8 - 9 Smith Square London SW1P 3HT
Approved on 9 September 2002
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Removal of internal service lift, internal alterations and demolition of single storey rear extension
- Received
- 3 July 2002
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- ReceivedReceived3 Jul
- ValidatedValidated19 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date12 Sep
- DecidedDecided9 Sep
Decided in 52 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a heritage application for demolition at 8 - 9 Smith Square London SW1P 3HT. Westminster has handled 2,677 applications of this type. This one was decided in 68 days, 3 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Smith Square conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 1,247 applications in total for the SW1P 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
- SW1P 3HT
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 July 2002
- Consultation expiry
- 9 August 2002
- Target decision date
- 12 September 2002
- Committee meeting
- 9 September 2002
- Decision issued
- 7 October 2002
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 312 St Paul's Road Highbury Corner Islington London N1 2LQ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 19 July 2002
- Advertisement expiry
- 9 August 2002
- Site notice start
- 15 July 2002
- Site notice end
- 5 August 2002
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Smith Square
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
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
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201413 Mar
Demolition of failed rear garden wall and rebuilding of garden wall.
ApprovedApplication for full Planning Permission14/02365/FULL - 20144 Mar
Demolition of failed rear garden wall and rebuilding of garden wall.
ApprovedListed building consent14/01994/LBC - 201319 Dec
Replacement of the black and white concrete tiles on the front steps with an infill in Portland stone to…
ApprovedListed building consent13/12687/LBC - 200226 Jul
Use as a single family dwelling house.
ApprovedFull Planning Permission Application02/05921/FULL
Source: Westminster
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