69-70 St James's Street London SW1A 1PJ

17/05578/LBCListed Building Consent ApplicationRefused

Listed building consent

Proposal

Installation of two retractable sun shades/awnings to the rear terrace.

Received: 23 June 2017
Decided: 2 August 2017 · Application Refused
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: St James's

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedReceived23 Jun
ValidatedValidated23 Jun
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date18 Aug
DecidedDecided2 Aug

Decided in 40 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Westminster93% of heritage applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a heritage application at 69-70 St James's Street London SW1A 1PJ. Westminster has handled 2,677 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 66 days. This one was decided in 40 days, 4 weeks quicker than Westminster's median. The site is in the St James's conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 531 applications across St James's. We hold 1,246 applications in total for the SW1A postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

17/05578/LBC

Address

69-70 St James's Street London SW1A 1PJ

Postcode

SW1A 1PJ

Local Authority

Westminster

Application Type

Listed Building Consent Application

Scale / Size

Small

Decision Status

Rejected

Current Status

Decided

Ward

St James's

Applicant & Agent

Agent

Purcell LLP

Architect ProfilePURCELL LIMITED

Agent Address

1 Quayside Bridge Street Cambridge CB5 8AB

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

23 June 2017

Target Decision Date

18 August 2017

Date Decided

2 August 2017

Date Validated

23 June 2017

Date Submitted

23 June 2017

Planning Decision

Decision

Application Refused

Decided By

Delegated Decision

Statutory Period

56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID

PP-06166863

Comments

Documents

Coordinates

51.505700, -0.139178

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Westminster

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Associated applications

2017
23 Jun
Installation of two retractable sun shades/awnings to the rear terrace.
RefusedApplication for full Planning PermissionFiled alongside17/05577/FULL
2017
23 Jun
Installation of two retractable sun shades/awnings to the rear terrace.
This applicationRefusedListed building consent17/05578/LBC

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: St James's
Listed building: Grade II*: Carlton ClubOn this site · +2 more
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed+1 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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.

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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