Old War Office Whitehall London SW1A 2EU
Proposal
Details of all new external doors and all new railings and gates pursuant to condition 6 (ii and iii) of planning permission dated 10th July 2017 (RN:16/09548). Linked to 17/07771/ADLBC.
- Received
- 30 August 2017
- Decided
- 20 September 2017 · Application Withdrawn
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- ReceivedSubmitted30 Aug
- ValidatedValidated11 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date6 Nov
- DecidedDecided20 Sep
Decided in 9 days (council typically 49)
This is an application to discharge conditions at Old War Office Whitehall London SW1A 2EU. 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 21 days, 2 weeks quicker 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.
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Associated applications
- 201730 Aug
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Planning history at this site
17 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201720 Oct
Variation of Condition 1, 4 and 5 (a) of listed building consent dated 11 October 2017 (RN: 17/07422/LBC
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ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)17/09368/FULL - 201713 Oct
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ApprovedListed building consent17/09138/LBC - 20175 Oct
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ApprovedListed building consent17/08871/LBC - 201729 Sep
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ApprovedDischarge of conditions17/08709/ADFULL - 20177 Sep
Details of building recording and analysis pursuant to condition 4 of listed building consent dated 10th July…
ApprovedListed building consent17/08033/ADLBC - 201717 Aug
Amendments to planning permission dated 10 July 2017 (RN: 16/09548
ApprovedNon-material amendment17/07437/NMA - 201717 Aug
Variation of Condition 1 of listed building consent dated 10 July 2017 (RN 16/09549/LBC
ApprovedListed building consent17/07422/LBC - 201715 Aug
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ApprovedDischarge of conditions17/07291/ADFULL - 201715 Aug
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ApprovedListed building consent17/07290/ADLBC - 200728 Mar
Display of 16 non-illuminated signs measuring 0.21m x 0.3m and 0.3m x 0.42m on all frontages at ground floor…
ApprovedListed building consent07/03601/LBC - 200527 Jan
Bollard pursuant to Condition 1 of 18/84 approval dated 5 January 2005 (RN:04/07316/1884
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Installation of glass security screen at ground floor level.
ApprovedCrown Proposal (Circular 1884 Procedure)04/08316/1884 - 200415 Sep
Alterations in the Horse Guards Avenue entrance to provide enhanced security.
RefusedCrown Proposal (Circular 1884 Procedure)04/07316/1884 - 200211 Oct
Details of installation of intruder detection system on ground and first floors pursuant to Condition 2 of…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions02/07869/ADFULL - 200211 Oct
Details of installation of intruder detection system on ground and first floors pursuant to Condition 2 of…
ApprovedCrown Proposal (Circular 1884 Procedure)02/07872/1884 - 200211 Oct
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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: 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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