29-30 St James's Street London SW1A 1HB
Approved on 16 January 2014
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Amendments to planning permission dated 15 May 2013 (RN: 12/08888) for: Demolition behind retained facades of 29-30 St James's Street and 25-27 Bury Street and erection of two new seven storey buildings plus roof top plant enclosures behind, comprising retail (Class A1) at part basement and part ground floors with offices (Class B1) and five residential apartments (Class C3) above. Installation of new shopfronts on St James's Street and Bury Street. Namely, including revised bicycle and waste storage, amendments to sub station room, access and ventilation, stallrisers modified, increased WC provision, apartment layouts updated, basement smoke vent added to southern boundary of courtyard, revised access to roof terrace, alterations to rooflights, AOV and flues, profile of terrace room amended, revised position of roof terrace edge protection, amendment to roof and dormer profile, revisions to shopfronts, office stair roof profile amended, courtyard wall increased in height to incorporate smoke vent from basement to courtyard, alterations to window to fifth floor, position of rooftop balustrade amended.
- Received
- 19 December 2013
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- ReceivedReceived19 Dec
- ValidatedValidated19 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date16 Jan
- DecidedDecided16 Jan
Decided in 28 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at 29-30 St James's Street London SW1A 1HB. Westminster has handled 604 applications of this type. This one was decided in 28 days, 3 weeks quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the St James's conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 1,263 applications in total for the SW1A postcode area.
88% of amendment 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
- SW1A 1HB
- Application type
- Non-material amendments
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 December 2013
- Target decision date
- 16 January 2014
- Committee meeting
- 16 January 2014
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- CBRE
- Agent address
- Henrietta House Henrietta Place London W1G 0NB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 28 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: St James's
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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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Planning history at this site
8 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202311 Jul
Display of non-illuminated branded hoardings measuring 2.6m x 2.4m, 2.625m x 2.4m, 2.8m x 0.98m, 12.5m x…
WithdrawnAdvertisement consent23/04754/ADV - 201711 Sep
Details of confirmation that the development has achieved a BREEAM New Construction (2011) excellent standard…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions17/08150/ADFULL - 201623 Feb
Amendments to planning permission dated 15 May 2013 (RN: 12/08888
WithdrawnNon-material amendment16/01628/NMA - 20153 Dec
Display of non illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.22m x 1.53m and one non illuminated hanging sign measuring…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent15/11270/ADV - 20147 Feb
Details of works of alteration and demolition of chimney stacks; and structure in front of rooftop terrace…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions14/01133/ADFULL - 201329 Nov
Details of a construction management plan, pursuant to Condition 19 of planning permission dated 15 May 2013…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions13/12052/ADFULL - 201328 Nov
Details of a written scheme of investigation for a programme of archaeological work pursuant to Condition 18…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions13/11888/ADFULL - 201326 Nov
Details of an alternative means of ensuring we are satisfied that demolition on the site will only occur…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions13/11746/ADCAC
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