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St James's Palace Marlborough Road London SW1A 1BG

02/08171/1884Crown Proposal (Circular 1884 Procedure)Approved

Approved on 13 March 2003

Council decision: No objectionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Alterations to roof access, including installation of handrails and ladders and modifications to walkways.

Received
22 October 2002
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St James's
  1. Received22 Oct
  2. Validated22 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target16 Dec
  5. Decided13 Mar

Decided in 142 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application at St James's Palace Marlborough Road London SW1A 1BG. Westminster has handled 84 applications of this type. This one was decided in 142 days, 13 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the St James's conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 1,263 applications in total for the SW1A postcode area.

88% of all 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
SW1A 1BG
Application type
Crown Proposal (Circular 1884 Procedure)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 October 2002
Target decision date
16 December 2002
Committee meeting
13 March 2003

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Studio One 231 North Gower Street London NW1 2NS

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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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Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    14 Oct

    Internal refurbishment, including repainting, installation of new seating, roller blinds and sockets, and…

    ApprovedListed building consent25/07436/LBC
  2. 2017
    8 Nov

    Repair and replacement of rooftop fire escape stairs and walkways, to include new emergency lighting and fire…

    ApprovedListed building consent17/09963/LBC
  3. 2017
    8 Nov

    Repair and replacement of rooftop fire escape stairs and walkways, to include new emergency lighting and fire…

    ApprovedApplication for full Planning Permission17/09962/FULL
  4. 2016
    20 Jan

    Widening of opening to existing toilet to create a disabled compliant toilet on the first floor of the…

    WithdrawnListed building consent16/00468/LBC
  5. 2007
    12 Feb

    Installation of painted timber trespass warning signs on walls, gates and railings around the external…

    ApprovedListed building consent07/01367/LBC
  6. 2005
    25 Apr

    Refurbishment of stable yard house including installation of air conditioning units.

    RefusedCrown Proposal (Circular 1884 Procedure)05/03179/1884

Source: Westminster

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