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24 Buckingham Gate London SW1E 6LB

12/05557/FULLApplication for full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 12 October 2012

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission dated 14 July 2011 (RN: 11/01242/FULL) for the erection of infill extension at eighth floor level; erection of extension at rear second floor level and alterations to extensions at rear basement, ground and first floor levels including introduction of new courtyard; installation of balconies to rear elevation from third to seventh floor levels; installation of railings at rear first floor level and front eighth floor level in connection with new roof terraces; associated alterations to fenestration and rear party walls all in connection with use of building as nine self-contained flats; namely, to amend the drawings to include plant rooms at sub-basement level, alterations to rear extension and amended internal arrangement.

Received
31 May 2012
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St James's
  1. Received31 May
  2. Validated31 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target26 Jul
  5. Decided12 Oct

Decided in 134 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 24 Buckingham Gate London SW1E 6LB. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 134 days, 12 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Birdcage Walk conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 6LB
Application type
Application for full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 May 2012
Consultation expiry
13 July 2012
Target decision date
26 July 2012
Committee meeting
12 October 2012

Applicant and agent

Agent
Quod
Agent address
Ingeni Building 17 Broadwick Street London W1F 0AX

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
22 June 2012
Advertisement expiry
13 July 2012
Site notice start
18 June 2012
Site notice end
9 July 2012

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-02002135
Comments
0
Documents
27

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)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Birdcage Walk
  • Listed building: Grade II: 22, Buckingham Gate Sw1On or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • Brownfield land register: Eggington House 25-28 Buckingham Gate London SW1E 6LDRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
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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