Basement 34 Old Queen Street London SW1H 9HP

15/11094/FULLApplication for full Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 15 March 2016

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Excavation works to create a single-storey basement under the footprint of the house. Installation of an air conditioning unit at roof level.

Received: 27 November 2015
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 2
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: St James's
Agent: Phillips Planning Services Limited

ReceivedReceived27 Nov
ValidatedValidated27 Nov
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date22 Jan
DecidedDecided15 Mar

Decided in 109 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Basement 34 Old Queen Street London SW1H 9HP. 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 the Birdcage Walk conservation area, with 14 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 9HP
Application type: Application for full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 27 November 2015
Consultation expiry: 29 January 2016
Target decision date: 22 January 2016
Committee meeting: 22 March 2016

Applicant and agent

Agent: Phillips Planning Services Limited
Agent address: Kingsbrook House 7 Kingsway Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9BA United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 8 January 2016
Advertisement expiry: 29 January 2016
Site notice start: 18 December 2015
Site notice end: 8 January 2016

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-04653078
Documents: 69

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
Conservation area: Birdcage Walk
Listed building: Grade II: 34, Old Queen Street Sw1On this site · +4 more
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
Brownfield land register: Queen Anne's Gate Buildings 29-35 Old Queen Street London SW1H 9JARegister site at or near this address · +1 more

Also checked, none recorded (20)

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 and heritage coasts.

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Associated applications

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27 Nov
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2015
27 Nov
Excavation works to create a single-storey basement under the footprint of the house. Installation of an air…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside15/11095/LBC

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