8-9 Smith Square London SW1P 3HT
Approved on 23 April 2014
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Demolition of failed rear garden wall and rebuilding of garden wall.
- Received
- 13 March 2014
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- ReceivedReceived13 Mar
- ValidatedValidated13 Mar
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date8 May
- DecidedDecided23 Apr
Decided in 41 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at 8-9 Smith Square London SW1P 3HT. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days, 8 days quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Smith Square conservation area, with 20 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 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 3HT
- Application type
- Application for full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 13 March 2014
- Consultation expiry
- 18 April 2014
- Target decision date
- 8 May 2014
- Committee meeting
- 23 April 2014
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Donald Insall Assocaites
- Agent address
- 12 Devonshire Street London W1G 7AB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 28 March 2014
- Advertisement expiry
- 18 April 2014
- Site notice start
- 24 March 2014
- Site notice end
- 14 April 2014
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Smith Square
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
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.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20144 Mar
Demolition of failed rear garden wall and rebuilding of garden wall.
ApprovedListed building consent14/01994/LBC - 201319 Dec
Replacement of the black and white concrete tiles on the front steps with an infill in Portland stone to…
ApprovedListed building consent13/12687/LBC - 200226 Jul
Use as a single family dwelling house.
ApprovedFull Planning Permission Application02/05921/FULL - 20023 Jul
Removal of internal service lift, internal alterations and demolition of single storey rear extension
ApprovedListed building consent02/05029/LBC
Source: Westminster
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