Foreign & Commonwealth Office King Charles Street London SW1A 2AH
Approved on 11 December 2017
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Replacement of two internal casement windows to Clive Steps entrance lobby.
- Received
- 30 October 2017
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- Agent
- Heritage Surveys Limited
- ReceivedReceived30 Oct
- ValidatedValidated30 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date25 Dec
- DecidedDecided11 Dec
Decided in 42 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a heritage application for window replacement at Foreign & Commonwealth Office King Charles Street London SW1A 2AH. Westminster has handled 2,677 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 7 days quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Whitehall conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 41 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 2AH
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 30 October 2017
- Consultation expiry
- 8 December 2017
- Target decision date
- 25 December 2017
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Heritage Surveys Limited
- Agent address
- Unit 11H Capital Business Centre 22 Carlton Road South Croydon CR2 OBS
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 17 November 2017
- Advertisement expiry
- 8 December 2017
Site 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: Foreign & Commonwealth Office King Charles Street London SW1A 2AHOn or next to this site
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
Also checked, none recorded (22)
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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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Planning history at this site
20 other applications at this property, newest first.
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PendingListed building consent24/03029/LBC - 20248 May
Refurbishment of Gurkha stairs lantern rooflight, to include replacement glazing. (Linked with 24/03029/LBC
PendingFull Planning Permission Application24/03028/FULL - 20246 Mar
Replace timber casement windows to fourth floor meeting room area with aluminium casement windows. (Linked…
PendingFull Planning Permission Application24/01480/FULL - 20246 Mar
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PendingListed building consent24/01481/LBC - 202420 Jan
Samples for mortar repairs, gilding and redecoration pursuant to Condition 3 of listed building consent dated…
ApprovedListed building consent24/00388/ADLBC - 202321 Dec
Installation of two picture rails to waiting room.
PendingListed building consent23/08866/LBC - 202323 Nov
Installation of mechanical heating including removal of existing duct and replacement with louvres.
ApprovedListed building consent23/08145/LBC - 202318 Nov
Plaster repairs to WH Entrance.
PendingListed building consent23/08018/LBC - 20236 Oct
Installation of new handrails inlcuding step nosings to quadrangle entrances.
ApprovedListed building consent23/06949/LBC - 202322 Jul
Details of the position, type and method of installation of all new and relocated services and related…
ApprovedListed building consent23/05224/ADLBC - 202322 Jul
Details of the position, type and method of installation of all new and relocated services and related…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions23/05059/ADFULL - 202322 Jul
External stone cleaning to remove red paint from the Whitehall facade.
ApprovedListed building consent23/05062/LBC - 20232 Feb
Details of electric vehicle charging points pursuant to Condition 11 of planning permission dated 19 July…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions23/00655/ADFULL - 201720 Oct
Installation of mechanical services within the WH Sector basement floor, and associated electrical and…
ApprovedListed building consent17/09323/LBC - 201710 Oct
Erection of scaffolding within various stairwells in order to enable redecoration works.
ApprovedListed building consent17/08995/LBC - 20177 Jul
Replacement of existing heating units within the corridor (1st floor WH sector) with new radiators.
ApprovedListed building consent17/06040/LBC - 201712 Jun
Internal alterations including the installation of a speaker sound system within Durbar Court.
WithdrawnListed building consent17/05213/LBC
Source: Westminster
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