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Westminster Pier Victoria Embankment London SW1A 2JH

17/06102/FULLApplication for full Planning PermissionApproved
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Approved on 21 November 2017

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee

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Proposal

Location of temporary ticket office kiosk on Victoria Embankment adjacent to entrance of Westminster Pier.

Received
10 July 2017
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
6
Ward
St James's
  1. Received10 Jul
  2. Validated7 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target2 Jan
  5. Decided21 Nov

Decided in 14 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Westminster Pier Victoria Embankment London SW1A 2JH. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 134 days, 12 weeks longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Whitehall conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 1,261 applications in total for the SW1A 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
SW1A 2JH
Application type
Application for full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 November 2017
Consultation expiry
25 August 2017
Target decision date
2 January 2018
Committee meeting
21 November 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Thames Clippers Trinity Buoy Wharf LONDON E14 0JY

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
4 August 2017
Advertisement expiry
25 August 2017

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-06206820
Documents
25

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)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Whitehall
  • Listed building: Grade II: Boadicea (Boudicca) Statuary GroupOn this site · +3 more
  • 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.

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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Westminster

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