Old War Office Whitehall London SW1A 2EU
Proposal
Variation of Condition 1, 4 and 5 (a) of listed building consent dated 11 October 2017 (RN: 17/07422/LBC) for: Variation of Condition 1 of listed building consent dated 10 July 2017 (RN 16/09549/LBC) for alterations to the existing building including creation of new entrances; alterations to bottle balustrades & parapets; extensions to create three additional storeys; two additional basement storeys; partial demolition & reconstruction of the central wing; demolition, reconstruction & extensions to the Triangular Courtyard facades; external alterations to Quadrangle facades; creation of external terraces at fourth, fifth, sixth & seventh floor levels; addition of entrance canopies; alterations to security walls & bollards & the removal & replacement of street trees; all in connection with change of use from offices (Class 81) to a hotel (Class C1) comprising up to 125 hotel bedrooms/suites with flexible hotel/retail/restaurant/bar use at part ground floor, flexible hotel/restaurant use at part lower ground, part ground & part second floors; flexible hotel/bar use at part fifth & part sixth floors; flexible retail, leisure, restaurant or bar use at part ground floor, leisure/spa facilities within the basement levels & part lower ground floor ancillary ballroom, event space & meeting rooms, food & beverage facilities, back of house facilities & associated car & cycle parking & servicing facilities; creation of up to 88 residential dwellings (Class C3) with ancillary communal amenities, & associated car parking, cycle parking & servicing facilities; NAMELY a reduction in residential dwellings (Class C3) from up to 88 to up to 85; internal layout changes; amendments to the Quadrangle & Triangular Courtyard; additional excavation to create up to two additional basement storeys; additional roof level plant; & associated external alterations.
- Received
- 20 October 2017
- Decided
- 19 March 2018 · Application Permitted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- ReceivedSubmitted20 Oct
- ValidatedValidated25 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date20 Dec
- DecidedDecided19 Mar
Decided in 145 days (council typically 49)
This is a heritage application for demolition 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 150 days, 12 weeks 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.
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Additional Information
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Associated applications
- 201720 Oct
Variation of Condition 1, 4 and 5 (a) of listed building consent dated 11 October 2017 (RN: 17/07422/LBC
This applicationApprovedListed building consent17/09371/LBC - 201717 Aug
Variation of Condition 1 of listed building consent dated 10 July 2017 (RN 16/09549/LBC
ApprovedListed building consentPart of17/07422/LBC - 201717 Aug
Amendments to planning permission dated 10 July 2017 (RN: 16/09548
ApprovedNon-material amendmentFiled alongside17/07437/NMA - 201715 Aug
Details of written scheme of investigation for a programme of archaeological work pursuant to condition 5(a)…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside17/07290/ADLBC - 201715 Aug
Details of scheme of investigation for a programme of archaeological work and tree proection method statement…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside17/07291/ADFULL
Planning history at this site
14 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201720 Oct
Variation of Conditions 1, 13, 16, 7(a), 9, 38 and removal of Condition 40 of planning permission dated 10…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)17/09368/FULL - 201713 Oct
Internal and external alterations associated with the temporary removal and reinstatement of the western…
ApprovedListed building consent17/09138/LBC - 20175 Oct
Internal alterations including the removal and addition of partitions associated with the installation of…
ApprovedListed building consent17/08871/LBC - 201729 Sep
Details of evidence that implementation of the scheme will be bound by the Council's Code of Construction…
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 - 201730 Aug
Details of new railings and gates, new door and window surrounds and new ground floor entrances pursuant to…
WithdrawnListed building consent17/07771/ADLBC - 201730 Aug
Details of all new external doors and all new railings and gates pursuant to condition 6 (ii and iii) of…
WithdrawnDischarge of conditions17/07770/ADFULL - 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
ApprovedCrown Proposal (Circular 1884 Procedure)05/00636/1884 - 200421 Oct
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
Details of installation of intruder detection system on ground and first floors pursuant to Condition 2 of…
ApprovedListed building consent02/07871/ADLBC
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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