Local Government House Smith Square London SW1P 3HZ
Approved on 23 December 2002
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Erection of timber-framed pergola and installation of timber decking, perforated metal screens, access ramps, concrete paviours and plant containers at roof level.
- Received
- 19 September 2002
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- ReceivedReceived19 Sep
- ValidatedValidated8 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date2 Jan
- DecidedDecided23 Dec
Decided in 45 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Local Government House Smith Square London SW1P 3HZ. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 95 days, 7 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Smith Square 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 1,247 applications in total for the SW1P postcode area.
86% of full 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 3HZ
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 8 November 2002
- Consultation expiry
- 13 December 2002
- Target decision date
- 2 January 2003
- Committee meeting
- 23 December 2002
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 2 Great Eastern Wharf Parkgate Road London SW11 4TT
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 22 November 2002
- Advertisement expiry
- 13 December 2002
- Site notice start
- 13 November 2002
- Site notice end
- 4 December 2002
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Smith Square
- Listed building: Grade II: Lampstandard Numbered G1 on Corner of Smith SquareOn or next to this site
- 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.
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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