47 Francis Street London SW1P 1QR

16/00915/FULLApplication for full Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 21 June 2016

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Use of the building to provide a day school (Class D1) with ancillary residential unit at third floor level. Works include alterations to windows and doors, installation of canopies and platform lift at rear ground, new rooflights and extended lift enclosure at roof level.

Received: 3 February 2016
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 11
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: Vincent Square
Agent: Gerald Eve LLP

ReceivedReceived3 Feb
ValidatedValidated3 Feb
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date30 Mar
DecidedDecided21 Jun

Decided in 139 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for window replacement at 47 Francis Street London SW1P 1QR. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 139 days, 13 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Westminster Cathedral conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 92 applications across Vincent Square. 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 1QR
Application type: Application for full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 3 February 2016
Consultation expiry: 25 March 2016
Target decision date: 30 March 2016
Committee meeting: 21 June 2016

Applicant and agent

Agent: Gerald Eve LLP
Agent address: 72 Welbeck Street London W1G 0AY United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 4 March 2016
Advertisement expiry: 25 March 2016

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-04693754
Documents: 43

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: Westminster Cathedral
Listed building: Grade II: Friary of St FrancisOn this site
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed

Also checked, none recorded (21)

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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Associated applications

2016
3 Feb
Use of the building to provide a day school (Class D1) with ancillary residential unit at third floor level…
This applicationApprovedFull16/00915/FULL
2016
3 Feb
Alterations to windows and doors, installation of canopies and platform lift at rear ground, new rooflights…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside16/00916/LBC

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

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