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55 Catherine Place London SW1E 6DY

12/06668/FULLApplication for full Planning PermissionWithdrawn
Full

Withdrawn on 10 September 2012

Council decision: Application Withdrawn

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Alterations to rear elevation including extension from first to third floors, demolition of part of existing fourth floor and erection of two storey extension at fourth and fifth floor level. Partial change of use from office (Class B1) to create new residential unit over first to fifth floors.

Received
3 July 2012
Public comments
1
Ward
St James's
Agent
Mira A Architecture and Engineering
  1. Received3 Jul
  2. Validated24 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target18 Sep
  5. Decided10 Sep

Decided in 48 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 55 Catherine Place London SW1E 6DY. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 69 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. The site is in the Birdcage Walk conservation area, with 8 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.

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Application details

Postcode
SW1E 6DY
Application type
Application for full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 July 2012
Consultation expiry
31 August 2012
Target decision date
18 September 2012

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mira A Architecture and Engineering
Architect profile
MIRA A-ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING LIMITED
Agent address
Regent's Place 338 Euston Road London NW1 3BT

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
10 August 2012
Advertisement expiry
31 August 2012
Site notice start
7 August 2012
Site notice end
28 August 2012

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-02039434
Documents
15

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
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • Brownfield land register: Site At 18-19 Buckingham Gate LondonRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
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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© 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
    3 Jul

    Alterations to rear elevation including extension from first to third floors, demolition of part of existing…

    This applicationWithdrawnFull12/06668/FULL
  2. 2012
    3 Jul

    Alterations to rear elevation including extension from first to third floors, demolition of part of existing…

    WithdrawnConservation Area Consent Appl (CAC)Filed alongside12/06669/CAC

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