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12 - 14 Wilfred Street London SW1E 6PL

15/11327/FULLApplication for full Planning PermissionRefused
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Refused on 3 May 2016

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Retention of an air conditioning unit within enclosure to rear courtyard at basement level.

Received
27 November 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
St James's
Agent
Luke Rose Architect
  1. Received27 Nov
  2. Validated25 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target21 Apr
  5. Decided3 May

Decided in 68 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 12 - 14 Wilfred Street London SW1E 6PL. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 158 days, 16 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Birdcage Walk conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. 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 6PL
Application type
Application for full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 February 2016
Consultation expiry
15 April 2016
Target decision date
21 April 2016

Applicant and agent

Agent
Luke Rose Architect
Agent address
Beck Cottage Abbotts Ann Hampshire SP11 7NW United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
25 March 2016
Advertisement expiry
15 April 2016

Additional information

Documents
18

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)
  • Conservation area: Birdcage Walk
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref W280Protected tree on or next to this site
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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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