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Westminster City School 51-57 Palace Street London SW1E 5HJ

14/05323/FULLApplication for full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 4 November 2014

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of single storey roof extension to existing Art block building in rear playground and new single storey building with colonnade along eastern boundary to provide additional educational floorspace in connection with the existing school.

Received
4 June 2014
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St James's
Agent
Lynch Architects Ltd
  1. Received4 Jun
  2. Validated18 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target13 Aug
  5. Decided4 Nov

Decided in 139 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Westminster City School 51-57 Palace Street London SW1E 5HJ. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 153 days, 15 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. There have been 3 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.

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
SW1E 5HJ
Application type
Application for full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 June 2014
Consultation expiry
8 August 2014
Target decision date
13 August 2014
Committee meeting
4 November 2014

Applicant and agent

Agent
Lynch Architects Ltd
Architect profile
LYNCH ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
1 Amwell Street London EC1R 1UL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
18 July 2014
Advertisement expiry
8 August 2014
Site notice start
9 July 2014
Site notice end
30 July 2014

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-03437163
Comments
0
Documents
8

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 WalkPart of the site
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • Brownfield land register: Development Site At North, South, Alexandra And Mews Buildings At Castle Lane And Palace…Register 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.

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