House Of Commons Palace Of Westminster Parliament Square London SW1A 0AA

23/08312/LBCListed Building Consent ApplicationApproved

Listed building consent

Approved on 23 January 2024

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Installation of additional wi fi equipment

Received: 30 November 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: St James's

ReceivedReceived30 Nov
ValidatedValidated30 Nov
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date25 Jan
DecidedDecided23 Jan

Decided in 54 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application at House Of Commons Palace Of Westminster Parliament Square London SW1A 0AA. Westminster has handled 2,677 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days, 5 days longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Westminster Abbey and Parliament Square conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 88 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 1,261 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 0AA
Application type: Listed Building Consent Application
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 30 November 2023
Consultation expiry: 10 January 2024
Target decision date: 25 January 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address: 5/64S House of Commons Westminster London SW1A 0AA

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 20 December 2023
Advertisement expiry: 10 January 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12642386
Comments: 0
Documents: 5

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 Abbey And Parliament Square
Listed building: Grade I: Gates, Railings, Gate Piers to New Palace Yard, Houses of ParliamentOn this site · +4 more
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
World Heritage Site: Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Associated applications

2023
2 Dec
Detailed precise details of the new outlet, hopper and downpipe including relationship with masonry joints…
WithdrawnListed building consentFiled alongside23/08356/ADLBC
2023
30 Nov
Installation of additional wi fi equipment
This applicationApprovedListed building consent23/08312/LBC

Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

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