39 - 40 St James's Place London SW1A 1NS
Proposal
Display for a temporary period of six months of a non-illuminated 'to let' board located on the railings in front of the building at ground floor level and measuring 0.6m x .45m
- Received
- 29 October 2004
- Decided
- 8 November 2004 · Application Permitted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- ReceivedReceived29 Oct
- ValidatedValidated29 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date23 Dec
- DecidedDecided8 Nov
Decided in 10 days (council typically 49)
This is an advertising consent application at 39 - 40 St James's Place London SW1A 1NS. Westminster has handled 1,279 applications of this type and approves 84% of them, typically deciding them in 36 days. This one was decided in 10 days, 4 weeks quicker than Westminster's median. The site is in the St James's conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 531 applications across St James's. We hold 1,246 applications in total for the SW1A postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Planning constraints
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- Conservation area: St James's
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
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