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16 St James's Square London SW1Y 4LH

04/09417/FULLApplication for full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 20 May 2005

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Installation of standby generator within acoustic container at roof level.

Received
25 November 2004
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St James's
  1. Received25 Nov
  2. Validated6 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target31 May
  5. Decided20 May

Decided in 44 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 16 St James's Square London SW1Y 4LH. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 176 days, 18 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the St James's conservation area, with 15 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 969 applications in total for the SW1Y 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
SW1Y 4LH
Application type
Application for full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 April 2005
Consultation expiry
13 May 2005
Target decision date
31 May 2005
Committee meeting
20 May 2005

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FHP Engineering Services Solutions Ltd 34-42 Woburn Place London WC1H 0TA

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Last advertised
22 April 2005
Advertisement expiry
13 May 2005
Site notice start
15 April 2005
Site notice end
6 May 2005

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: St James's
  • Listed building: Grade II: East India Sports ClubOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • 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)

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2007
    3 Jul

    Removal and replacement of existing steel box gutter. (Site includes 2-3 and 4 Duke Street)

    ApprovedApplication for full Planning Permission07/05785/FULL
  2. 2007
    12 Jun

    Removal and replacement of existing steel box gutter. (Site includes 2-3 and 4 Duke Street)

    ApprovedListed building consent07/05157/LBC
  3. 2007
    14 May

    Alterations to steps down to basement and replacement of existing disabled stair lift.

    ApprovedApplication for full Planning Permission07/04196/FULL
  4. 2007
    24 Apr

    Alterations to steps down to basement and replacement of existing disabled chair lift.

    ApprovedListed building consent07/03678/LBC
  5. 2005
    18 Mar

    Installation of standby generator within acoustic container at roof level.

    ApprovedListed building consent05/02098/LBC

Source: Westminster

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