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The Vine House 54 Romney Street London SW1P 3RE

15/11341/FULLApplication for full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 9 August 2016

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Erection of mansard roof to Nos. 52, 54 and 56. Erection of rear extension to No. 52 at first and second floor levels; rear extension to No. 54 at first and second floor levels; and rear extension to No. 56 at ground, first, and second floor levels in connection with the conversion to three separate townhouses. Associated external alterations including new window and door opening to front façade, terraces at rear first floor level and balconies at rear first and second floor levels.

Received
4 December 2015
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
3
Ward
St James's
Agent
Brimelow McSweeney Architects
  1. Received4 Dec
  2. Validated9 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target4 Oct
  5. Decided9 Aug

Decided in 0 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at The Vine House 54 Romney Street London SW1P 3RE. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 249 days, 29 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Smith Square conservation area, with 18 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 1,247 applications in total for the SW1P 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
SW1P 3RE
Application type
Application for full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 August 2016
Consultation expiry
5 February 2016
Target decision date
4 October 2016
Committee meeting
9 August 2016
Decision issued
12 August 2016

Applicant and agent

Agent
Brimelow McSweeney Architects
Architect profile
BRIMELOW MCSWEENEY ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
26 Great Queen Street London WC2B 5BL United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
15 January 2016
Advertisement expiry
5 February 2016

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-04675589
Documents
48

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Smith Square
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
  • Brownfield land register: Dean Bradley House 52 Horseferry Road London SW1P 2AFRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

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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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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