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1 Chester Square London SW1W 9HH

15/09549/FULLApplication for full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 1 December 2015

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Variation to Condition 3 (i) of of planning permission dated 1 September 2015 (RN: 15/04102) for new external stone finish and external lighting to the front entrance and front lightwell,namely to change external stone finish from York stone to Portland stone.

Received
9 October 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Knightsbridge And Belgravia
Agent
Susan Walker Architects
  1. Received9 Oct
  2. Validated9 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target4 Dec
  5. Decided1 Dec

Decided in 53 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 1 Chester Square London SW1W 9HH. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 4 days longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Belgravia conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 3 applications across Knightsbridge And Belgravia. We hold 1,477 applications in total for the SW1W 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
SW1W 9HH
Application type
Application for full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 October 2015
Consultation expiry
20 November 2015
Target decision date
4 December 2015

Applicant and agent

Agent
Susan Walker Architects
Agent address
15 Cromwell Road London SW7 2JB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
30 October 2015
Advertisement expiry
20 November 2015
Site notice start
29 October 2015
Site notice end
19 November 2015

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Belgravia
  • Listed building: Grade II: 84-88, Chester Square Sw1On or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • 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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