26 Chapter Street London SW1P 4NP
Approved on 5 May 2016
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Amendments to planning permission dated 11 September 2015 RN: 15/01230) for the variation to Conditions 1, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11 of planning permission dated 18 July 2013 (RN:12/11875/FULL) for the use of the building for residential purposes (Class C3), including the provision of 31 residential units (1 x 4 bed, 14 x 3 bed, 15 x 2 bed and 1 x 1 bed); demolition of the roof above fourth storey and construction of double pitched mansard roof extension; alterations to facades including creation of inset terraces; alterations to highway including creation of lightwells and erection of railings and installation of photovoltaic panels at roof level; revised internal configuration of flats and unit mix; pitch line of mansard increased; inclusion of lift overrun; retention of substation; new lightwell and railings on Hide Place; increase in pavement width to 2m between edge of pavement and railings on Hide Place; landscaping on corner of Hide Place and Douglas Street behind railings; omission of lightwells along Chapter Street frontage; amended window arrangement and doors to the refuse store on the Hide Place elevation; plant area, cycle store and refuse reconfigured at ground floor level; revised layout for photovoltaic cells; and inclusion of satellite dishes at roof level; Namely, alteration to ground floor and basement layouts, alterations to the west elevation to incorporate a single louvered door and window where a large double louvered door was previously shown.
- Received
- 1 December 2015
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- Vincent Square
- Agent
- EPR Architects
- ReceivedReceived1 Dec
- ValidatedValidated1 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date29 Dec
- DecidedDecided5 May
Decided in 156 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at 26 Chapter Street London SW1P 4NP. Westminster has handled 604 applications of this type. This one was decided in 156 days, 15 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 90 applications across Vincent Square. We hold 1,247 applications in total for the SW1P postcode area.
88% of amendment 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 4NP
- Application type
- Non-material amendments
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Number of dwellings
- 31
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 December 2015
- Target decision date
- 29 December 2015
- Decision issued
- 6 May 2016
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- EPR Architects
- Architect profile
- EPR ARCHITECTS LIMITED
- Agent address
- 30 Millbank London SW1P 4DU
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 28 days
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation 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, 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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Associated applications
- 20158 Dec
Amendments to planning permission dated 11 September 2015 (RN: 15/01230
ApprovedNon-material amendmentFiled alongside15/11569/NMA - 20151 Dec
Amendments to planning permission dated 11 September 2015 RN: 15/01230
This applicationApprovedNon-material amendment15/11557/NMA
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20169 Mar
Details of a supplementary acoustic report demonstrating that the mechanical plant including the combined…
RefusedDischarge of conditions16/02156/ADFULL - 201519 Nov
Samples of the facing materials, including glazing, and elevations and roof plans annotated to show where the…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions15/10737/ADFULL - 201226 Jun
Installation of railings to create bin store area to rear of building on Hide Place.
ApprovedApplication for full Planning Permission12/06381/FULL
Source: Westminster
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