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126 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1PU

24/05326/LBCListed Building Consent ApplicationAwaiting decision
Listed building consent
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Proposal

Internal alterations to include removal of interior partition walls and fixtures, and installation of new partition walls and fixtures.

Received
12 August 2024
Decision due
7 October 2024
Ward
St James's
  1. Received12 Aug
  2. Validated12 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target7 Oct
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a heritage application at 126 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1PU. Westminster has handled 2,677 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 12 August 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Strand conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 131 applications in total for the WC2A 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
WC2A 1PU
Application type
Listed Building Consent Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 August 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13306193
Comments
0
Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Strand
  • Listed building: Grade II: 123 and 124, Chancery Lane Wc2On this site · +7 more
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • Brownfield land register: 122 - 126 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1PPRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

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 and heritage coasts.

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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