Communications House 16 - 20 Boston Place London NW1 6ER
Proposal
Installation of perforated shutter to external double height doorway porch area at No. 20.
- Received
- 5 November 2007
- Decided
- 28 January 2008 · Application Permitted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- Bryanston And Dorset Square
- ReceivedSubmitted5 Nov
- ValidatedValidated4 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date29 Jan
- DecidedDecided28 Jan
Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)
This is a full planning application for a porch at Communications House 16 - 20 Boston Place London NW1 6ER. Westminster has handled 4,496 applications of this type and approves 85% of them, typically deciding them in 74 days. This one was decided in 84 days, 10 days longer than Westminster's median. The site is in the Dorset Square conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 3,114 applications in total for the NW1 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Dorset Square
- Listed building: Basement 38 Balcombe Street London NW1 6NDOn or next to this site
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
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