South West Wing Bush House Strand London WC2B 4RD

07/01465/FULLApplication for full Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 19 April 2007

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee

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

Proposal

Temporary installation of two sculptures on the roof at Bush House for the period from 23 April to 31 August 2007 in association with The Hayward Gallery's 'Event Horizon'.

Received: 15 February 2007
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: St James's

ReceivedReceived15 Feb
ValidatedValidated13 Mar
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date7 May
DecidedDecided19 Apr

Decided in 37 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at South West Wing Bush House Strand London WC2B 4RD. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days, 2 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Pimlico conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 14 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 199 applications in total for the WC2B 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: WC2B 4RD
Application type: Application for full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 13 March 2007
Consultation expiry: 30 March 2007
Target decision date: 7 May 2007
Committee meeting: 19 April 2007

Applicant and agent

Agent address: 1st Floor West Cottons Centre Cottons Lane London SE1 2QG

Planning decision

Statutory period: 55 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 9 March 2007
Advertisement expiry: 30 March 2007
Site notice start: 6 March 2007
Site notice end: 27 March 2007

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 13

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
Conservation area: Pimlico
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
Brownfield land register: 11 Belgrave Road London SW1V 1TSRegister site at or near this address

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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 and heritage coasts.

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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2007
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Temporary installation of two sculptures on the roof at Bush House for the period from 23 April to 31 August…
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2007
15 Feb
Temporary installation of two sculptures on the roof at Bush House for the period from 23 April to 31 August…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside07/01466/LBC

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13 other applications at this property, newest first.

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