Eland House Bressenden Place London SW1E 5DU

15/11020/FULLApplication for full Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 14 March 2016

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Installation of mechanical plant equipment and associated screening to the rear of building at ground level.

Received: 26 November 2015
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: St James's
Agent: SMB Town Planning Ltd

ReceivedReceived26 Nov
ValidatedValidated26 Nov
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date21 Jan
DecidedDecided14 Mar

Decided in 109 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Eland House Bressenden Place London SW1E 5DU. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 109 days, 9 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 9 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 5DU
Application type: Application for full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 26 November 2015
Consultation expiry: 29 January 2016
Target decision date: 21 January 2016
Decision issued: 15 March 2016

Applicant and agent

Agent: SMB Town Planning Ltd
Agent address: SYMAL HOUSE 423 Edgware Road Colindale London NW9 0HU United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 8 January 2016
Advertisement expiry: 29 January 2016

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-04596252
Comments: 0
Documents: 22

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
Listed building: Grade II*: Victoria Palace TheatreOn this site · +1 more
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
Brownfield land register: Development Site At Bressenden Place Victoria Street Allington Street And Buckingham Pala…Register site at or near this address · +1 more

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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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

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