Westminster conservation area
E694466
The Westminster conservation area is a protected historic district in central London known for its significant governmental buildings, civic architecture, and heritage streetscapes surrounding the Houses of Parliament.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Westminster Abbey and Parliament Square Conservation Area | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conservation area
ⓘ
designated heritage asset ⓘ historic district ⓘ |
| contains |
Houses of Parliament
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palace of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ Parliament Square NERFINISHED ⓘ Westminster Abbey vicinity ⓘ Whitehall vicinity ⓘ civic architecture ⓘ governmental buildings ⓘ heritage streetscapes ⓘ historic streets ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designationType | conservation area under UK planning law ⓘ |
| dominantBuildingUse |
governmental
ⓘ
institutional ⓘ |
| governedBy | Westminster City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
architectural uniformity
ⓘ
high concentration of landmark buildings ⓘ historic townscape value ⓘ strong governmental character ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | protected area ⓘ |
| hasLegalFramework | Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPlanningDocument | Westminster City Council conservation area appraisal ⓘ |
| hasView |
key views of Palace of Westminster
ⓘ
key views of Westminster Abbey ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of Westminster
ⓘ
London NERFINISHED ⓘ Central London ⓘ
surface form:
central London
|
| managedBy | Westminster City Council planning department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historic civic spaces
ⓘ
proximity to UK Parliament ⓘ symbolic national importance ⓘ |
| partOf | Greater London ⓘ |
| planningConstraint |
controls on alterations to buildings
ⓘ
controls on demolition ⓘ controls on new development scale and massing ⓘ |
| planningObjective |
enhancement of townscape quality
ⓘ
preservation of historic character ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
control of development
ⓘ
protection of historic environment ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
conservation area consent requirements
ⓘ
stricter planning controls ⓘ |
| urbanForm |
dense urban fabric
ⓘ
formal civic squares ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Westminster Abbey and Parliament Square Conservation Area