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Kings College 160 Strand London WC2R 2LS

25/00315/LBCListed Building Consent ApplicationApproved
Listed building consent

Approved on 1 April 2025

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Proposal

Installation of steelwork to support a folding partition.

Received
20 January 2025
Public comments
1
Ward
St James's
Agent
JacksonBCS Limited
  1. Received20 Jan
  2. Validated20 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target17 Mar
  5. Decided1 Apr

Decided in 71 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application at Kings College 160 Strand London WC2R 2LS. Westminster has handled 2,677 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 3 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Strand conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 186 applications in total for the WC2R 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
WC2R 2LS
Application type
Listed Building Consent Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 January 2025
Consultation expiry
5 March 2025
Target decision date
17 March 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
JacksonBCS Limited
Agent address
The Pightle Back Street Ashton Keynes Swindon SN6 6PD United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
12 February 2025
Advertisement expiry
5 March 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13665051
Documents
9

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: Strand
  • Listed building: Grade II: St Clement's Watch HouseOn or next to this site · +2 more
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
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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Planning history at this site

11 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    1 Oct

    Amendments to planning permission dated 26 March 2026 (RN: 26/00214/FULL

    ApprovedNon-material amendment26/06711/NMA
  2. 2026
    21 Sep

    Repair and conservation works to five bays of the Portland stone balustrade on the east end of Victoria…

    PendingListed building consent26/06406/LBC
  3. 2026
    27 Jul

    Internal alterations to renovate two rooms at fourth floor within the King's Building.

    ApprovedListed building consent26/05015/LBC
  4. 2026
    15 May

    Installation of composite planters along ground floor elevations.

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission Application26/03220/FULL
  5. 2026
    24 Mar

    Removal of existing metal ventilation grilles and sound attenuators and replacement with flat roof with…

    ApprovedListed building consent26/01895/LBC
  6. 2026
    24 Mar

    Removal of existing metal ventilation grilles and sound attenuators and replacement with flat roof sections…

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission Application26/01894/FULL

Source: Westminster

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