21 Buckingham Gate And 51 - 53 Catherine Place London SW1E 6DY
Approved on 6 January 2017
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Installation of glazed roof, creation of new entrance and installation of new first floor window to side alley of 53 Catherine Place. Replacement of windows to the side and rear elevations of 51-53 Catherine Place and all windows of 21 Buckingham Gate with double glazed windows, with matching frame design. Erection of bin enclosure to internal courtyard of 51 Catherine Place.
- Received
- 12 February 2016
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Westminster
- Ward
- St James's
- ReceivedReceived12 Feb
- ValidatedValidated9 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date3 Feb
- DecidedDecided6 Jan
Decided in 28 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for window replacement at 21 Buckingham Gate And 51 - 53 Catherine Place London SW1E 6DY. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 329 days, 40 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Birdcage Walk conservation area, with 9 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 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 6DY
- Application type
- Application for full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 December 2016
- Consultation expiry
- 25 March 2016
- Target decision date
- 3 February 2017
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Carter Jonas
- Agent address
- 1 Chapel Place London W1G 0BG
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 4 March 2016
- Advertisement expiry
- 25 March 2016
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Birdcage Walk
- Listed building: Grade II: 20, Buckingham Gate (Including Railings)On or next to this site · +1 more
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
- Brownfield land register: Site At 18-19 Buckingham Gate LondonRegister site at or near this address · +2 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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Consultants on this application
- Carter Jonas LLP · Agent for this application
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