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Westminster Cathedral, Ambrosden Avenue, SW1P 1QW

25/01512/FULLFull planning & listed building consentApproved
Full

Approved on 15 May 2025

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Proposal

Installation of CCTV cameras to the west elevation.

Submitted
22 March 2025
  1. Received22 Mar
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided15 May

Decided in 54 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application at Westminster Cathedral Ambrosden Avenue SW1P 1QW. Westminster has handled 666 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 Cathedral conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across VSW_22. We hold 1,248 applications in total for the SW1P postcode area.

89% of full planning & listed building consent 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
SW1P 1QW
Application type
Full planning & listed building consent

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 Cathedral
  • Listed building: Grade II*: Clergy House and Archbishop's HouseOn this site · +3 more
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref W44Part of the site · +3 more
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    22 Mar

    Installation of CCTV cameras to the west elevation.

    This applicationApprovedListed building consent25/01512/FULL
  2. 2025
    22 Mar

    Installation of CCTV cameras to the west elevation.

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside25/01513/LBC

Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    17 Jul

    Alterations and reconfiguration of the existing entrance door on the Francis Street elevation and alterations…

    PendingListed building consent26/00597/LBC
  2. 2026
    17 Jul

    Alterations and reconfiguration of the existing entrance door on the Francis Street elevation and alterations…

    PendingFull26/00596/FULL
  3. 2026
    6 Mar

    Refurbishment of Westminster Cathedral Hall including minor external and internal alterations and repairs and…

    PendingFull Planning Permission Application26/01454/FULL
  4. 2026
    6 Mar

    Refurbishment of Westminster Cathedral Hall including minor external and internal alterations and repairs and…

    WithdrawnListed building consent26/01455/LBC
  5. 2026
    17 Feb

    Phased Works over 3 years. Phase 1: Work to drains and renewal of car park topography and finish Phase 2…

    PendingEcclesiastical Exemption Notification26/01001/EEN
  6. 2026
    16 Feb

    Installation of Mosaics & Marble Revetment in Baptistry.

    PendingEcclesiastical Exemption Notification26/00993/EEN

Source: Westminster

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