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MOD Main Building Horse Guards Avenue London SW1A 2HB

17/09547/LBCListed Building Consent ApplicationApproved
Listed building consent

Approved on 9 January 2018

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Installation of air conditioning unit within basement courtyard with ductwork to enter through modified window pane.

Received
27 October 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St James's
Agent
Hok International LTD
  1. Received27 Oct
  2. Validated31 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target26 Dec
  5. Decided9 Jan

Decided in 70 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for window replacement at MOD Main Building Horse Guards Avenue London SW1A 2HB. Westminster has handled 2,677 applications of this type. This one was decided in 74 days, 4 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Whitehall conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 475 applications across St James's. We hold 1,268 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 2HB
Application type
Listed Building Consent Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 October 2017
Consultation expiry
1 December 2017
Target decision date
26 December 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent
Hok International LTD
Architect profile
HOK INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Agent address
Qube 90 Whitfield Street London W1T 4EZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
10 November 2017
Advertisement expiry
1 December 2017

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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