Novello Theatre 5 Aldwych WC2B 4LD

25/00696/ADLBCApproval of Details (ADLBC)Refused

Discharge / amendments

Refused on 27 February 2025

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Detail of facing materials pursuant to Condition 3 of Listed Building Consent dated 17 April 2024 (RN23/05676/LBC)

Received: 3 February 2025
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: St James's
Agent: Ingleton Wood LLP

ReceivedReceived3 Feb
ValidatedValidated3 Feb
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date31 Mar
DecidedDecided27 Feb

Decided in 24 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at Novello Theatre 5 Aldwych WC2B 4LD. Westminster has handled 3,063 applications of this type. This one was decided in 24 days, 4 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. 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 199 applications in total for the WC2B postcode area.

92% of conditions 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: WC2B 4LD
Application type: Approval of Details (ADLBC)
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 3 February 2025
Target decision date: 31 March 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: Ingleton Wood LLP
Architect profile: INGLETON WOOD LLP
Agent address: 8 Whiting Road Norwich Business Park Norwich Norfolk NR4 6DN United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13745068
Comments: 0
Documents: 7

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: Novello TheatreOn this site
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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.

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

2025
3 Feb
Detail of facing materials pursuant to Condition 3 of Listed Building Consent dated 17 April 2024…
This applicationRefusedListed building consent25/00696/ADLBC
2025
30 Jan
Details of facing materials; detailed drawings of windows, doors, rooflights/lanterns, lift shaft/roof access…
RefusedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside25/00626/ADFULL

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11 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

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