  5. Decided20 Sep

Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application at Clergy House 42 Francis Street London SW1P 1QW. Westminster has handled 2,677 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 6 days longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Westminster Cathedral conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 92 applications across Vincent Square. We hold 1,247 applications in total for the SW1P 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
SW1P 1QW
Application type
Listed Building Consent Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 July 2017
Consultation expiry
1 September 2017
Target decision date
21 September 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent
ST ANN'S GATE LLP
Agent address
THE CLOSE SALISBURY SP1 2EB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
11 August 2017
Advertisement expiry
1 September 2017

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-06265139
Comments
0
Documents
25

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Westminster Cathedral
  • Listed building: Grade II*: Clergy House and Archbishop's HouseOn this site · +3 more
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref W44Part of the site · +3 more
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Source: Westminster

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