CONSERVATION AREA AUDIT 24 ST JOHN’S WOOD Publication Date: 16.06.008 Status: Adopted Supplementary Planning Document Hard copies available from: Conservation Area Audit, Department of Planning and City Development, Westminster City Council, 64 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6QP E-mail:
[email protected] Direct Tel: 00 7641 850/8705/8019 Document ID No.: 1002 This Audit is based on a draft prepared for the City Council by McCoy Associates, Chartered Town Planners, 54 New Street, Henley-on-Thames, Oxon RG9 BT CONSERVATION AREA AUDIT | ST JOHN’S WOOD P PREFACE of the historical development of the area Since the designation of the first and analysis of listed buildings and key conservation areas in 1967 Westminster townscape features. City Council has undertaken a comprehensive programme of The City is now working on a programme conservation area designation, to prepare Conservation Area Audits extensions and policy development. for each of its conservation areas. This There are now 55 conservation areas will form the third and final stage of in Westminster, covering 76% of the the appraisal process. As each audit is City. These conservation areas are the adopted as a Supplementary Planning subject of detailed policies in the Unitary Document it will incorporate the Directory Development Plan and in Supplementary for that conservation area. Planning Guidance and documents. In The following audit is for one of addition to the designation of conservation Westminster’s biggest conservation areas and the formulation of general policy, areas: St John’s Wood. This document the City Council is required to undertake will provide a tool to help the council in the conservation area appraisals and to devise protection, enhancement and management local policies to protect and enhance the of change in the St John’s Wood unique character of each area.