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39 Buckingham Gate London SW1E 6BS

12/05489/FULLApplication for full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 2 August 2012

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Variation of Condition 11 of planning permission dated 1 March 2012 (RN: 11/11498) for the use of part ground and upper floors as a single dwelling house (Class C3). Demolition of part of the existing two storey rear extension at ground and first floor level to create an open patio area. Construction of rear extension at second floor level. Removal of part of the existing roof and attic space to create a roof terrace and rooflight and screen to front elevation. Alterations to front and rear elevation windows and doors namely, to relocate the bin store.

Received
30 May 2012
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St James's
Agent
Savills London Planning Practice
  1. Received30 May
  2. Validated15 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target10 Aug
  5. Decided2 Aug

Decided in 48 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 39 Buckingham Gate London SW1E 6BS. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 2 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Birdcage Walk conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 526 applications in total for the SW1E 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
SW1E 6BS
Application type
Application for full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 June 2012
Consultation expiry
27 July 2012
Target decision date
10 August 2012
Committee meeting
2 August 2012

Applicant and agent

Agent
Savills London Planning Practice
Agent address
Lansdowne House 57 Berkeley Square London Greater London W1J 6ER

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
6 July 2012
Advertisement expiry
27 July 2012
Site notice start
2 July 2012
Site notice end
23 July 2012

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-02002592
Comments
0
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Birdcage Walk
  • Listed building: Grade II: The Westminster ChapelOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • Brownfield land register: Buckingham Court, 78 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6PERegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (20)

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 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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© 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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Associated applications

  1. 2012
    30 May

    Detailed drawings in plan, section and elevation at a scale of 1:20 and 1:5 of the proposed new windows…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside12/05459/ADFULL
  2. 2012
    30 May

    Variation of Condition 11 of planning permission dated 1 March 2012 (RN: 11/11498

    This applicationApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)12/05489/FULL

Source: Westminster

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