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Vandon House 1 Vandon Street London SW1H 0AH

14/04252/FULLApplication for full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 27 April 2015

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of an eight storey building (with basement) to provide 53 bedroom hotel at lower ground, ground, first, second, third, and fourth floor levels and six residential units on the fifth, sixth and seventh floor levels. Provision of plant and associated enclosure and solar panels at roof level.

Received
6 May 2014
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St James's
Agent
Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners
  1. Received6 May
  2. Validated6 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target5 Aug
  5. Decided27 Apr

Decided in 356 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Vandon House 1 Vandon Street London SW1H 0AH. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 356 days, 44 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 414 applications in total for the SW1H 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
SW1H 0AH
Application type
Application for full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 May 2014
Consultation expiry
20 June 2014
Target decision date
5 August 2014
Committee meeting
28 October 2014

Applicant and agent

Agent
Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners
Agent address
14 Regent's Wharf All Saints Street London N1 9RL

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
30 May 2014
Advertisement expiry
20 June 2014
Site notice start
21 May 2014
Site notice end
11 June 2014

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-02886394
Comments
0
Documents
43

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)
  • Listed building: Grade II: 58 and 58a, Petty France Sw1On or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
  • Brownfield land register: Vandon House 1 Vandon Street London SW1H 0AHRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

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