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Queen Anne's Gate Buildings 29-35 Old Queen Street London SW1H 9JA

16/01796/FULLApplication for full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 8 July 2016

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Use of the building to provide 16 self-contained flats and associated external alterations including remodelling of existing mansard, creation of a roof extension, associated plant and roof terrace and replacement of windows.

Received
29 February 2016
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
St James's
  1. Received29 Feb
  2. Validated1 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target31 May
  5. Decided8 Jul

Decided in 129 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Queen Anne's Gate Buildings 29-35 Old Queen Street London SW1H 9JA. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 130 days, 12 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Birdcage Walk conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 414 applications in total for the SW1H 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
SW1H 9JA
Application type
Application for full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
16

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 March 2016
Consultation expiry
6 May 2016
Target decision date
31 May 2016

Applicant and agent

Agent
Savills
Agent address
33 Margaret Street London W1G 0JD

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
15 April 2016
Advertisement expiry
6 May 2016

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-04872839
Documents
54

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
  • Brownfield land register: Queen Anne's Gate Buildings 29-35 Old Queen Street London SW1H 9JARegister site at or near this address · +1 more
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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Source: Westminster

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