78 Piccadilly London W1J 8AQ

15/09674/LBCListed Building Consent ApplicationApproved

Listed building consent

Approved on 27 November 2015

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Installation of illuminated advertising to Piccadilly and Stratton Street elevations.

Received: 16 October 2015
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: West End

ReceivedReceived16 Oct
ValidatedValidated16 Oct
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date11 Dec
DecidedDecided27 Nov

Decided in 42 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application at 78 Piccadilly London W1J 8AQ. Westminster has handled 2,677 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 7 days quicker than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Mayfair conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 484 applications across West End. We hold 940 applications in total for the W1J postcode area.

93% of heritage 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: W1J 8AQ
Application type: Listed Building Consent Application
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 16 October 2015
Consultation expiry: 20 November 2015
Target decision date: 11 December 2015
Committee meeting: 27 November 2015

Applicant and agent

Agent: WDR & RT Taggart
Agent address: Laganwood House Newforge Lane Malone Road Belfast Antrim BT9 5NX

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 30 October 2015
Advertisement expiry: 20 November 2015
Site notice start: 23 October 2015
Site notice end: 13 November 2015

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-04561356
Comments: 0
Documents: 11

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Mayfair
Listed building: Grade II: Devonshire HouseOn this site
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.

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Planning history at this site

11 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

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