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Gaywood House 29 Great Peter Street London SW1P 3LW

13/12681/FULLApplication for full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 3 November 2014

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee

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

Proposal

Removal of existing roof and construction of new mansard roof incorporating roof level plant; construction of extensions at lower ground to fourth floor level within rear lightwell; installation of balconies to all floors to rear lightwell elevation; associated alterations to front and rear facade including replacement windows in association with the use of the building as 14 residential flats (Class C3).

Received
17 December 2013
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
St James's
  1. Received17 Dec
  2. Validated3 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target4 Apr
  5. Decided3 Nov

Decided in 304 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Gaywood House 29 Great Peter Street London SW1P 3LW. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 321 days, 39 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Smith Square conservation area, with 20 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 1,247 applications in total for the SW1P 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
SW1P 3LW
Application type
Application for full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
14

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 January 2014
Consultation expiry
7 February 2014
Target decision date
4 April 2014
Committee meeting
5 August 2014

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
17 January 2014
Advertisement expiry
7 February 2014
Site notice start
10 January 2014
Site notice end
31 January 2014

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
65

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Smith Square
  • Listed building: Grade II: 7, Gayfere Street Sw1On or next to this site · +1 more
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • Brownfield land register: Gaywood House 29 Great Peter Street London SW1P 3LWRegister 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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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.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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