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George VI Steps The Mall London SW1A 1AA

07/03948/FULLApplication for full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 14 June 2007

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee

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

Proposal

Relocation of existing George VI statue and erection of statue of Queen Elizabeth, to create a joint memorial. Associated works including lighting to memorial, alterations to existing landscaping and lighting.

Received
3 May 2007
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
St James's
  1. Received3 May
  2. Validated3 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target27 Jun
  5. Decided14 Jun

Decided in 42 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at George VI Steps The Mall London SW1A 1AA. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 7 days quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Royal Parks conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 475 applications across St James's. We hold 1,268 applications in total for the SW1A 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
SW1A 1AA
Application type
Application for full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 May 2007
Consultation expiry
15 June 2007
Target decision date
27 June 2007
Committee meeting
14 June 2007

Applicant and agent

Agent address
10 West Eaton Place London SW1X 8LT

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Last advertised
25 May 2007
Advertisement expiry
15 June 2007
Site notice start
17 May 2007
Site notice end
7 June 2007

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
10

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: Royal Parks
  • Listed building: Buckingham Palace The Mall London SW1A 1AAOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • Registered park and garden: Buckingham Palace
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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 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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© 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.

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Source: Westminster

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